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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education

The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education:

Throughout September: Parent and Family Engagement

Learning does not begin or end in school. In fact, the learning and development that does—or does not—happen outside of school is often as much or more important than formal learning. Families are a central source of children’s learning and development and their influence cannot be ignored. Engaging with families can inform, complement, reinforce, and accelerate educators’ efforts to educate the whole child. Without strategic and continuous connections between families and educators, we cannot ensure that students are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.

Join us throughout September as we examine research that overwhelmingly reinforces the need for family