The P-25 Hawaiian Indigenous Language Cycle is one of the core components of the Kuʻikahi. It is the guiding framework for all education programs from pre-school to the doctoral level. Under the framework of the P-25 HILC, the Kuʻikahi maintains sovereignty of education through its own Hawaiian language.
P-25 Hawaiian Indigenous Language Cycle
Linear P-20 vs Circular P-25 Indigenous Language Cycle
The Kuʻikahi’s many education programs are part of a P-25 Indigenous Language Cycle, based on existing P-20 initiatives.The typical P-20 linear path is focused on ensuring that students complete educational milestones, with the goal of increasing the years of education undertaken to improve earning potential and socioeconomic mobility.
The P-25 Indigenous Language Cycle (ILC) expands beyond the individual student to encompass family and community, research and development, content production and distribution, regeneration and normalization of language + culture, and extends to professions outside of teaching. A P-25 ILC framework brings distinctive advantages as well as unique challenges.
Five Attributes of the P-25 ILC
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Regeneration and Normalization
The goal of the cycle is to regenerate language and culture that has been lost, and to normalize its prevalence in modern contexts.
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Beyond the Individual
The Indigenous Language Cycle goes beyond the individual learner, and encompasses orbits of family and community, engaging them in the education process.
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Beyond Academics
The cycle operates on the idea that language is closely linked to culture, reaching beyond academics to involve other aspects of life.
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Creating Learning Tools
A successful P-25 ILC requires the research, development, production, and distribution of learning artifacts.
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Start with Language Education
The P-25 Cycle begins with language education, then spreads to other professions as they adopt the language as the medium of instruction/communication.
