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A More Brilliant Education
for the Best and Brightest in Hawaiʻi

Tradewinds School

Does This Sound Familiar?

Many parents of gifted children share similar experiences of watching their child become disengaged at traditional schools. Here's what one of our founders experienced:

My first grader discovered that his electric toothbrush spins on the counter, and spins even faster when the counter is wet. He wanted to know why. When I suggested sharing it at school, he said, "The other kids wouldn't understand." In that moment, I watched him learn to hide his curiosity to fit in.

— Parent from the gifted community in Hawaiʻi

If this story resonates, you understand why traditional schools weren't built for our brightest children. They need to be challenged, inspired, and surrounded by peers who get it.

A School Built for Gifted Minds

Traditional schools weren't designed for gifted learners. Tradewinds is.

Gifted children think faster, dig deeper, and make connections others miss. They need to be surrounded by intellectual peers who share their intensity and passion for learning. They need a curriculum that matches their abilities and feeds their curiosity. They need teachers who don’t put arbitary limits on their potential and who help them soar.

At Tradewinds, we've built a school specifically designed for these exceptional students. Our curriculum combines rigorous, individually-paced academics with hands-on, experiential learning that goes far beyond traditional boundaries. We teach the "secret knowledge" that other schools skip. We explicitly teach social-emotional skills that most children are expected to just absorb. And we create a community where gifted students can finally be themselves.

Is Tradewinds Right for Your Family?

Tradewinds is designed for families who recognize that their child needs something different. You might notice that your child:

  • Asks questions that go far beyond their grade level
  • Gets absorbed in topics that fascinate them for hours
  • Feels isolated or bored in their current school
  • Learns new concepts quickly and needs constant intellectual challenge
  • Thinks independently and isn't satisfied with surface-level answers

If this sounds like your child, we'd love to talk. We're building a community of intellectually curious students who will challenge and inspire each other.

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Priority Admissions for Founding Families

We're accepting applications for our fall 2026 founding cohort.

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