Our Mission
Our mission is to partner with the homeschool community to provide an innovative learning environment where every student is empowered to thrive. We embrace diverse learning styles and prioritize personalized education that fosters curiosity, critical thinking, and personal growth. Through hands-on, real-world experiences and a commitment to academic excellence, we nurture confident, compassionate, and capable individuals who are prepared to succeed in our evolving world.
The Hale Kula Model
Hale Kula, which translates to "Schoolhouse," is an independent learning center that offers an alternative homeschool model. We are open four days a week, from Tuesday through Friday, leaving ample time for students to explore other activities, travel, and be with family. Our students are registered as homeschooled students, learning all their core subjects with peers in our collaborative environment. We also offer extracurricular classes, along with community-based experiential field trips twice a month. We will help guide you to all the necessary paperwork, record keeping, and testing options for state compliance so your student can move between schools at their grade level if desired. Our goal is to provide quality, robust learning through a flexible program that honors the student, the family and the homeschool experience.
Our Founder
Gwyneth Wallace has been in education for over thirty years, as a classroom teacher, a school administrator, and a homeschool parent. She founded Hale Kula to offer a quality alternative to homeschooled students seeking small classes with differentiated learning. She believes strongly that there are as many ways to educate a child as there are children, and that homeschooling can offer a robust, in-person education model. She combines standards and performance-based curriculum with the homeschool model, partnering with families to provide flexibility and voice to create the best model for each student.