Mālama ‘Āina through Micro:bits in Kāne‘ohe: A Place-Based Approach to Teaching CS in a Kaiapuni (Hawaiian Immersion) Bilingual School Setting

This experience report describes two years of work integrating coding with Micro:bits and Makecode into a Hawaiian immersion bilingual school setting to teach computer science (CS) skills in a place-based approach. This report highlights the collaborative partnerships and programs between a public Hawaiian immersion school, a non-profit organization that manages important cultural sites, and a university lab that develops sustainable technology. Students identified the importance of sustainability in computing by engaging with past, present, and future technologies in culturally relevant contexts. We describe ongoing work to improve the way we support students and teachers in a Hawaiian-immersion bilingual school setting.