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Sites Selected to Promote Healthy School Communities
ASCD Announces Selected Pilot Study Sites for Grant Award Program
Alexandria, VA (12/15/06)—The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) has awarded 11 grants of $10,000 to school teams from the United States and Canada that will work with their communities to create healthy school environments. Each selected site demonstrates a strong level of commitment to supporting comprehensive health programs and creating strong collaborations with other community institutions to develop best practices in leadership and instruction. (Continue)
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Healthy School Communities
ASCD's Healthy School Communities program is part of a large, multiyear plan to shift public dialogue about education from an academic focus to a whole child approach that encompasses all factors required for successful learning. ASCD hopes to recast the definition of a successful learner from one whose achievement is measured solely by academic tests, to one who is knowledgeable, emotionally and physically healthy, civically engaged, prepared for economic self-sufficiency, and ready for the world beyond formal schooling. (Continue)
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