The Global Whole Child
A whole child approach to education is not something that is unique to the United States, or even to North America. It is an approach to education that has been taken up by many communities, regions, and countries. It is an approach that understands that education is more than just academic achievement and that ensuring that each child is healthy, safe, and engaged is a necessity if we want to support student growth and provide meaningful challenges to those same students. The five Whole Child Tenets—healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged—are the prerequisites for an effective education that allows students to grow, learn, and develop their full potential.
For a number of years now, ASCD has been advocating globally for a whole child approach to education. Now we have Whole Child Partners from outside the United States to further our shared work. These partner
For a number of years now, ASCD has been advocating globally for a whole child approach to education. Now we have Whole Child Partners from outside the United States to further our shared work. These partner
