The Cole Academy

Dads do so much for our keiki and ohana, and we celebrated with Father's Day treats to show gratitude. Hope you all had a fantastic day in your honor!

Subsidies: Apply now! Preschool Open Doors applications open today for the 2026-27 school year, covering kids as young as 2, born between 8/1/21 and 7/31/24. The Cole Academy accepts POD and many other types of tuition assistance. If you are already a POD recipient, you need to renew. There are also subsidy programs for younger children. Apply at https://childcaresubsidyapplication.dhs.hawaii.gov/

Preschool subsidy, apply soon! The State of Hawaii's Preschool Open Doors subsidy application period is opening May 29th for the 2026-27 school year, covering kids as young as 2, born between 8/1/21 and 7/31/24. The Cole Academy accepts POD and many other types of tuition assistance. If you are already a POD recipient, you need to renew. There are also subsidy programs for younger children. Apply starting May 29th at https://childcaresubsidyapplication.dhs.hawaii.gov/

We celebrated Mother's Day with treats for the moms, tutus, aunties and all the mother-figures in the lives of our keiki. The love and guidance you provide your families is immeasurable.

This week, we are proud to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week across all five of our campus locations! Our dedicated teachers are the heart of our schools, and we are excited to spend the week showing them just how much they are valued.

​We kicked off the celebration today with coffee and donuts to fuel a great start to the week, and we have many more special treats planned to honor their hard work and commitment to our students.

​We would love for our families to join us in this celebration. Each campus has a dedicated station set up for you to write or drop off letters of appreciation for your child’s teachers. All letters will be shared with our educators at the end of the week to help them feel the collective gratitude of our community.

Today our Kailua campus had a visit from the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Our students learned about Invasive coconut rhinoceros beetles and how they are harming our palm trees.

Mahalo to Ms. Dillyn for visiting our Kailua preschoolers. She has worked and sailed on the Hokulea voyages and came to share her amazing journeys with our class.

Storm Closure: Friday, April 10, 2026

We have just been informed the evening of Thursday 4/9 that Oahu public schools will be closed Friday, April 10th, due to the storm, and The Cole Academy will be following suit and closing our Oahu locations as well. This is due to extreme wind, heavy rain and potentially flooded roads. Our priority is balancing safety with service, and the current weather projections indicate that conditions will be unsafe for our families and staff to commute.

We remain attentive to government and education agency directives and will continue to notify families via Lineleader and email regarding any further updates.

We fully anticipate being open on Monday, April 13th and beyond, barring any serious damage at any single campus.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we navigate these stormy conditions. Please stay safe and we look forward to seeing you next week.