Hawai'i Academy

Lifetime Fitness, Gymnastics & Human Sciences
 
About Us
Organization
Last Revised: 30-Oct-2007

ORGANIZATIONAL
CHART

Hawai'i Academy is a private school for the advancement of lifetime fitness, gymnastics, and human sciences for students of ALL ages and abilities.

The Academy operates similar to a university with eight departments (see our Organizational Chart), run by department chairs, with programs in each department administered by program heads. Each program has defined projects or events.
  Eight Departments --------------------------------------

 

 

 

RECREATION

CLASSES

Physical Education & Recreation Department (Ms Paris Macabeo Spahn, Chair; 87% of total enrollment)
Our non-competitive, recreational classes are designed to provide fun, safe, effective, and efficient instruction that promotes self-esteem for students of all ages and abilities. Preschool classes are movement education based with an emphasis on health, fitness and wellness. Our curriculum will eventually include instruction in fundamentals of the human sciences (anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, kinesiology fitness, and nutrition). Instructional levels: parent-tot, preschool, beginner, intermediate, advanced for gymnastics, trampoline, tumbling, movement education, cheerleading/drill team, martial arts, homeschool physical education, and special needs classes. Our curriculum is evolving from separate programs for gymnastics, trampoline, cheer, dance, and martial arts into proficiency-based coed classes that include essentials of movement education under age 6 and physical education above age 6. In one-hour and two-hour classes, we hope to provide general proficiency training in falling, rolling, jumping, throwing, catching, climbing, running, tumbling, trampoline, gymnastics, etc. in preparation for joining three-hour competitive sport training or advanced recreation classes.

 

 

TEAMS

 
Athletics Department (Mr Richard Purcell, Chair; 3% of total enrollment)
Our girls and boys competitive sport programs emphasize individual and team development according to the progressive levels (Levels 1-12 for girls and boys according to the USA-Gymnastics, the national governing body for the sports of women's artistic gymnastics, men's artistic gymnastics, trampoline-tumbling, rhythmic gymnastics, sport acrobatics, general (group) gymnastics, and sport aerobics. Our programs are for females and males of all ages (currently 3-96 yrs) and abilities (remedial beginners to world-class elites). We compete at the state, regional, national, and international levels. This year Hawaii Academy initiated the first collegiate coed trampoline program in America since it left the NCAA in 1964.

 

STUDIES
Research Department (Dr Max Vercruyssen, Chair)
This department conducts fundamental and applied scientific research in lifetime fitness, human sciences, and technology. Project areas include: senior exercise and therapy, human speed of behavior, mobility and access for teens and elders, intelligent assistive technologies, neuromuscular integrity (age, disease & disuse), and the Hawaii Longitudinal Study of Fitness. Graduate students from universities worldwide conduct theses and dissertations through this department.

 

EVENTS
Special Events & Programs (Mr Julian Simee, Chair)
This department coordinates all scheduled events and programs that support the other departments but are conducted independently. Activities through this department include parties and celebrations; competitive events; excursions and group events; camps, clinics, and workshops; conferences, seminars, and symposia; exhibitions, demonstrations, and performances; facilities rentals; outreach education; adaptive education; private lessons; equipment rental and sales; and international exchange programs.

 

CLASSROOM
Academic Instruction (Dr Max Vercruyssen, Interim Chair)
All academic curricula are developed and implemented through this department. Program areas include degrees and certificates; course development; member curricula; lifetime fitness; human sciences; human performance and ergonomics; human development and aging; computing; gerontechnology; human research; human neuromuscular behavior; thesis projects; and publications.

 

CLINIC & LABORATORY
Clinical Services Department (Dr Donna Mah, Chair)
All clinical and medical activities are conducted through this department. Program areas include physical / occupational therapy; pediatric sport medicine; functional fitness assessments; neuromuscular assessments; body composition assessments; rehabilitation; gerontechnology and developmental ergonomics; personal training; and coping and recovery.

 

SPONSORSHIP
Development Department (Ms Shawna Northrop, Interim Chair)
All public relations, marketing, promotions, and solicitations are developed and initiated from this department. Program and project areas include public relations, newsletters, sports information, web site, yearbook, promotions, alumni activities, endowments, donations, military liaison, and sponsor solicitation.

 

BUSINESS

Business Operations (Ms Janet Onigama, Interim Chair)
All routine business and daily operations, including registration, accounting, maintenance, repair and construction, reception and customer service, communications, product sales, and scheduling are conducted in this department.

SPORT LINKS
(USAG Hawaii Sports) Although not a department at the Academy, this web site serves to provide information for several sport programs, especially those active in our athletics department.

Phone: +1.808.842.5642
Fax: +1.808.841.2564
info@HawaiiAcademy.com
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1314 Mo'onui Street
Honolulu, HI 96817 USA
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