Whittier’s The Whole Child, which provides mental health services for abused and at-risk children and shelter to homeless families, has received a $5 million grant from a nonprofit established by the ...

It’s one of the biggest buzzwords in education today: the whole child. Basically, it’s the idea that educating students is about more than what’s said in class. Factors like nutrition, home life and ...

“Whole child” is shorthand for the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) program. It’s funded by actors such as the United Nations, Department of Education, the Centers for Disease Control ...

Akimi Gibson giving her talk at EdSurge Fusion. Children often live in two different worlds. That was the premise of a video Akimi Gibson, the vice president and education publisher of Sesame Workshop ...

Montessori education focuses on developing confident, compassionate people. Country Montessori School is dedicated to providing children an education based on Dr. Maria Montessori’s principles that ...

The pandemic shed a bright light on something we already knew: The traditional school day is not enough to serve the whole child. Students in our school systems are struggling academically. From low ...

Many advocates for children argue that schools need to do more than focus on academics solely—that they must address the “whole child.” This ongoing series offers perspectives on what educating the ...

As the mother of a child who was diagnosed with leukemia at age 11, I have personally experienced how a childhood critical illness turns an entire family’s life upside down. It’s a worst nightmare ...

EdSource · How one student got her middle school to change its name (rebroadcast) Bringing more mental health professionals onto campuses, training teachers and reducing negative stigmas surrounding ...

We are at a pivotal moment regarding support for children right now. The systems designed to help them are at their breaking point. As a social worker, I am acutely aware of the mental health crisis ...

We are all special and unique in our own ways. We all have something to contribute to ourselves and to others. Their is no else like you, nor have there ever been, nor ever will be. The circumstances ...