Grades K-5
Find content and activities designed for elementary school students.
Curricula
Browse and download educational resources from the JCCH's expanding library
Students learning how to fold origami kabuto helmets from newspaper.
Young students are introduced to the Hawaiʻi Japanese American immigration experience. Students learn about immigration and the cultural practices that still survives today.
Grades 6-12
High school students receiving an educational presentation
High school students explore the strength and endurance of the Aloha Spirit during World War II. Martial law, the Nisei Veterans, and the incarceration of Japanese Americans stretched the fabric of the community, and students learn the lessons from the past to strengthen our future.
Grades 6-12 Curricula
Engage, inspire, and empower youth impacted by the Lahaina wildfires to lead the long-term physical, mental, and spiritual recovery of their community.
Learn about the traditional Japanese method of making mochi (glutinous rice cake).
Educators from across Hawaiʻi joined the Hidden HIstories of WW2 program, where they explored new perspectives of the war.
Download and use the JCCH's standards-based curriculum for Modern History of Hawai‘i, Participation in Democracy and United States History.
Download and use the JCCH's standards-based curriculum for Modern History of Hawai‘i, Participation in Democracy and United States History.
Download and use the JCCH's standards-based curriculum for Modern History of Hawai‘i, Participation in Democracy and United States History.
Download and use the JCCH's standards-based curriculum for Modern History of Hawai‘i, Participation in Democracy and United States History.
Download the Can Hawaiʻi's Aloha Spirit Survive a War? curriculum to explore the sociopolitical effects of World War II on the Territory of Hawai‘i and learn the extent to which war has an effect on the people involved.
Continuing Education
Mochitsuki Workshop
At the JCCH's Mochitsuki Workshop, attendees engage in a hands-on lesson that provides an exploration of the cultural and historical significance of mochi-making. As one of the most important traditional foods for the Japanese New Year, attendees learn about the techniques, tools, and try their own hand at creating this beloved delicacy.
Continuing Education Curricula
The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i makes its rooms available for various cultural classes including Chadō (The Way of Tea). Other cultural arts workshops are periodically held at the JCCH.