120 HAWAII PARENT May/June 2025 everywhere I visited – children staring at screens, technology taking over, and every child needing a break. I realized immediately that by providing an alternative – to help open their eyes and stop the cycle – I could easily get them out of their own mental box.” Rainbow Art Studio offers programs, workshops and classes allowing the students a chance to foster appreciation, passion, and creativity. “Most children – not all – come in disliking the classes. To them, it’s one more activity for them to do when all they want to do is play. But that quickly changes. Watching them transform from art doer to art lover is why I do this. I watch their grumpy faces melt into smiles, and they begin to not only appreciate art on a new level, but they than any other subject, like math or science. It is a beautiful and solely creative way for each of us to give back to human society. With the decline of these important programs in our public school systems, private institutions are filling the gap. With curriculums such as those found at The Rainbow Art Studio in Honolulu, a true dedication and love of the Arts can be found once again. Owner, Ching Kim, has developed her love of art by traveling the world and working with children, some who were terminally ill. She realized they all needed the same thing: to realize their own creative potential. “I started working with children and immediately my passions took over,” she says of her start. “I saw the same need They all needed the same thing: to realize their own creative potential. “Why, then, are the arts curriculums being removed from public school programs?”
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