Transcript Whole Child, Whole Community PowerPoint Presentation - March 24, 2009

Whole Child…
Whole Community!
March 24, 2009
Cliché or Calling?
“It takes a village
to raise a child.”
The Village…
“There can be no keener
revelation of a society’s soul
than the way in which it treats
its children.”
Nelson Mandella
Our Common Bond
Children are 30% of the
world’s population, and
100% of our future.
Can We Be All
Things for All Kids?
School systems are not responsible
for meeting every need of their
students. But when the need directly
affects learning, the school must
meet the challenge.
Carnegie Task Force on Education
of Young Adolescents (1989)
Meeting the Needs
of The Whole Child
Our Vision
Professional
Learning
COMMUNITY
Community: Common Character,
Similarity, Likeness, Community of
Spirit
“This kind of community is founded on
mutual respect, concern, caring,
reliability, and commitment to a
common, larger cause.”
- Blankstein, 2004
Family Friendly
When schools, families, and
community groups work together to
support learning, children tend to do
better in school, stay in school
longer, and like school more.
– Anne T. Henderson and Karen L. Mapp, A New Wave of Evidence:
The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on
Student Achievement
Developmental
Assets
The asset concept is simple and based on
common sense: young people need positive
external supports and internal strengths in
order to succeed in life. And, most
important, they need people to help nurture
these assets. And everyone can be an
“Asset Builder.”
The Missing
Pieces…
Assets, according to our kids…
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A Caring Neighborhood…………………35%
Valued by the Community………………20%
Adult Role Models……………………….27%
Neighbors take responsibility…………..44%
Places High Value on helping others….38%
Hope?
Reports that “My Life Has Purpose…
54%
Hope!
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Hope Transforms
Hope Encourages
Hope Heals
Hope Empowers
Hope Motivates
Hope Nurtures, Inspires and Builds
Kids at Hope
“I believe in me, because
you first believed in me!”
Whole Child in
Action
Wellness
Center
PALS
Ready
For K
Back
Packs
for Kids
Kids at
Hope
Back to
School
Celebration
Summer
Lunch
B&G
Club
A Community of Hope
Hopeful
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Happy
Whole
Happy people are hopeful people
Hopeful people are happy people
Hopeful and happy people are Whole
Whole people will exceed their potential
The Greatest
Assets
“You can dream, create, design
and build the most wonderful
place in the world, but it requires
people to make the dream a
reality.”
Walt Disney
The Roseto Story
Characteristics:
• Immunity to heart disease
– Smoked and drank wine freely
– Couldn’t afford olive oil – cooked primarily in lard
• Crime Rate
– Virtually zero
• Applications for Public Assistance
– Virtually zero
• Back-Breaking Labor in the in slate quarries
Healthy and Happy
• They took care of their own – generations
• Elderly as “the Supreme Court”
• The Whole Community Celebrated: Social Clubs,
Church Festivals, Evening Strolls
• Mutual Respect, Cooperation and a “kind of
joyous team spirit”
• “People are nourished by other people”
• Sense of support = less stress
The Connection
In Roseto, “…they worked
toward a common goal…
…a better life for their children.”
Thank you!