Supporting children with learning challenges

Each student, regardless of their plans after graduation, works closely with me during junior and senior years to develop and implement their plan based on their strengths, challenges, interests, and needs.

Students will have fun, make friends, and learn skills that could lead to college scholarships and Esports degrees.

Our Valedictorian Noa '23 was on the KHON2 Way 2 Go segment on the 4 p.m. newscast that aired on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.

Assets teacher Larry Shelvey recreated of the Battle of Santiago Bay during the Spanish-American War as a game for his students. 

Nearly 30% of our students are in athletics. Some are in multiple sports

At Senior Showcase on Friday,  graduating seniors shared a little bit about themselves, their favorite memories of Assets, their educational journey, and their plans with family, and friends.

The students met the artist in charge of the community art installation inspired by phytoplankton and the various zones of the ocean.

High School students shared their mentorship experience in the Mentorship Expo on Saturday, April 29, at the High School Campus.

Tickets are on sale now for "The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood."

Arts Night is FREE and open to the public.

Team Waffles won four out of 11 matches at the FTC World Championship against the best teams in the world. 

It is my privilege to serve as Head of School for Assets, the only school in Hawaii specializing in educating children who are gifted, or twice-exceptional, as well as others with dyslexia, or have language-based learning differences.

It's been an exciting year for Assets School's Team Waffles, which includes sophomore Leilei Petrosian of Honolulu.

It's an exciting year for Assets School's Team Waffles, which includes Mason Pimentel from Windward O'ahu.

It was an exciting year for Assets School's Team Waffles, which includes sophomore Emily Kurashima - the team captain and Kelli Ann Cabanada from West Oahu. 

Our team earned the 2023 Highest Rookie Seed Award and the Rookie Inspiration Award.

Assets School hosted a community event on Finding the Right Fit College & Thriving There at Damon Hall that was live-streamed on our YouTube Channel.

The snack shop is a place where students are able to buy a wide variety of small meals or snacks. 

At Assets High School, students have the opportunity to choose from a variety of campus-based mentorships.  One such mentorship is blacksmithing.

Have you seen our cat named Pretty Girl on the High School campus? 

The Hawaii News Now Sunrise Morning show graciously hosted the High School journalism mentorship students for a tour of the newsroom and TV station on February 8.

Sydney '23 earned an Honorable Mention Award for her still-life painting titled "Sunflower" from the competitive Regional Scholastic Art Exhibition.

Our students went to Mokukea Island to learn about Native Hawaiian culture and the marine ecosystem.

U.S. Representative Ed Case presented Assets School’s Robotics Teams, Team Waffles, and Team MEAF, with two Special Congressional Certificates at the high school campus on Friday, January 20 during a special school assembly at Damon Hall. 

Students from kindergarten
through 12th grade can be evaluated whether they are from a public, private or charter
school at the Transforming Lives Center at the Assets School K-8 campus.

The Assets High School Journalism Mentorship Program students were engaged as they observed the Hawaii Public Radio newsroom in action on a tour. 

Assets School's Robotics Team Waffles won first place in the State Championships! Now the team competes in the world championship in April.

We have three robotics teams. Two are at the High School and one is at K-8.

Here are the videos of the speakers at the "A Deeper Dive into Understanding Dyslexia' community educational event. 

You are invited to join us for an alumni luncheon on Friday, Dec. 16 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Damon Hall at Assets High School.

Assets Robotics Team Waffles ranked in the top five teams in the world for this week, according to FIRST Tech Challenge. They beat out teams from New York, Florida, Australia and Canada.

Assets School's K-8 Principal Sungalina Lee was interviewed on Hawaii Public Radio about ADHD and girls. 

Rechung Fujihara, owner of co-working space BoxJelly, and Assets Alumnus spoke to Pacific Business News about how Assets School helped him with his dyslexia and become a successful business owner.

Our Assistant Head of School/Admissions Director Sandi Tadaki was interviewed about the importance of early intervention for students with dyslexia on Hawaii Public Radio on The Conversation. October is Dyslexia Awareness Month.

KITV features Assets School's "A Deeper Dive into Understanding Dyslexia" event held in honor of October is Dyslexia Awareness Month.

Please join us on October 20th  from 5:30-6:30pm to learn more.

An estimated one in five American children experience learning challenges, and demand is high for affordable programs to serve them, especially in Hawaii.

The first match was on Oct. 5.

Assets School opens the Transforming Lives Center, the first private school-based full resource center on Oahu to provide comprehensive assessments of students.

Girls Who Code and Trellix Donate 25 ChromeBooks to Assets Robotics

We are proud and excited to share in the celebration of 36 graduates this year. 

Illumination 2022 raised $354,704.

Team Waffles received the Connect Award for this year's FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics season!

On Tuesday March 1, former NASA astronaut Capt. William Shepherd USN (Ret.) met virtually with two groups of Assets students as part of a space exploration class.

Hawaii Dental Service Foundation Generously Donates $50,000 to Assets School

This robotics program is geared towards students nine to sixteen years old and teaches them to program, build, and work with a team while having fun and exploring the world of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). 

Congratulations to Assistant Head of School and Director of Admissions Sandi Tadaki and Director of Professional Development and Outreach Darlene Robertson on their 40th Anniversaries with Assets School.

We were honored to have Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi proclaim June 30th as Assets School’s 65th Anniversary Day.  Check out the highlights video: https://youtu.be/mBi3YmrGYpY

Listen to Ryan Masa's interview on HPR's 'The Conversation' with Catherine Cruz.

Rusty Komori, leadership consultant, author, motivational speaker, tv host and tennis professional interviews Ryan Masa.

Ryan Masa is interviewed by Kanoe Gibson on HINOWDaily and shares about our Illumination auction and "Celebrating 65 Years of Transforming Lives" television show. 

Former Academy of the Pacific Board Chair Barron Guss shares a congratulatory message with the Assets community.

Assets' metal arts mentorship (a.k.a. blacksmithing) was recently featured in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.

Assets is producing a one-hour television show: “Assets School-Celebrating 65 Years of Transforming Lives.” 

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 14th at 8 p.m. on K5, Saturday, April 17th at 6 p.m. on KGMB-TV (CBS) and Sunday, April 18th at 4 p.m. on KHNL-TV (NBC).

Save the Date for our virtual Illumination 2021 ~ Stars and Stripes: Honoring Assets’ Frontline Heroes, Assets' Teachers and former AOP Teachers on Saturday, April 17. Visit https://www.assets-school.org/giving/illumination for more information!

Assets School's community of #GreatMinds collected 1,254 pounds of food and $300, which was donated to the Hawaii Foodbank for Assets School's first Giving Back Tuesday.

KHON2 News featured our #GreatMinds and their recent robotics project that was donated to The Queen's Medical Center.

A team of three high school students, with oversight from their Assets robotics teacher Mr. Peter Han, has been designing a food delivery robot since June. This student-led project was delivered on Tuesday, Nov. 3 to The Queen’s Medical Center.

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month and is celebrated worldwide. Please visit the HIDA website for more details and to sign up for their virtual events!

Please support our High School Student Activities fundraiser. Assets is once again partnering with Habilitat to offer Christmas Trees. You can order online at HawaiiChristmasTrees.com

Orders due by October 23rd!

Assets School's College and Career Counselor Ms. Farris James is also a community leader serving as the President of the Hawaii Association for College Admission Counseling. Check out this informative Star-Advertser story by Susan Essoyan: https://www.staradvertiser.com/.../free-virtual-college.../

If you've ever been to one of our Gala events, you know the excitement and energy that auctioneer Eric Schiff brings to the room! We are so excited that Eric has kindly offered to join us for our Facebook Livestream tomorrow, beginning at 4:30 p.m.

We are two days into our Virtual Auction and are so grateful for the support we are receiving along with the awesome bidding that's going on with a few of our hot ticket items: https://youtu.be/RnZGROpxYO0

Our Illumination Virtual Auction is now live! You can register to bid using these instructions. 

Students like 2020 graduates Michaela and Kapono know first-hand the importance and life-enhancing impact from an Assets education and invite you to join us for our online event: https://youtu.be/na-bpOVR378

Hawaiian Studies teacher Mele-Aina Wood shares how important it is to pay it forward because someday those children, who have benefitted from your generosity, will be the ones giving back: https://youtu.be/d42FgQzmjws

Assistant Head of School and Director of Admissions Sandi Tadaki has been serving the families of Assets School for 38 years. She knows exactly how important Assets is to the community: https://youtu.be/xu1GZQIUlEY

Assets Parent `Ohana (APO) President Janet Marlette shares in her video message that our annual Illumination event and auction is one of the school’s primary sources of raising funds for financial aid assistance: https://youtu.be/zr_rtdO-Pe0

Head of School Ryan Masa and Chair of Board Kitty Yannone share a warm welcome and Mahalo to our Assets `Ohana in this video: https://youtu.be/ITG8Pg-FmHQ

Assets School welcomes Linda Jameson Myers as our new Vice President of Institutional Advancement.

We are excited to announce that Nikki Hamai Sakai is Assets School's new High School Principal!

The 2020 Illumination Virtual Auction launches July 16. Stay tuned for more details!

Kudos to our staff, teachers and students for a successful Beautification Day on our K-8 Campus! This all happened thanks to a grant from the Kokua Hawaii Foundation! 

Assets School announces the selection of Gary Hogan of Hogan Hospitality Group and Gregory M. Sato of Kobayashi Sugita & Goda, LLP to its Board of Trustees.

Special feature by Hawaii News Now: Assets School helps students think outside the box and discover new strengths.

Dr. Suzy Travis, Assets High School Principal, is highlighted in the Hawaii Educational Network Consortium/HAIS Film by Kelsey Matsu entitled 'Rethinking Assessment.' 

Caitlin Mates has been named Assets School K-8 Principal, succeeding Ryan Masa, who is moving into the Head of School role.

Paul Singer, Assets’ Head of School since 2008, will retire at the end of this school year, and Lower School Principal Ryan Masa has been selected to succeed him. 

Current trends in education include three key concepts in student-centered learning: differentiated, personalized and individualized instruction. 

Two years after Kamehameha Schools and Assets School collaborated on a first-of-its kind scholarship program...

I propose we add one more important question to children, one we should be ready to answer openly for ourselves and to our children. “What am I marching for?”

Research suggests that because of the freedom we had growing up, which included the freedom to do some foolish things that necessitated taking responsibility for our actions, we became capable problem solvers and resilient individuals.