A whole child approach to education ensures that each child, in each school, and in each community is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. With our interactive Whole Child Examples Map tool, you can find examples of schools and communities worldwide that are implementing a whole child approach to education, including these early childhood education programs. Each example highlights a program, focus, or achievement with links to more information.
- Individualized Learning Shapes Successful Students
Dubbo School of Distance Education has been designated a MindMatters school by whole child partner Principals Australia Institute. The school, centered in Dubbo, Australia, provides individualized distance education options for students in preschool through 12th grade who are either unable to attend a face-to-face school or are pursuing a course of study that is unavailable at their local school. - Early Childhood Program Eases Students into the School Environment
Washington Drive Primary School, located in the New York Harborfield Central School District, fosters self-reliance and positive attitudes toward school and learning in students. The early education program
10-28-13 Whole Child BLOG: Improving Schools: "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" — Whole Child Education
Improving Schools: "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGImproving Schools: “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”Many have written and spoken about the key lessons taught in kindergarten and during preschool years. There are articles, lists, hints, and videos with much of it coming from Robert Fulghum's book All