Students from high schools across Pohnpei gathered in mid-April for “Robo Day 2021” to showcase their achievements in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The young men and women from Pohnpei, an island in the Federated States of Micronesia, worked throughout the school year in preparation for the competition. Robo Days culminate the school year long … Continue reading Robo Day 2021 in Pohnpei, Micronesia
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“Weaving Connections” supports Micronesian Weavers in US Mainland
Beautiful loom-woven textiles of Micronesia display an artistry and technical virtuosity unrivaled elsewhere in the Pacific. Chief among them is the lavalava, a woven skirt from the Outer Islands of Yap State, situated in the Western Caroline Islands. A new website aims to ensure this important cultural skill is preserved among weavers who have moved … Continue reading “Weaving Connections” supports Micronesian Weavers in US Mainland
Habele in 90 Seconds
Habele serves students and schools across Micronesia. A nonprofit created by former Peace Corps Volunteers, Habele supports island students by: Scholarships. Habele awards needs-based scholarships to students at Micronesia’s top rated private elementary and high schools. Books. Habele donates books to school libraries across the Federated States, and mails books directly to children before they … Continue reading Habele in 90 Seconds
Micronesian Adze Blade Project
Carolinian Canoes, or proas, are the most singular, striking, and technologically complex artifact of Micronesia. Today, they remain both a useful and sustainable form of transportation, as well as a defining symbol of the people and the region. Essential to the fabrication of proas is the adze, a handled cutting tool for shaping, squaring, and … Continue reading Micronesian Adze Blade Project
Donated Library Books Head from Pearl Harbor to Remote Micronesian Atoll
Left to right: John Yoshimori, Habele Volunteer; Denise Sumida the Pearl Harbor Elementary School Librarian; and Mr. Glenn Agusen, SSC office assistant. Hundreds of small islands are scattered across the vast Western Pacific Ocean. They are home to some of the most remote students on the planet. Diverse in culture and language, these far-flung picturesque … Continue reading Donated Library Books Head from Pearl Harbor to Remote Micronesian Atoll
Micronesian Adze Survey
Carolinian Canoes, or proas, may be the most singular, striking, and technologically complex artifact of Micronesia. Today, these Micronesian canoes remain both a useful and sustainable form of transportation, as well as a defining symbol of the people and the region. Essential to the fabrication of proas is the adze, a handled cutting tool for … Continue reading Micronesian Adze Survey
Despite COVID, Robotics Expands Across Micronesia
Despite the chaos of COVID, Micronesia's high school robotics rolled forward in 2019-20. This was a school year of expansion and cultivation for the Habele Robo League. Students in Kosrae were equipped and trained. Schools in Yap, Chuuk and Pohnpei expanded mastery of robotics, deepening capacity and ownership. Expansion – Extending Robotics to Kosrae State … Continue reading Despite COVID, Robotics Expands Across Micronesia
IT upgrade helps school in Chuuk face pandemic challenges
Amid social distancing concerns and teachers trapped off-island by travel restrictions, a small charter school in Chuuk has a new tool for educating students. Akoyikoyi School serves low-income students on the island of Weno, and has been doing it tuition free since 2011. Thanks to a partnership with Habele Outer Island Education Fund and the … Continue reading IT upgrade helps school in Chuuk face pandemic challenges
A Book a Month for Children in Yap
Beginning this school year, children born in Yap are eligible to receive a new, age appropriate book every month, from birth through age five. That's the goal of Habele’s "Young Island Readers," a program to support early childhood literacy through direct donations of book. It's made possible by Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL), a community-based … Continue reading A Book a Month for Children in Yap
Habele Awards Scholarships, Celebrates US-Micronesian Partnership
Sheridan Giltamag of Yap, one of twenty-two Habele tuition scholarship recipients. She will be a freshman at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School in Pohnpei in the fall. Twenty-two students from across the four states of Micronesia were awarded tuition scholarships this week, making it possible for them to attend faith-based independent elementary and … Continue reading Habele Awards Scholarships, Celebrates US-Micronesian Partnership