毛伊岛中学

Maui Preparatory Academy位于夏威夷州的毛伊岛，有着延绵的山和海、热带雨林、沙滩和礁石，毛伊岛预备中学为学生提供丰富的资源和令人向往的学校环境。 学校特色： 1）全美罕见的一所与美国多所大学有“保证入学”协议的高中：学校与美国多所大学签署了合作协议，国际学生在毛伊预备学院读满两年，可以保证入学美国大学，国际学生100%入读四年制大学； 2）特色课程包括海洋科学，工程学，以及其他科学项目非常强； 3）独具特色的海洋运动，比如冲浪，学校每年冲浪项目都会参加比赛并获奖； 4）天文学：与本地天文机构合作指导学生利用高端望远镜和成像设备观察研究日间和夜间天空； 5）大学合作提供大学学分课程：与夏威夷大学毛伊学院合作商业市场，网络安全，以及数字媒体课程；

学校位于美丽的夏威夷岛，安静安全的环境， 夏威夷精彩绝伦的自然资源最能激发孩子的学习热情和对自然、生活的热爱！开设有多项体育和艺术项目，其中包括天文学、海洋科学、工程、高尔夫、网球、潜水、冲浪、视觉艺术和表演艺术。学校与夏威夷大学合作学分项目。

Because Maui Prep is such a small school, the student to teacher ratio is very low. This makes it much easier for the teachers to make sure that each and every student not only understands the material, but retains the information. Teachers also are willing to schedule times out of school, during their free time, to assist students in their academic studies. this has been one of my most valuable resources in all of my years at Maui Prep. Teachers are lenient, yet strict enough to ensure that students do not misbehave and stay on task during class time. The workload can sometimes overbearing, but as I stated before, teachers are lenient, and they are willing to extend deadlines that are within reason. I have learned a lot from my experience at this school, and I have absolutely no regrets, whatsoever. I definitely recommend this school. The dormitories are probably around a 7 out of 10 due to the absence of A/C, slightly lower than average internet speed, and the quality of the bed mattresses, though if you like, you are allowed to purchase your own accessories for your bed to better suit your needs. During the Spring and Summer time, temperatures can get pretty high, and since the humidity is so in Hawaii, it makes it even worse, but the heat and humidity is very easily remedied with a fan. Although the dormitory itself is a 7 out of 10, the community of the dorms is extremely welcoming, so that brings up the scoring to an 8 out of 10. The school campus is about a 5 minute drive from the dormitory, so it is in very close proximity. There is also two bus stops located on either side of the dorm, each of them about a 2 minute walk away, so transportation is easily accessible. There is a private beach just 15 meters away, and there are various food establishments within walking distance form the dorm. The school facilities, though they are few, are quite nice. There is a plethora of solar panels on each building, so we are running off of mostly renewable energy. There is a private field that school has named "Shoemaker Field", in honor of Scott Shoemaker, who worked many long and hard days to ensure that the field was top notch. We use that field for various school activities. We, unfortunately, do not have a gym building, nor do we have a performance hall, but we do most of our performances underneath a large tent, which the school has named the "Pueo Playhouse", named after the school mascot, "Pono the Pueo". Overall, this is a very good school. I have learned so much from all my teachers here, and I encourage anyone to attend Maui Prep. It really is a life changing experience.