Pacific Buddhist Academy
| Pacific Buddhist Academy | |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | 21°19′00″N 157°51′06″W / 21.3167°N 157.8516°W |
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| Type | Independent Co-educational Preparatory Day (high school) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Buddhist |
| Denomination | Jōdo Shinshū |
| Established | 2003 |
| Head of school | Joshua Hernandez Morse |
| Faculty | 10 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 71 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Teal, Indigo & Gold |
| Athletics | Interscholastic League of Honolulu |
| Mascot | Dragon |
| Accreditation | WASC, HAIS |
| Website | http://www.pacificbuddhistacademy.org/ |
The Pacific Buddhist Academy is a private, co-educational college preparatory high school in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The school’s stated mission is "To prepare students for college through academic excellence, enrich their lives with Buddhist values, and develop their courage to nurture peace." Students of all beliefs and religious backgrounds are welcome; conversion to Buddhism is not part of the school’s mission.
Founded in 2003, the school is the only Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist high school in North America.
Pacific Buddhist Academy's first class of 14 students graduated in 2007; its total enrollment as of the 2013-2014 school year, in grades 9 through 12, is 71 students.
The school won accreditation in 2009 from the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges for a six-year-term through June 2015, with a mid-term visit in spring 2012.
Pacific Buddhist Academy was founded with an initial $1.5 million endowment from the Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist Church of Kyoto, Japan. The school also receives significant financial support from the temples and individual members of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, which operates Hongwanji Mission School, covering preschool through grade 8. Pacific Buddhist Academy and Hongwanji Mission School are affiliated academically, but the academy was founded as a separate 501(c)3 nonprofit organization to allow for independent fundraising efforts. Team sports are conducted through the academy's membership in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu.
Pacific Buddhist Academy's curriculum aims to combine traditional college preparatory content with group projects and a global, applied approach to learning. Instructors seek to recognize and build upon students’ individual learning processes as they teach students to think critically and creatively, and to collaborate. The school works to integrate basic Buddhist principles—including interdependence, compassion, mindfulness, and gratitude—into the courses as well as daily academic life.
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