Remington College’s nine-month diploma program in Massage Therapy at our Honolulu, Hawaii Campus provides training that helps to prepare you for entry-level positions as a massage therapist. Our massage therapy school program consists of eight learning units called modules. Once you complete the first seven modules, you’ll participate in an internship at the on-campus Massage Therapy Clinic.(1) There, you’ll gain practical, hands-on experience by performing massages on members of the general public.Call or request information to learn more about our Honolulu Massage Therapy diploma program.
When the Coordinator for Special Olympics Hawai’i, Cindy Ujimori, reached out to the Massage Therapy program at Remington College – Honolulu Campus to find participants for a fundraiser, she got three eager students and one instructor to commit their time, energy, and skills to the third annual Polar Plunge.
The Polar Plunge recruits participants to jump into a freezing pool of water that has been lowered to 37 degrees! Friends and family members support participants by making donations in their name to Special Olympics Hawai’i. Once their support network has committed a donation, there’s no turning back for the Polar Plungers. Each participant had a minimum goal of raising $100, but for those who raised the most, dubbed the “Super Plungers,” a special reward was awaiting outside of the ice cold pool. The “plunge” for Remington College Massage Therapy students didn’t include jumping into freezing water. Instead, for three hours on March 5, 2011 at Restaurant Row, Massage Therapy students Demitree Gee, Travis Osurman, and Steve Kishimoto “plunged in” by showcasing their skills, providing massages to the Super Plungers with leadership from instructor Ray Herradura.
Massage Therapy Instructor Cherie-Lyn Apuya commented, “Our students and graduates were able to display their classroom training in a public setting. It was a great platform for them to apply their classroom training to a real-world environment.” When asked whether Massage Therapy students would be supporting the Super Plungers next year, Ms. Apuya answered with a resounding “Yes!” Special Olympics Hawai‘i currently serves more than 2,000 children and adults who participate in year-round sports training and competition. Contributions made to participants of the Polar Plunge help enable each of these special athletes to continue taking part in activities at no cost to them or their families.
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