The Whole Child Approach

The Whole Child Approach

Each child, in each school, in each of our communities deserves to be healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. That's what a whole child approach to learning, teaching, and community engagement really is.

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Find School and
Community Examples

FIND SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY EXAMPLES

Use our interactive map tool to find examples of schools and communities worldwide that are implementing a whole child approach to education.

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Explore
What Works

Explore What Works

Together, research, practice, local needs assessments, and a commitment to collaboration create a roadmap for what works to educate the whole child. Get the resources you need to identify and address challenges in educating the whole child.

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Grade
Your School

Grade Your School and Community

Grade your school and find out how well your school and community are doing to prepare our children for the future.

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Latest Podcast

MAY 3, 2012

What Does It Take for Children to Be Mentally Healthy?

In this episode of the Whole Child Podcast, we discuss the importance of each child being socially, emotionally, and mentally healthy. How does your school promote resiliency and facilitate wellness for your children?

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  • Sean Slade

    A Health Iceberg

    The health iceberg is where you can see what is obvious and sticks out, but you don't see what lies underneath, is hidden, and is larger and potentially more destructive than what lies atop.

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  • ASCD Whole Child Bloggers

    Qualities of Great Educators

    You have to be on your happiest behavior 10 days out of 10. You could be on top of your game for 9 out of 10 days, but the person affected on that tenth day will always remember that incident. You don't have to like every student, but every student deserves respect and dignity every day.

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  • ASCD Whole Child Bloggers

    Investing in Healthy Recess to Nurture the Whole Child

    A healthy, positive school environment transcends what goes on in the classroom. In fact, what happens at recess holds a crucial key to developing the whole child. A school that provides time and space for students to run, talk, and play helps ensure every child is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.

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Whole Child Virtual Conference

MAY 3–11, 2012

Moving from Implementation to Sustainability to Culture

The free 2012 ASCD Whole Child Virtual Conference will explore what outstanding schools, communities, and individuals have done as they move along the whole child approach continuum.

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From the Newsletter

April 30, 2012

What Do Your Students Need?

Students as learners are also students as people, with hopes, fears, and needs. That's why it's so important to build adult-student relationships that support and encourage each student's academic and personal growth.

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