Holistic Curriculum

 



  1. What would be a holistic approach to a school program?
    • having multiple different aspects such as fostering emotional, moral, and spiritual growth to teach besides typical academic subjects, focusing on the positives to achieve happiness, and positive mental health and looking at the whole person
  2. Describe an optimistic classroom.
    • concentrate on the positives to achieve happiness for children/good mental health, positive psychology

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