2021 Summer Program Application Form

Nalukai Academy Summer Startup Camp

2021 Summer Program Application
Mahalo for your interest in applying to Nalukai. We look forward to reading your application. The due date is May 5, 2021, though we recommend submitting it earlier.

When you have finished the application, you will receive a confirmation page with a link to a reference form that we ask you to send to an adult who knows you well (a teacher, advisor, coach, mentor, etc.). If you would prefer to send that link to your recommender before you finish the application here it is: 2021 Nalukai Academy Reference Form. That recommendation form will be considered as part of your application.

We aim to release decisions by May 20, 2021.

Mahalo again for your interest in Nalukai Academy.
Student Name*

First NameMiddle NameLast Name
Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodeCountry
Student Email*
Student Phone Number*
Student Age*
Student Birthdate*

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Grade in School 2020-2021*
Which school do you attend?*
What type of school do you attend?*
Your gender*

FemaleMalePrefer not to sayOther
Parent/Guardian 1 Name

First NameLast Name
Parent/Guardian 2 Name

First NameLast Name
Parent/Guardian 1 Email
Parent/Guardian 2 Email
Parent/Guardian 1 Phone
Parent/Guardian 2 Phone
Are you of Native Hawaiian ancestry? (this will not affect your admission decision; we ask this data for statistical purposes and reporting for granting agencies that help support Nalukai)*

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Please select your familiy's 2020 household income: (this will not affect your admission decision; we ask this data for statistical purposes and reporting for granting agencies that help support Nalukai)*
Please list the number of people in your household (include parent(s), yourself, siblings, other family members)*
How did you find out about Nalukai Academy (please include names if possible)?

Tell us about yourself

To apply to Nalukai, please answer the following questions. There are no right or wrong answers to the questions – we’re simply trying to get to know you a little better.
In 25 words or fewer, tell us what you hope to gain by joining the 2020 Nalukai Academy cohort.*
Describe a time you played a leadership role for an event or in a group. What qualities or strategies did you employ? How did people respond to your leadership?*
Tell us about something you learned on your own outside of school. What was it? Why did you learn it? What did you do with this new knowledge or skill?*
Given changes due to the pandemic, what has your schooling been like in 2020-2021 (remote, in-person, hybrid, etc)? What has proven challenging? Have there been any benefits? *
Beyond the form of your academic school year, how has COVID and the subsequent societal responses to it affected you and/or your family?*
What is your favorite artistic medium to create in and/or consume and why? (Drawing, painting, writing, dance, photography, videography, etc.)*
Who is your biggest inspiration or hero? Why?*

What do you see as a significant challenge Hawai'i will face in the next 10 years? Propose a solution to this challenge, and explain how you could contribute to this effort:*
Tell us about an idea you would like to develop or something you would like to make. What would it be? Why do you want to create it? Who would use it?*
Tell us about something you have built or made that you are proud of (a robot, a dress, a birdhouse, an app, a website, a game, a canoe, etc.):*
Think of something that has a design flaw, does not work well, or could be improved in some way. How would you re-design it to be better, faster, stronger, higher quality, easier to use, cost less, look cooler, or have more social or environmental impact?*
Describe a situation in which you found a creative way to overcome an obstacle or solved a problem in a unique way. What clever life hack, workaround, or MacGyver approach (look it up) did you use?*

Define 'entrepreneurship' in your own words. Tell us about a time that you were entrepreneurial?*
What is a company or organization that you admire and why?*
If you had the capital to start your own company today, what would it be and why?*
What are a couple of your favorite websites, podcasts, or apps? What makes them your favorites?*
Tell us about a hobby, passion, or pursuit that you do simply because you love it.*

	Expert	Proficient	Interested but not much experience	Not interested
Writing Skills
Photography
Videography
Coding/Programing
Public Speaking
Fabrication/Building
Design
Studio Art
Digital Art
Project Management

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