HOW TO DEVELOP A WHOLE SCHOOLING CONSORTIUM IN YOUR STATE OR LOCAL AREA.

The goal of the Whole Schooling Consortium is to develop a grassroots network of teachers, principals, parents, community members, and university faculty who use the Six Principles of Whole Schooling as your framework for school improvement and reform.

We invite you to join us.

We are interested in supporting educators, parents, and university faculty in other states and location start a Whole Schooling Consortium for your state. We believe that the principles and associated practices we have developed hold much promise for communities seeking to improve learning and personal growth for all children.

We are further convinced that the key to expanding the Whole Schooling Consortium lies in two elements:

1. Commit to all of the Six Principles of Whole Schooling.
2. Take action in your local area to promote practices and dialogue associated with the Six Principles of Whole Schooling.
3. Contribute to the community. Connect with others in the Whole Schooling Consortium to partner, share, and develop our collective capacity.

These steps are designed to meet these goals.

Step 1: Contact The Whole Schooling Consortium d

If you want to explore joining us, contact us at wholeschooling@twmi.rr.com. We can explore information and ideas, dialogue about ways to form a Consortium. Thomas Neuville is available, as Coordinator of Whole Schooling Organizing to assist you. Consultation can occur via email, phone, or in person. This article describes our philosophy and approach to Community Organizing for Whole Schooling.

Step 2: Gather A Group Of People Who Are Interested.

Initiative for the development of a Whole Schooling Consortium may come from many sources - a group of teachers, a principal of a school, a university faculty members, a group of parents. You may also be part of forming a Local Consortium to work with others to pursue projects, initiatives, and policy advocacy. A Consortium should seek to include the following types of individuals: (1) teachers and administrators in at least one school; (2) university faculty; and (3) students and parents. School Partnerships may include a range of types and levels of involvement: individual relationships with a teacher or a team of teachers, work on a specific project of mutual interest, collaborative presentations, school to school networking, observations in schools by university students, and adoption of Whole Schooling by the entire school.

Step 3: Complete the application for membership in the Whole Schooling Consortium.

Complete the application and submit it to the following address or email to Michael Peterson at wholeschooling@twmi.rr.com

Whole Schooling Consortium
C/0 217 Education
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan 48202

Step 4: Develop An Initial Action Plan

Identify some initial activities, whether a seminar, planning meeting, presentation at a school staff meeting, application for a grant, for example.

Step 5: Ongoing Program Development Of The Whole Schooling Consortium In Your Area.

We will work together as a growing network to develop our own programs that are true to the Six Principles of Whole Schooling but also allow and encourage responses to local resources and needs. You and your group will communicate with others to help support you in your work. We will have fun together building a community of proactive change agents in improving schools!!

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