Design Principles for Schools

Playbook
Written By Michael Wiemeyer

Putting the Science of Learning and Development Into Action

Cover for Design Principles for Schools publication
A blue wheel divided into five equal segments filled with short descriptions of the five components of whole-child design centered around a green circle representing a whole child. 
Learning Policy Institute & Turnaround for Children. (2021).

This playbook aims to answer the question, “How can we design learning settings so that all young people can thrive?” It provides the scientific foundation for the principles of whole-child design and ways to apply them, outlining the features of a learning setting designed for the whole-child; demonstrating their significance; and sharing evidence-based practices to bring them about.

 
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