The Hawai'i National Great Teachers Seminar is a high energy summer retreat that brings teachers together to learn from each other and exchange teaching innovations and solutions to teaching problems.

In spite of what the name might suggest, the seminar is not so much an assembly of "great teachers" as it is a group of dedicated educators in search of the "great teacher" within themselves. With no experts or keynote speakers, the seminar is based on the principle that teachers are the experts in teaching and learn best from one another.

The 20th annual Hawai'i National Great Teachers Seminar, organized by Leeward Community College, is held Sunday through Thursday, August 10-15, 2008. Each participant will bring to the seminar two "one-page" papers for discussion, focusing on: an innovation in classroom teaching and a specific problem encountered while teaching. Seminar staff will lead sessions centered around the special interests and problems of participants. Educational field trips are also scheduled.

The Hawai'i National Great Teachers Seminar is at the Kilauea Military Center in the Volcanoes National Park located on the Big Island of Hawai'i. Kilauea Military Center (KMC) is a secluded mountain retreat surrounded by the ethereal beauty of volcanic craters and the lush tropical serenity of the Hawaiian rain forest.

KMC is 32 miles from the Hilo Airport . There are numerous daily flights from Honolulu International Airport to the Hilo Airport where scheduled KMC bus transportation is available. KMC is a two and a half hour drive from the Kona Airport and there is no scheduled transportation from Kona to KMC. We do not recommend flying into Kona Airport.