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
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
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
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
Lee Huddleston Scholarship Established for Micronesian Students
Each year, in the first week of June, Habele announces the award of its K-12 tuition scholarships. These small grants help ambitious students across Micronesia attend independent primary and elementary schools, paying a large portion of their tuition and fees. This year, one deserving student from Chuuk State will receive a special, named, scholarship: … Continue reading Lee Huddleston Scholarship Established for Micronesian Students
Robotics Spreading Across Micronesia
Fourteen new high schools across Yap, Chuuk and Pohnpei States have been equipped and trained to participate in the Western Pacific’s only high school robotics league. Throughout December of 2018, Habele Outer Island Education Fund provided technical instruction to staff and students from public and private high schools across these three states. The training workshops … Continue reading Robotics Spreading Across Micronesia
Habele Announces Tuition Scholarships for 2018-19 School Year
Eighteen students from across Micronesia will enroll in respected private schools this fall with the help of Habele tuition scholarships. Attendance at these schools dramatically increases the likelihood that these children - residents of some of the most remote communities on earth - will complete a K-12 education. Since 2006, Habele has partnered directly with … Continue reading Habele Announces Tuition Scholarships for 2018-19 School Year