Wednesday, May 16, 2012

A Health Iceberg — Whole Child Education

A Health Iceberg — Whole Child Education:


A Health Iceberg

I use these slides often when discussing health. It starts with the tenets, becomes a pyramid, and then ends with what I call a "health iceberg." Let me show you what I mean.


Slade - Health Iceberg

The first slide should be fairly obvious to those who are familiar with the five Whole Child Tenets: healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. No need to go over them once more here, but this video offers a great explanation.
The second slide places the tenets into a structure or hierarchy (a la Maslow) highlighting how we cannot and should not focus on, for example, the challenged tenet without focusing prior on those tenets underneath. Again, for more information, read a great synopsis by ASCD's Molly McCloskey in her Best Questions column.
The third slide takes the first tenet (healthy) and breaks it down into its parts: socially, emotionally, mentally as