Whole Child Partners

We are proud to join forces with leading education, health, arts, and civic organizations to further the Whole Child Initiative. The organizations below have signed on as partners to support a whole child approach to education. Browse our resources for reports, research, tools, and articles from our partners.

Our Partners

American Association for Health Education

American Association of School Administrators

American Association of School Librarians

American Association of School Personnel Administrators

American Montessori Society

American School Counselor Association

American School Health Association

Americans for the Arts

American String Teachers Association

America's Promise Alliance

Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools

Center for Civic Education

Center for Social and Emotional Education

Character Education Partnership

Coalition for Community Schools

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

Council for Exceptional Children

Developmental Studies Center

Educational Theatre Association

Educators for Social Responsibility

Forum for Education and Democracy

International Society for Technology in Education

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Lincoln Center Institute

MENC: The National Association for Music Education

National Alliance of Black School Educators

National Art Education Association

National Assembly of School-Based Health Care

National Association for Gifted Children

National Association for Sport and Physical Education

National Association of Elementary School Principals

National Association of School Nurses

National Association of School Psychologists

National Association of Secondary School Principals

National Association of State Boards of Education

National Dance Association

National Dance Education Organization

National Education Association

National Middle School Association

National Network for Educational Renewal

National Paideia Center

National Parent Teacher Association

National School Boards Association

Opera America

Phi Delta Kappa International

Public Education Network

School Social Work Association of America

Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

VSA Arts

Washington National Opera

Young Audiences Arts for Learning


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Whole Child Tenets

  • Healthy

    Each student enters school healthy and learns about and practices a healthy lifestyle.

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  • Safe

    Each student learns in an intellectually challenging environment that is physically and emotionally safe for students and adults.

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  • Engaged

    Each student is actively engaged in learning and is connected to the school and broader community.

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  • Supported

    Each student has access to personalized learning and is supported by qualified, caring adults.

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  • Challenged

    Each graduate is challenged by a well-balanced curriculum and is prepared for success in college or further study and for employment in a global environment.

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