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Densford, Bruce. – Executive Educator, 1991
About 360 students in 5 schools write, read, or speak only the Hawaiian language while they are at school. English is not introduced into the curriculum until the fifth grade. Although the four-year program has its critics, by most accounts it has been successful. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Elementary Education, House Plan, Immersion Programs