2010 Programs

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After School Art (ongoing) Eastside Family Summit (annual)
Hanapepe Orchid and Arts Festival Kauai Museum's 50th Annual School Art Festival
Life's Bridges, The Good Grief Club (ongoing) Rainbow Connection, Ohana Family Night
The Hands Project (ongoing) Women in Development (ongoing)
World Peace Project for Children (ongoing)

After School Art (ongoing)

Held in Kekaha, Ele'ele, Kalaheo, Lihue, Hanamaulu, Kapa‘a. This weekly series offers school-age youth around the island free after school art activities on weekdays. The program is the only one of its kind and is open to the public. Programs are geared toward building self-esteem and positive communications skills and interfacing positively with community.

Eastside Family Summit (annual)

Circles of Light offered sand painting of ancient Hawai‘ian petroglyphs to children and youth attending this family support day at Kapa‘a High School. The event featured presentations and special events by many community-based organizations serving youth and families.

Hanapepe Orchid and Arts Festival

Circles of Light has again been asked to provide a student art show and table for activities for this two-day festival.

Kauai Museum's 50th Annual School Art Festival

Circles of Light will again be entering student art to this contest and exhibit.

Life's Bridges, The Good Grief Club (ongoing)

Life's Bridges is a local non-profit here on Kaua‘i that helps people to deal with grief and loss. Circles of Light is partnering with them to offer children at our 9 public elementary schools help with their grief and loss through a monthly art program.

Rainbow Connection, Ohana Family Night

Circles of Light is partnering with Queen Liliokalani Children's Center, Life's Bridges, and Kauai Hospice in a quarterly support group for families who are grieving.

The Hands Project (ongoing)

Circles of Light is a participating member of this international project for youth. Participants in Circles of Light programs share their hand prints in an island-wide collection, sent as appropriate. Participants take the pledge to "Not use my hands or words to hurt myself or others." They trace their hands and sign the pledge.

Women in Development (ongoing)

Women in Development is an international organization based in Armenia focusing on issues facing women and youth. They have created a peace-education project which is taught in schools and educational centers. Circles of Light is partnering with them to offer local youth opportunities to become pen pals with youth in Armenia.

World Peace Project for Children (ongoing)

Circles of Light sent origami paper cranes and a booklet of art and writing by youth to this organization, which connects children internationally on peace-based projects. The origami cranes are added to those sent from children in other countries, to be mailed in collections of 1,000 to areas in the world in need of peace.