Average Doesn’t Exist: Educating the whole child

  • - An understanding of the key elements of whole-child design
  • - How whole-child design can impact mental health, student engagement and learning
  • - A powerful vision to drive systemic change

Arizona State University

Brigid Ahern

Session Description

Our education systems have not been designed to address the diverse needs of individual learners. We can no longer ask students to meet a narrow definition of success or expect them to beat the odds in environments that aren’t designed to know them. We must bridge the gap between the knowledge we have from science and what gets applied in learning settings. Whole-child design is key to creating a cohesive, personalized experience that acknowledges the deep interconnectedness behind learning, where every road leads to the fullest possible expression of each young person’s potential.