The New Whole Child Model Brief
What does it mean to educate the whole child for the world ahead? This new EDLINKS® brief connects resilience, meaning, purpose, spirituality, and altruism into a practical framework for human flourishing.
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The New Whole Child Model
Learn key components of the New Whole Child Model, including:
*The Original 5 Tenets
*Resilience Theory and Integrated Frameworks
What the Research Shows
Explore the research on the Whole Child, Resilience, and the importance of Purpose and Meaning in Learning.
The Whole Child Legacy
For decades, a consistent question has been "What does this child need to flourish? " The Brief includes a focus on how the new model graciously builds upon this legacy.
"When schools focus exclusively on academic outcomes, they lose sight of what makes education both effective and meaningful. Relationships, belonging, and overarching purpose are not distractions from learning. They are its foundation. Education prepares the next generation for their future, not our past."
-The New Whole Child Model Brief
Sections of The New Whole Child Model Brief
Introduction: Why a New Whole Child Model
- Reframing the Education Debate
- The Original Five Tenets
- Maslow’s Hierarchy: A Foundation
The New Whole Child Model
- The 6th Stage: Transcendence
- How This Fits with Resilience Theory
- Where These Frameworks Converge
- Purpose and Meaning in Learning
What the Research Shows
- What These Frameworks Share
- If the Student Were Truly at the Center of the System, What Could We Achieve?
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
- From Resilience to Purpose: The Developmental Journey of Human Becoming
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