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Punahou School presents Team Up, a podcast that provides parents with relevant and useful information to help their children and teenagers thrive.

Team Up – Punahou School


    • Nov 1, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 22m AVG DURATION
    • 19 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Team Up! Punahou School Podcast

    Team Up: Denise Pope of Challenge Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 26:25


    Former Junior School Principal Paris Priore-Kim '76 spoke with Denise Pope, who co-founded Challenge Success, which partners with schools, including Punahou, to promote student well-being by broadening the definition of success and implementing research-based strategies.

    Denise Pope of Challenge Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 26:25


    Former Junior School Principal Paris Priore-Kim '76 spoke with Denise Pope, who co-founded Challenge Success, which partners with schools, including Punahou, to promote student well-being by broadening the definition of success and implementing research-based strategies.

    Team Up Podcast: Importance of Family Meetings

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 29:27


    Veteran educator Linda Inlay spoke to Molly Takagi – Punahou's School’s K – 8 social, emotional and ethical learning coordinator – about the importance of family meetings and how they can improve family relationships and children’s well-being.

    HI Dept of Health's Dr. Bruce Anderson ’70 and Dr. Sarah Kemble ’93 Talk COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 33:10


    Hawai‘i State Department of Health Director Bruce Anderson, from Punahou's Class of 1970, and State Deputy Epidemiologist Sarah Kemble of the Class of 1993, discuss how they're working to keep Hawai‘i safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they're handling their roles at such a critical time.

    How Punahou Faculty Have Coped with Distance Learning and COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 21:36


    Punahou teachers and administrators discuss the shift to online learning, making innovative modifications in the classroom, dealing with contingencies and looking toward the future.

    Helping Families Affected by COVID-19 with the PunsUnited Fund

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 12:08


    Podcast producers and alumni Allen Murabayashi ’90 and Kim-Hee Wong ’14 tell the story about the formation of the PunsUnited Fund amid COVID-19, and the need to provide financial assistance to affected students so they can return to Punahou for the next school year.

    The Class of 2020 Contemplates Coronavirus & Their Punahou Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 19:35


    For this very special episode of the Punahou Team Up podcast, senior Noelle Nakaoka ’20 and alumna Kim-Hee Wong ’14 interviewed a dozen students to understand how their lives were abruptly changed because of coronavirus and the threat of COVID-19. Initial thoughts of disappointment and sadness are replaced by feelings of gratitude. The kids are alright!

    #PunsUnited: The Rockefeller Foundation's Liz Yee ’94 Wants To Get You Tested

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 22:35


    Elizabeth Yee ’94 serves as Chief of Staff at The Rockefeller Foundation, which recently announced a plan to dramatically increase COVID-19 testing from 1 million to 30 million tests per week. If fully implemented, the initiative would be the largest public health testing program in American history – helping to get the country back on its feet. We spoke to Yee, who was featured in our winter 2020 issue of the Punahou Bulletin, about the initiative, as well as her own career path that led her to this new, high-profile role at the New York City-based foundation.

    #PunsUnited: Dr. Daniel Cheng ’00 Fights COVID-19 and Homelessness

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 19:55


    Dr. Daniel Cheng ’00 serves as a medical director of emergency medicine at Queen's Medical Center, and is helping to battle COVID-19 on the front lines. But he's also dedicated the past three years towards building the Queen's Care Coalition, an organization that serves the homeless population through a holistic approach that combines medical services with outreach like housing support.

    A Chaplain, a Deacon, a Rabbi, and a Buddhist Walk Into a Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 15:43


    For the Judeo-Christian religions, mid-April – the time around Passover and Easter – represents one of the holiest times of the year. In a typical year, millions gather together to celebrate seder or Easter Sunday, but this year, COVID-19 means sheltering in place. The inability to gather with friends and extended family, and the indeterminate duration has caused anxiety and restlessness for many. We spoke with Punahou Chaplain Lauren Medeiros, Transitional Deacon Jenn Latham (whose husband is Punahou President Mike Latham ’86), Rabbi Ken Aronowitz of Temple Emanu-El in Honolulu, and Bishop Eric Matsumoto of Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii to learn how they are counseling their own congregations.

    #PunsUnited: Virginia Loo ’92 Joins Punahou To Aid a Data-Informed Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 20:45


    As Punahou charts its future in a rapidly changing world, President Mike Latham has embraced the use of data in aiding decision-making at the school. With a PhD in epidemiology, Virginia Loo ’92 joins the school as its first Director of Analytics and Planning, and believes that teachers, students, parents and alumni can contribute and learn from data.

    #PunsUnited: Dr. Henry Wu ’89 Is The Infectious Disease Expert You'll Want to Hear

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2020 23:13


    Infectious disease expert Dr. Henry Wu ’89 regularly studies outbreaks around the world, and even though scientists have anticipated a pandemic for years, COVID-19 has characteristics that make it particularly loathsome – including a high degree of transmissibility in asymptomatic carriers.

    #PunsUnited: Dr. Edward T. Kim ’89 Needs You To Stay Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2020 14:09


    Dr. Edward T. Kim ’89 practices nephrology in the San Francisco Bay Area. After witnessing the rapid spread of COVID-19 around the country, he felt unprepared for the first time in his professional career – not because he lacked the experience and fortitude, but because hospitals don't have enough equipment to protect him and his colleagues as they battle a global pandemic.

    #PunsUnited: Mark Noguchi ’93 Helps Feed Communities as Restaurants Shutter

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 19:17


    Mark "Gooch" Noguchi ’93 has worked in the restaurant and hospitality industry for 20 years, and recently joined the Punahou Faculty as food curriculum specialist. With the COVID-19 outbreak, Mark is helping to coordinate logistics between restaurants and community kitchen through the chefhui.com website.

    #PunsUnited: NYC Nurse Alison Kamikawa ’13 on COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 12:13


    Alison Kamikawa ’13 graduated from the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, and works as a registered nurse at NYU Langone Hospital. She's currently treating acute COVID-19 patients amid a massive uptick of infection in the State of New York.

    #PunsUnited: Dr. Lina Miyakawa ’04 Battles COVID-19 in NYC

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 22:20


    Pulmonologist Dr. Lina Miyakawa ’04 tackles the surge of COVID-19 cases in New York City by treating critical care patients in the ICU.

    #PunsUnited: Dr. Jason Fleming ’94 Talks COVID-19 from the ER

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 26:54


    Dr. Jason Fleming '94 is a medical director and practicing ER doctor at Kuakini Medical Center. As Hawai'i enters a phase of rapid growth of COVID-19, Jason shares his thoughts and experiences regarding what the community can do, how to support medical professionals, and what to tell your kids.

    Rob Evans & Michael Thompson – Skills of the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 36:41


    Michael Thompson and Rob Evans, two notable authors and school consultants, discussed with Punahou School President Mike Latham what skills are needed to succeed in tomorrow's workplace and how parents and educators can prepare students for a successful future.

    Linda Burch – Digital Lives of Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2020 31:13


    Linda Burch, the co-founder of Common Sense Media, spoke to Punahou Junior School Principal Paris Priore-Kim ’76 about what parents can do to help their children and teenager navigate the ever-changing digital terrain.

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