Sentences with phrase «school educates the whole child»

Simply stated, the Cincinnati Waldorf School educates the whole child — enabling children to take initiative and change the world.

At Vision Charter School we educate the whole child.

The Senate has passed several bills and a budget amendment in the past year which have recognized the importance of ensuring that our schools educate the whole child.

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Christian education is in the world and for the world... man must work out his salvation in the concrete situation in which God has placed him; not by protection but by contributing to the whole human community of which he is an integral and inseparable part... parents, who have the first and the inalienable right and duty to educate their children, should enjoy true freedom in the choice of their schools, etc..»

While many schools claim to educate the «whole child,» Waldorf schools were founded 100 years ago on the concept of «head, heart and hands.»

All the arguments levelled in the US are the same ones we dealt with — and now that our work has been independently evaluated we are proving that a whole school approach to educating children about food, where it comes from, how its produced, and cooked is a more effective way of reducing obesity, but also increasing pupil attainment and achievement.

The new standards will help by giving the 31 million children served by the National School Lunch Program a chance to educate their palates and vary their dietary repertoire by exposing them to more whole grains, dark leafy greens, orange vegetables and often - overlooked legumes — all the stuff we say our children are supposed to eat!

The Department's view is if parents choose not to have their child educated by full - time attendance at school, they are responsible for the whole of their child's education, not schools

«The New York State Summer School of the Arts is a truly remarkable program, that embodies one of the very best examples of our goal of educating the whole child,» Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa said.

We also strongly support the Governor's proposals to educate the whole child, a key priority for the Regents, including to ensure New York's students have access to healthy meals at school so they can focus on learning in the classroom.

Schools with a clear sense of mission and commitment to educating the whole child tend to emphasize the acquisition of positive virtues.

Early intervention and sustained individual support for every student are keys to educating the whole child in Finnish schools.

That said, standardized tests obviously don't measure the myriad other ways children need to develop to be contributing members of society, and we need to make sure that schools don't overly focus on core subjects and fail to educate the whole child.

People at the school believed in educating the whole child: mind, body, and spirit.

Most private schools focus on educating the whole child: intellectually, behaviorally, and spiritually.

Andrea Guengerich Education Policy and Management Hometown: Austin, Texas Experience: High school teacher in Brownsville, Texas, one of the largest cities along the Texas - Mexico border; position at Breakthrough Austin, a community - based organization that provides a path to college, starting in middle school, for low - income students who will be first - generation college students; director of University of Texas Programs for Breakthrough; chair of the College Advising for Undocumented Students Taskforce, a collaboration between six nonprofit organizations and the public school district in Austin Future plans: Teaching 6th grade at a project - based learning school in Mexico City that seeks to educate the whole child

To educate the «whole child,» schools must provide students with an enriched education that includes art, music, physical education, and character development in addition to the core subjects.

But when they expect the state to educate their children at public expense, the public has a right to know whether those children are learning anything (no, not whether Johnny and Mary are learning, but whether the children of Waco — or Scarsdale — are learning); whether taxpayers are getting a decent ROI from the schools they're paying for; and whether their community, their state, their society will be economically competitive and civically whole in the future as a result of an adequately educated populace.

Whole Child, Whole School, Whole Community — Educating students is the essential function of educators, yet it is neither solely their responsibility nor their only mission.

The program was developed as an outgrowth of the school's historical philosophy of educating the whole child by giving prime consideration to developing moral and spiritual values, a positive self - image and an appreciation of the uniqueness of each person.

New Beginnings Family Academy in Bridgeport held held a panel discussion on how schools can educate the whole child.

Vision in Action: The ASCD Whole Child Award is designed to recognize schools that have moved beyond a vision for educating the whole child to actions that result in learners who are knowledgeable, emotionally and physically healthy, civically active, artistically engaged, prepared for economic self - sufficiency, and ready for the world beyond formal schooWhole Child Award is designed to recognize schools that have moved beyond a vision for educating the whole child to actions that result in learners who are knowledgeable, emotionally and physically healthy, civically active, artistically engaged, prepared for economic self - sufficiency, and ready for the world beyond formal schooChild Award is designed to recognize schools that have moved beyond a vision for educating the whole child to actions that result in learners who are knowledgeable, emotionally and physically healthy, civically active, artistically engaged, prepared for economic self - sufficiency, and ready for the world beyond formal schoowhole child to actions that result in learners who are knowledgeable, emotionally and physically healthy, civically active, artistically engaged, prepared for economic self - sufficiency, and ready for the world beyond formal schoochild to actions that result in learners who are knowledgeable, emotionally and physically healthy, civically active, artistically engaged, prepared for economic self - sufficiency, and ready for the world beyond formal schooling.

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In addition to educating the whole child, we appreciate the president's focus on preparing every student to graduate high school ready for college and a career.

Vision in Action schools have moved beyond just a vision for educating the whole child to actions that result in learners who are knowledgeable, emotionally and physically healthy, civically active, artistically engaged, prepared for economic self - sufficiency, and ready for the world beyond formal schooling.

Here and now, with local control funding and increasing recognition of the importance of educating the «whole child», we have enormous opportunities to ensure every child comes to school ready and able to learn, with the whole range of supports and opportunities they need and deserve.

Wednesday, September 14 (Clark County, NV)-- Educating the whole child involves everyone in the school building, including bus drivers, nurses and cafeteria workers.

The school, which serves over 500 students, is driven by a philosophy of educating the «whole child,» which means helping to meet their daily needs, Procopio said.

«Making schools favour poorer children would revolutionise school intakes, but if schools are left to make their own choices few would give preference to disadvantaged pupils because, on the whole, educating them is much more demanding as many need far more help and resources.

In this Edutopia.org article on Social and Emotional Learning, Sheldon Berman and other experts discuss how educating the whole child by including social and emotional skills with academics is critical for success in school and in life.

Our school is an amazing place of learning and excellence, educating the whole child.

Hynes advocates for a whole - child approach where the «purpose of schooling is to become educated and to improve your well being as a person.»

It will comprise between 10 and 15 schools that commit to comprehensive school improvement and community engagement using the tenets of ASCD's Whole Child Initiative — healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged — and the indicators (PDF) as a sustainable approach to educating their students.

This approach sets Winston apart from other schools as its program is focused on educating the whole child empowering them to be confident, well - rounded and lifelong self - advocates.

Quest is a great model of what happens when the school improvement process focuses on educating the whole child.»

Langley is a loving school family committed to educating the whole child through rigorous and joyful learning experiences in Literacy and STEM.

The school visits include short trips to Los Angeles schools that have excelled at educating the whole child.

Cohen says that his first goal is to educate the whole child, «whatever label is used» — and that his second goal is to support the «whole village — school, parents, guardians — working together.»

Because private / independent schools are not required to follow one - size - fits - all standardized curriculum and assessments, they are free to educate the whole child.

E4S reimagines education as not just a tool for academic success but collaborates with schools to develop and educate the whole child.

It is important for local churches to become a part of the planning process with schools and offer support to their efforts in educating the whole child.

Paulette's philosophy as a principal is to educate the whole child and to teach students that they are learning not just to be successful in school, but to reach their full potential in life.

At Northwest Catholic School, physical education is a key element in educating the whole child.

The inclusion of the high school is a natural extension of our philosophy, which emphasizes educating the whole child, bridging the gap between middle school and higher education.

ASCD's newest Policy Priorities issue brief, «A Lexicon for Educating the Whole Child (and Preparing the Whole Adult),» examines education terms and philosophies — including character education, school climate, social - emotional learning, and 21st century skills — to provide clarity and enable thoughtful conversations on these key issues.

ASCD seeks candidates who recognize schools that have gone beyond a vision for educating the whole child to actions that result in learners who are knowledgeable, emotionally and physically healthy, civically active, artistically engaged, prepared for economic self - sufficiency, and ready for the world beyond formal schooling.

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If we are committed to educating the whole child, we have to stop treating adolescence as preparation for adulthood and instead honor the rich, full, and often confusing lives that adolescents are leading while they are with us in school.

Ruffing Montessori School strives to educate the whole child by addressing each student's academic, physical, emotional, and social development.

Educating the Whole Child for the Whole World: The Ross School Model and Education for the Global Era