Whole Child Education
THE WHOLE CHILD: HEALTHY, SAFE, SUPPORTED, ENGAGED & CHALLENGED All children deserve a 21st century education that fully prepares them for college, work, and citizenship. That means the basics of reading, writing, and math, of course. But we should expect more from our schools and communities. We also want our children to be healthy, safe, engaged in their learning, supported by caring adults, and involved in courses such as art and music. ASCD has launched a new public engagement and advocacy campaign and you can be a part of it. WholeChildEducation.org is a website that calls on parents, educators, policymakers, and communities to join forces to ensure our children become productive, engaged citizens. This is an opportunity for you to make a difference in how schools and communities work together to ensure each student has access to a challenging curriculum in a healthy and supportive climate. Visit this new website to find out how well your school and community are doing with a "Grade Your School and Community" tool. Find materials to share with your friends and neighbors in the Resource Clearinghouse. The Policy Blackboard highlights policymakers who are speaking up for the whole child and fighting for change. But they need your help: please spread the word about these efforts. Our children deserve an education that emphasizes academic rigor as well as the essential 21st century skills of critical thinking and creativity.
http://www.wholechildeducation .org
All Together Now: Sharing Responsibility for the Whole Child .
This paper, commissioned and published by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, provides a rationale for why schools and communities must work together. To read the paper, click here .
http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf /sharingresponsibility.pdf
Coalition for Community Schools http://www.communityschools .org/
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