The Whole Child Initiative
Join ASCD and our Whole Child Partners as we change the conversation about education and move from a vision for educating the whole child to action that results in successful, well-rounded young people.Whole Child Website
Learn more about each tenet:
Healthy | Safe | Engaged | SupportedChallenged | Sustainable
The Whole Child Initiative
What will prepare each young person to work in careers that have not yet been invented; to think both critically and creatively; and to evaluate massive amounts of information, solve complex problems, and communicate well? Research, practice, and common sense confirm that a whole child approach to education will develop and prepare students for the challenges and opportunities of today and tomorrow. Every school, community, classroom, educator, student, and family has unique challenges and strengths, and has a role to play in ensuring that each student is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. Collectively we have the knowledge, skill, and ability to meet these challenges and share these strengths. Join ASCD and our Whole Child Partners as we change the conversation about education and move from a vision for educating the whole child to action that results in successful, well-rounded young people.
Explore resources and opportunities for action here and on www.wholechildeducation.org, and together we’ll change the face of education policy and practice. Find sets of indicators related to each tenet below. Taken together across all five tenets and the central necessities of collaboration, coordination, and integration, these indicators may serve as a needs assessment, set of strategic goals and outcomes, framework for decision making, or the definition of what a whole child approach to education truly requires. Download the indicators (PDF).
Whole Child Tenets
Each student enters school healthy and learns about and practices a healthy lifestyle.
Each student learns in an environment that is physically and emotionally safe for students and adults.
Each student is actively engaged in learning and is connected to the school and broader community.
Each student has access to personalized learning and is supported by qualified, caring adults.
Each student is challenged academically and prepared for success in college or further study and for employment and participation in a global environment.
What You Can Do
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Grade your school and community and learn about strategies that support the whole child.
Subscribe to the whole child newsletter, blog, and podcast for updates on whole child news and resources.
Conduct a community conversation to help your community explore how to work together to support the whole child.
Learn about Healthy School Communities.
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From the Blog
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Action Tool
Downloadable professional learning activities and a Powerpoint presentation to help you lead and implement a school- or districtwide initiative for the whole child.
Plus, a school improvement planning process gives you steps and strategies for leading a successful whole child initiative.
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