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SEEQS

SEEQS: the School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability is a public charter middle school serving grades 6-8 in Kaimuki, Honolulu, HI.

SEEQS currently serves approximately 180 students in 6th through 8th grades. SEEQS offers a community-focused, interdisciplinary, project-based, tuition-free secondary school experience for Oahu families.

06/02/2026

🌿✨ Open House Today (6/2) at SEEQS! ✨🌿

What happens when middle school students are trusted to tackle real questions and problems around sustainability?

At SEEQS, students explore questions like:

🌊 How does the ocean sustain Hawaiian culture?
🏙 How can we design Hawaiʻi's communities for the future?
🤝 How can service create meaningful change?

They learn through field experiences, community partnerships, public presentations, and hands-on projects that connect learning to the world around them.

Today is your chance to see that learning in action!

📅 Open House Today
🕟 4:30 PM
📍 SEEQS Campus

Meet students, talk story with our staff, explore our campus, and discover why families choose SEEQS.

We still have a few openings in incoming 6th and 8th grade for the 2026–2027 school year.

👉 Learn more: www.seeqs.org/enroll

Bring a friend who is still exploring middle school options—we'd love to meet them! 💚

06/01/2026

🎓 These students were once nervous 5th graders, too.

Last week, we celebrated our 8th graders as they crossed the stage and prepared for high school. Listening to them reflect on their growth, friendships, challenges, and accomplishments reminded us why middle school matters so much.

The right middle school doesn't just prepare students for the next grade level.

It helps them discover who they are.

If you're still exploring options for next year, we'd love to meet you at our final Open House.

📅 Tuesday, June 2
🕟 4:30 PM
📍 SEEQS Campus

A few spaces remain in 6th and 8th grade for the 2026–2027 School Year!

👉 www.seeqs.org/enroll

05/29/2026

🎓 What kind of young person do you hope your child becomes by the end of middle school?

Yesterday at SEEQS, we celebrated our 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony, and one theme echoed throughout the students' speeches:

Growth.

Students spoke about finding their voice, building confidence, developing meaningful friendships, overcoming challenges, learning from mistakes, and discovering their responsibility to their communities and our world.

One student reflected, "What if I didn't choose SEEQS? I probably wouldn't be the person I am today."

Another shared how SEEQS taught them not only about sustainability, but how to sustain friendships, relationships, dreams, and community.

These moments remind us that middle school is about so much more than academics. It's about helping young people become thoughtful, capable, and compassionate citizens who are ready for whatever comes next.

✨ If you're exploring middle school options for your child, we'd love to share what makes SEEQS different.

📅 Join us for our final Open House of the year
🗓 Monday, June 2
🕟 4:30 PM
📍 SEEQS Campus

We still have a few openings in incoming 6th and 8th grade for the 2026-2027 school year!

👉 Learn more and RSVP: www.seeqs.org/enroll

Please share with families who may be searching for a middle school experience rooted in purpose, community, sustainability, and Hawaiʻi. 💚

05/19/2026

🌺✨ What a beautiful day of culture, community, and celebration at SEEQS! ✨🌺

Last week, our 2nd annual Hoʻolauleʻa brought together students, families, faculty, and community partners for a day filled with ʻike, connection, and joy, a true reflection of learning rooted in Hawaiʻi and grounded in community. 🌿

Throughout the day, SEEQers participated in hands-on workshops including: Ukulele, Lei making: kui & wili styles, Niu processing, Woodblock printing with .hulalilali, Makahiki games including ulumaika, hukihuki, and moa paheʻe, Tai Chi and Hawaiian cultural games.

The day also included an ʻono potluck lunch serenaded by our jam band of staff, students, and parents. We enjoyed beautiful student performances and ended with a joyful staff and parent kani ka pila that reminded us what makes SEEQS so special, learning that connects culture, community, and purpose.

As we closed the day singing Hawaiʻi Aloha together as one school ʻohana, we were reminded of the importance of ma ka hana ka ʻike, aloha, and multi-generational learning. 💚

Mahalo nui to our students, families, community guests, and staff for helping create such a meaningful experience for our SEEQS ʻohana!

✨ Interested in this kind of middle school experience for your child?

We still have a few openings in incoming 6th and 8th grade for the 2026–2027 school year!

👉 Learn more at our June 2 Open House at 4:30 PM at SEEQS
👉 Apply today: www.seeqs.org/enroll

Please share with interested ʻohana! 🌺

05/13/2026

✨ What a season at SEEQS! ✨

From powerful 8th Grade Portfolio Defenses to sustainability expos, theatre performances, and upcoming EQS Exhibitions, our students continue to show what meaningful, connected learning looks like! 🌿🎤

One of the most inspiring moments of the year is seeing our 8th graders publicly defend their learning, reflecting on years of growth, collaboration, and development of the SEEQS Sustainability Skills before a panel of teachers, peers, families, and community members.

This is what makes SEEQS special:
🌱 Learning grounded in purpose
🤝 A community that shows up for one another
🌎 Students connecting their learning to Hawaiʻi and the world around them

And we’re not done yet! Next week, SEEQers will share their semester-long work during our EQS Exhibitions, showcasing advocacy, research, design, and real-world problem solving.

💚 Mahalo to our teachers, families, panelists, and community partners who make these experiences possible.

📣 We still have a few openings in incoming 6th and 8th grade for the 2026–2027 school year!

✨ Interested families are invited to our final Open House of the year on Tuesday, June 2 at 4:30PM at SEEQS.

👉 Learn more or apply: www.seeqs.org/enroll

05/08/2026

✨ Getting Ready for Portfolio Defense at SEEQS! ✨

Our classrooms are preparing for one of the most important demonstrations of learning at SEEQS: our8th Grade Portfolio Defense. 🎤🌿

Throughout their years at SEEQS, students build a portfolio of work that demonstrates their growth in developing the SEEQS Sustainability Skills. In 8th grade, SEEQers curate their strongest work into a portfolio and deliver a public defense of their learning before a panel, making the case that they are ready for the next stage of their education.

This process reflects what makes SEEQS different.
Students are challenged not only to learn, but to:
🌱 Reflect deeply on their growth
🗣 Communicate their thinking with confidence
🤝 Demonstrate collaboration and problem-solving
🌊 Connect learning to real-world challenges in Hawaiʻi and beyond

We are proud of the hard work, courage, and growth our students show through this meaningful tradition. 💚

📣 Applications are still open for Grades 6–8 for the 2026–2027 school year!

👉 Learn more about Portfolio Defense:
https://www.seeqs.org/portfolio-defense

👉 Apply now:
www.seeqs.org/enroll

Know a family exploring middle school options? Please share or tag them below! 🌿

05/05/2026

✨ Still exploring middle school options? It’s not too late! ✨

SEEQS is still accepting applications for Grades 6, 7, and 8 for the upcoming school year, but spots are limited!

At SEEQS, students learn differently:
🌊 Through real-world sustainability questions
🌱 With hands-on, project-based learning
🤝 In community, connected to Hawaiʻi

This is a middle school experience where students don’t just learn, they engage, defend their thinking, and grow with purpose.

📍 Tuition-free public charter school
📍 Located in Nuʻuanu

👉 Apply now: www.seeqs.org/enroll

Know a family still deciding? Tag them or share this post! 💚

04/25/2026

⚡️ Charging Toward a Greener Future!

We are having an incredible time at the Energy & Sustainability Expo at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall today! It’s been so inspiring to see the local solutions showcased to tackle high energy prices and build a more resilient Hawaiʻi.

At SEEQS, we believe sustainability is our kuleana. It’s about more than just the environment; it’s about food security and lowering the high cost of living so our people can thrive in the islands they love.

But we aren’t just here to learn! We are here to grow our ohana! 🎓✨

🌟 Join Our Mission!
We are hiring amazing educators and taking student applications (grades 6-8) for the 2026-2027 school year!

We’re looking for dedicated individuals ready to help our keiki tackle Essential Questions about our watersheds, energy grids, and our island home!

📸 What’s happening at the SEEQS booth:
• Discovering how our students engage in real-world island issues.
• Sharing our mission as a Honolulu public charter school rooted in creating the next generation of stewards of planet earth.
• Recruiting the next generation of leaders who understand that He aliʻi ka ʻāina, he kauwā ke kanaka (The land is a chief; man is its servant).

If you’re at the Expo, come by, say aloha, and see what happens when we give young people the tools to save their world. Let’s work together for a more sustainable Hawaiʻi! 💚🍃🌱🪴

03/09/2026

🌿✨ Open House TONIGHT (3/9) at SEEQS! ✨🌿

Looking for a middle school where students learn by asking big questions about the world around them?

At SEEQS (the School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability), students explore real challenges facing Hawaiʻi and our planet through Essential Questions of Sustainability (EQS) — our interdisciplinary, project-based approach to learning.

Guided by our core principles, SEEQers:
🌎 Engage in sustainability-focused learning connected to real-world issues
🔎 Investigate essential questions that drive curiosity and inquiry
🤝 Learn through interdisciplinary collaboration across subjects
🎤 Share their learning through public demonstrations and exhibitions

Our mission is to prepare students to become stewards of planet Earth and healthy, effective citizens of the world.

✨ Come experience SEEQS for yourself tonight!

📅 Open House – Monday, March 9th
🕔 5:00 PM
📍 SEEQS Campus | 1728 Nuʻuanu Ave

Meet our student ambassadors and staff, learn about our unique model, and ask your questions about enrollment.

📝 Apply by March 15, so this is the perfect time to learn more!

👉 RSVP: www.seeqs.org/enroll

Tag a family exploring middle school options! 💚

03/06/2026

🌱🧱 SEEQS at Bishop Museum’s Aloha Bricks ʻ26 Exhibit!

We’re excited that SEEQS students will be featured in the upcoming Aloha Bricks exhibit a@bishopmuseum , opening March 14! 🧱✨

This incredible exhibit showcases creativity, engineering, and imagination through LEGO® created by students and community members across Hawaiʻi. We’re proud that SEEQers are part of the experience!

Opportunities like this reflect what learning looks like at SEEQS:
💡 curiosity-driven
🌎 connected to real-world ideas
🤝 collaborative and creative

Through our Essential Questions of Sustainability, SEEQers explore big questions about Hawaiʻi’s environment, culture, and communities — and bring those ideas to life through projects, design, and hands-on learning.

✨ Curious about SEEQS?

Join us for our next Open House:

📅 Monday, March 8
🕔 5:00 PM
📍 SEEQS Campus | 1728 Nuʻuanu Ave

Applications for the 2026–2027 school year are open now for grades 6–8.
📝 Application deadline: March 15

👉 Learn more & apply:
www.seeqs.org/enroll

Come see how SEEQS prepares students to become stewards of planet Earth and thoughtful citizens of the world. 🌿

Tag an ʻohana exploring middle school options!

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1728 Nuuanu Avenue
Honolulu, HI
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Tuesday	8am - 4pm
Wednesday	8am - 4pm
Thursday	8am - 4pm
Friday	8am - 4pm

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