Business View Magazine | May/June 2022

92 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 5 very prominent when I first came to Saint Louis School seven years ago. You could see kids chanting before entering a classroom and kids using the Hawaiian language. When I began as President, I realized that we were 53 percent Native Hawaiian, which is a very high number. The only private schools in Hawaii with more Native Hawaiians are Kamehameha Schools, as school specifically for Native Hawaiian students.” Reaching out to Kamehameha Schools over the last five years has proven very beneficial to Saint Louis School. Medeiros acknowledges, “Since that time they have provided a substantial amount of scholarships for our students to attend Saint Louis School, because they believe that we’re providing many young Native Hawaiian men an opportunity to succeed beyond high school. They believe in our mission, and it’s been a wonderful partnership for us.” Using a blended learning model, each Saint Louis student is given a personalized approach to their education. Computer programs allow teachers to find the individual zones of proximal development in reading and math; tailoring learning to meet each student’s unique capabilities. Cooperative learning and traditional teaching styles are also implemented, providing a variety of opportunities for student success using a balanced pedagogical approach. “We also provide strategies for teachers to use that help them to teach boys a little bit better,” Medeiros says. “The patterns we see in the classroom and the research that’s out there shows that certain teaching and learning strategies work very well for boys.” Utilizing global learning and Aina based teaching allows students to learn through a connection to nature and the world around them. Using the multiple intelligence theory, the teachers expose children to various subjects, hoping to help them discover their own gifts and abilities, while becoming competent in other areas.