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Whole Child Approach - Overview
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A Whole Child approach recognizes that the education, health, safety, security, personal, social and sustainable development of children and adolescents are intertwined and must be addressed holistically. Like the UN Sustainable Development goals, the ministries and agencies from several sectors need to coordinate their efforts to avoid competition or duplication while meeting the needs of the whole child. A global consensus statement from educator organizations describes a whole child approach as one that “ensures that each student is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged”.
The FRESH Partnership has further described the various aspects of child/adolescent development which need the partner ministries and agencies noted below in order that school-based and school-linked approaches are effective:
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Here is our list of topics and sub-topics for this section: - Introduction & Overview - Education Equity, Inclusion & Success
- Staff Wellness - Student Conduct & Discipline - Engaging/Empowering Youth - Parent Participation - Community Involvement/Ownership
- Learning/Behaviour Models (LBMs) - Behaviour & Learning Theories - Government/Ministry Actions/Levers
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