This document describes the successful schools-within-a-school (SWS) program implemented at Kapa'a Elementary School in Hawaii. The SWS model addresses the issue of school size and its ramifications. In 1989, the school sought the help of a leading educational researcher, Dr. Mary Anne Raywid, to develop a change model that gave the teachers license to form collaborative teams based on their strengths and approaches to education. SWS allows teachers and students to create a discrete identification within the larger social structure of the school. The first school to originate within Kapa'a Elementary was Ke Kula Kaiapuni Hawaii O Kapa'a, the Hawaiian immersion school which began in 1989. SMILE, a school using a whole language approach to education came into being in 1991. EXPLORE School, founded at the same time as SMILE, encourages a hands-on inquiry approach to education. Other schools such as ENTERPRISE, COSMIC, and KALEIDOSCOPE focus on applied technology, critical thinking skills, and math-oriented curriculum respectively. The document describes necessary elements for making the SWS model work, the various schools within Kapa'a, and other SWS models. Kapa'a encountered several implementation problems, such as teacher resistance, "school hopping," difficulty in coordinating schedules, and a devastating hurricane. Problems were resolved by developing teacher-administrator liaisons, requiring a 1-year commitment from students and their parents, and providing teacher stipends for 10 paid planning days. The Kapa'a Elementary SWS program emerged from a grassroots movement by parents, teachers, and administrators to address problems manifested by the school's enormous size and student population. The model reflects one way of engaging all relevant parties in a child's education. (LMI)