The WE- CTI 2011-2021
This ten (10) year initiative is aimed at using the practical application of critical thinking skills to address and correct the gaps in achievement which exist and persist in our public schools and are at crises levels for African American students.
The mission of the WE- CTI 2011-2021 is to use the triad of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to engage educators, learners, and parents toward closing the academic achievement gap from the inside out.
The CTI seeks to actualize the three (3) goal and expected outcomes of Wholistic Education:
1. To produce a thinker with the ability to recognize all aspects of self as being healthy, positive, and relevant.
2. To cultivate a conscientious life long learner who is cognizant of the connections that center on change.
3. To establish a foundation to be nurtured and sustained in order to serve as the core building blocks for transformative engagement.
The WE-Critical Thinking Initiative has a Three- Fold Target Group: Educators, Learners/ Students and Parents
Educators are defined as those who act as facilitators of learning who regard themselves as both a learner and a leader and who are committed to fostering and modeling an example of intellectual curiosity.
Learners is the term Wholistic Education™ uses to refer to the student or the individual who is actively engaged in a particular domain of learning. The two words are used interchangeably.
Parents are those regarded as primary care givers i.e. blood relatives, legal guardian, etc. for age appropriate Learners and participants in WEE, LLC programs.
The Critical Thinking Initiative is wholly learner- centered; but the undeniable truth is that students need the support of their family and community to reach their full potential. Based on this understanding, the programs associated with The Critical Thinking Initiative were designed to serve the student, their parents and/ or guardian, and the educators who teach them. Wholistic Education uses this model as the framework to ensure the maximal development of the learner, while simultaneously supporting those key individuals (parents and educators) who have the greatest impact on student success.
Critical Thinking Initiative Programs
1) The Sankofa Butterfly Project- Phase One: Fall 2011
2) M- Power The Parent™ -3P (Parent Partner Program) Workshops
3) M- Power The Educator™ - Action Research: A Call for Critical Thinking Across Content Areas
4) Wholistic Education (WE) Scholar Series
5) Wholistic Education (WE) Literary Society
Contact Wholistic Education Enterprises LLC for program details
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