It’s time to let the wholeness of the child engage with the wholeness of the world.
WHAT IS
AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
To the extent that we narrow the purpose of schooling to what can be measured, we fail to
engage those sides of children that must be developed in order for them to pull learning
from life. We also increase the likelihood that
they will be bored, question the value of school,
and in some cases even drop out.
Instead of starting with the questions “How do we prepare kids to compete in the 21st century
global marketplace?” or “What will insure that graduates all have command of basic skills?”,
suppose we start by asking what qualities we want to encourage in children as they grow toward
adulthood.
Putney Central School
Putney, Vermont
A beautiful rural school with forest classrooms in Putney, Vermont
Aldo Leopold Charter School
Silver City, NM
This middle and high school provides a model for how outdoor education can energize everything that happens there. Through place-based learning, student agency, awareness of ecological and social justice issues, students at ALCS engage all their faculties to prepare for the responsibilities that lie ahead.
OUR
RESOURCES
Educate the Whole Child expects to offer a graduate level 12-credit certificate–Teaching the Whole Child. It will consist of four online courses that may be taken as a series or independently. See details here.
Creative Podcasts
One of our ETWC network schools, City Neighbors, has instituted a podcast series featuring innovative leaders and ideas that break out of the standard mold. The first of these is an interview with Dr. Kaleb Rashad, former CEO of the innovative High Tech High, a network of 16 project-based schools in San Diego.
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Working in the Reggio Way
For an overview of the Reggio Emilio approach to education, Julianne P. Wurm’s book, Working in the Reggio Way: A Beginner’s Guide for American Teachers is an excellent resource.
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