Thursday, March 15, 2012

ASCD Honors Canadian School for its Supportive Education Community — Whole Child Education

ASCD Honors Canadian School for its Supportive Education Community — Whole Child Education:


ASCD Honors Canadian School for its Supportive Education Community

Vision in Action
Byrne Creek Secondary School, located in Burnaby, British Columbia, is the 2012 winner of ASCD's annual Vision in Action: The ASCD Whole Child Award. ASCD honored Byrne Creek because it is an example of the supportive education community that a commitment to the whole child can create. It is the first Canadian school to receive the award.
Vision in Action: The ASCD Whole Child Award recognizes schools that move beyond a narrow focus on academic achievement to take action for the whole child, creating learners who are knowledgeable, emotionally and physically healthy, civically active, artistically engaged, prepared for economic self-sufficiency, and ready for the world beyond formal schooling.
Byrne Creek educates a culturally diverse group of 1,250 students in grades 8–12. The area has a high