ASCD is petitioning the Obama administration to make whole child education a national priority through the creation of a President’s Council on the Whole Child. Such a council would focus national attention on children and would provide the President with expert counsel to better coordinate the education, health, and social service sectors serving our nation’s youth. A whole child approach to education enhances learning by addressing each student’s social, emotional, physical, and academic needs through the shared contributions of schools, families, communities, and policymakers. A President’s Council on the Whole Child would promote this vision of what is expected and what is needed to prepare our students for long-term success rather than short-term achievement.
To learn more on ASCD’s efforts to support the whole child visit www.WholeChildEducation.org and check out this Huffington Post piece on the importance of relationships from Welcoming Schools National Advisory Council Member and ASCD Director of Healthy School Communities, Sean Slade.
