The Cole Academy

Our 3 year old started attending Cole academy in March of last year. He had a speech problem and was extremely shy around other kids. Before my wife started working we wanted to make sure that he was in an environment that supported him in all aspects. Cole academy has surpassed all of our expectations, our son loves it, the teachers are great, the staff is great. We recommend this place to anyone that has a hard time trusting people with their kids.

I would like to say THANK YOU to the staff at the Cole Academy in Mililani. The teachers in my son and daughter’s room. Sheila, and Kay are in my son Spencer’s room, and he is 2 years old and he is already doing things that I didn’t do until much later in High School. My family was a Chili’s one day and I took a straw and bent it in the shape of a triangle and handed it to him. After maybe 5 minutes, he bent the straw into a pentagon shape and he said «look daddy, it’s a octagon». I looked at him and asked my wife to listen to him. I asked Spencer to say it again, and again he said «octagon». I was and still am blown away by this. I mentioned this to Kari, and Kay, now I am posting on Unilocal. Cole Academy has also allowed my daughter Taryn to excel in the Pre-​K and now Jr.-K classroom. She is reading, her handwriting is improving everyday, she is counting, and doing countless other activities that I’m sure will allow her to continue to excel in Kindergarten and beyond. The foundation that is being laid by the Cole Academy is AWESOME! Kay, Sheila, Tyler, Laurie, Leilein, Kari, Kelsey, Damien, Jelah, and other teachers are absolutely amazing. Thanks to Gina Mangieri for accepting GSA for active duty military. This is shows that she is committed to the early education of children and supports the military families on Oahu. The teachers all take pride in what they teach and are able to give out detailed progress reports to keep parents up to date with the progress of their children.
AWESOME | AMZING | OUTSTANDING | I wish there was a 6 star rating.

Great school! They teach a lot and give you great advice for applying to private schools. The teachers are attentive and caring. Your child will learn a lot, including how to say words in 5 different languages and sign language. The children learn a variety of subjects such as Art, Science, Math, Writing, and Reading. They have great field trips in which the parents can come along. They provide a breakfast for your child, snacks, and you can opt for the catered lunches. They also give you great advice in applying to private school when your pre-​schooler is ready for Kindergarten. For my account of applying at Punahou, check out punahouadmission-​dot-​blogspot-​dot-​com to get helpful tips. You won’t be sorry sending your child to Cole, because he or she will get a great education and be private-​school ready. They learn a lot and end up being quite advanced academically, which will give them a great start for Kindergarten.

This place is simply amazing! They are a nationally accredited early childhood education and care facility. The director of the Kunia location, Dr. Janelle Akuna, and her staff of teachers are extremely patient and are always looking for new and different ways to educate the children! They not only teach the reading, writing and arithmetic, they teach the children foreign language, science, history and most importantly, social skills. Far to often are children left behind or isolated because they lack social skills, and the Cole Academy incorporates this basic skill into their curriculum. Teaching the essentials like sharing, working with one another, and communicating problems with one another.
Both of my children have attended the Cole Academy in Kunia and I cannot begin to put into words the positive impact that they have made on my children.

When my daughter was born Nov 2007, everyone warned me that I needed to start finding a daycare for her and put her on a waitlist. I seriously thought they were kidding, but when she turned 18 months and I needed to put her in daycare, I couldn’t find one that had space.
So I did what every other mother does in Hawaii, place my name on waitlists of the 10 daycares on the island of Oahu. After 2 months and no phone calls I went online and registered her to a nearby school, The Cole Academy in Kunia. Two weeks later I got a call from the Director, Dr. Janelle Akuna (who by the way is a wonderful lady) saying they have an opening coming up but it will only be part-​time (12 – 5). I jumped at the opportunity even though I have never heard of the school before. I knew 2 things;
1) They were near my house,
2) They were the first to call after 3 months of waiting…
They asked me to come in and do a tour, which took about ½ hour. With papers signed, my daughter started at Cole in Kunia when she was 18 months. She is now 3 years old and attends the school full-​time. She has an active vocabulary of over 400+ words and is able to communicate in sentences of 8 – 10 words. They have a very strong academic program and are very structured. It is very important since I don’t have the time to spend with her reading and writing on a daily basis. We have seen her personality flourish at this school and have now enrolled our 9 month old son, full-​time.
It’s expensive, $ 2600 per/​mo for both my kids including lunch, but my kids are worth it. And when strangers come up to you and tell you how smart, independent and intelligent your children are, you’ll thank yourself later.