Maryknoll School
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| Name |
Maryknoll School | |
| Address |
1526 Alexander Street | |
| Town |
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 | |
| Established |
1927 | |
| Community |
Urban | |
| Type |
Independent | |
| Religion |
Roman Catholic Maryknoll Society and Maryknoll Sisters | |
| Students |
Coeducational | |
| Grades |
K to 12 | |
| Accreditation |
Western Association of Schools and Colleges | |
| District |
None | |
| Subdistrict |
None | |
| Nickname |
Spartans | |
| Mascot |
Spartan | |
| Colors |
Gold and Maroon | |
| Motto |
Noblesse Oblige | |
| Military |
None | |
| Newspaper |
Chi Rho Knoller | |
| Yearbook |
Memories | |
| Distinctions |
One of the first Roman Catholic schools in the United States to employ American educational styles | |
| Website |
Link (http://www.maryknollschool.org/) | |
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Link (mailto:webmaster@maryknollschool.org) | ||
Maryknoll School is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic school serving children in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Honolulu, Hawai'i. The school is located on the island of O'ahu and is administered by the Diocese of Honolulu in association with its original founders, the Maryknoll Society of brothers and priests and the Maryknoll Congregation, also called the Maryknoll Sisters.
The school is a one-story wood frame building containing four classrooms. It was blessed and dedicated in 1927 and opened with a student body of 93 boys and 77 girls in the lower grade levels. The six Maryknoll Sisters, who had arrived from New York just four days before opening day, comprised the first faculty.
Maryknoll School spent its first few years further refining its mission, vision and purpose. The Maryknoll Sisters believed in education as a choice between different educational styles and should be open to all residents of Hawai'i no matter what background or faith tradition. It pioneered Catholic education in the American vision that the Maryknoll Sisters developed, as opposed to the traditional European-based education, such as those at Sacred Hearts Academy and Saint Louis School. They invited all residents of Hawai'i to send their children to Maryknoll School for a uniquely American type of Catholic education. In 1931, the Maryknoll Sisters expanded the school to accommodate older students; in 1935, Maryknoll School graduated its first class.
Notable Students
- Jasmine Trias, American Idol finalist.
Maryknoll School no longer consists only of a one-story building with four classrooms. It is the only Oahu co-educational Catholic school offering grades Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. The two campuses (Grade School and High School) enroll 1,395 students from all over the island.
The Grade School is a community of 825 students with a small, family-like atmosphere. It is a wonderful environment in which children receive an exceptional academic foundation along with spiritual and character formation. From its multi-method approach to teaching reading to its emphasis on state of the art integration of technology, Maryknoll is clearly one of the finest elementary schools on the island.
The High School community enrolls 570 young men and women. It is the premier member of the Coalition of Essential Schools in Hawaii. The Essential School is a unique form of education that places the student at the center of the learning experience; encourages hands-on learning and genuinely values the gifts and talents that a student brings to the school.
- Excerpt from the Maryknoll School website*
See also
Sources
- Official website (http://www.maryknollschool.org/)
- Maryknoll Society (http://home.maryknoll.org/)