WHOLE SCHOOLING!!

EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY
To Build Inclusive and Democratic Societies

Who we are. Our vision. Our mission.

The Whole Schooling Consortium is an international network of schools, teachers, parents, administrators, university faculty and community members.

Our PURPOSE is to promote EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY in schools throughout the world to BUILD INCLUSIVE AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES.

We seek to help children learn at their personal best to become effective citizens for democracy-- innovative leaders, workers, parents, and community members who can create innovations and take responsibility for a better world. Whole Schools create cultures and utilize practices to achieve these aims that:

• Help children learn the tools and skills of genuine democracy
• Create a sense of belonging, care, and community
• Include all students in learning well together
• Support learning through the efforts of peers, colleagues, and specialists in the classroom
• Develop genuine partnerships between educators, parents, and the community
• Engage children through authentic, multilevel instruction — connecting learning to the real world and drawing on the gifts, voices, experiences, and cultures of all at the ‘just right’ level of each child

Many courageous, caring and competent educators and parents throughout the world are working towards this positive vision for children.

A Program of the College of Education, Wayne State University