The Design Principles for School’s guide for Equitable Whole Child Design consists of five elements that provide the foundation for healthy development, learning, and thriving. Schools can adopt key structures and practices within this document that nurture each design principle individually and use them in reinforcing and integrated ways to truly support learner needs, interest, talents, voice, and agency.

Additional Resources:

• Science of Learning and Development Design Principles for Schools Self-Assessment Tool: can be utilized by schools to examine the structures, systems, and practices associated with the principles of whole child design.