What is Holistic Education?
Holistic Education is focused on education of the whole person. Or in other words not only focused on academics but on the development of the whole self, so that it includes physical learning, emotional learning, mental learning, creative learning, spiritual learning, learning about oneself and social learning and developing healthy relationships.
“Holistic education is a philosophy of education based on the premise that each person find identity, meaning, and purpose in life through connections to the community, to the natural world, and to humanitarian values such as compassion and peace. Holistic education aims to call forth from people an intrinsic reverence for life and a passionate love of learning.” — Ron Miller- Pioneer in Holistic Education (Saw, 2013, p. 70).
The Four Pillars of Learning and Holistic Education are:
The Teacher’s Role in Holistic Education:
The teacher is more of a “facilitator” and focuses more on collaboration encourage problem solving and reflection and the use of real life experiences.
Holistic Education is focused on education of the whole person. Or in other words not only focused on academics but on the development of the whole self, so that it includes physical learning, emotional learning, mental learning, creative learning, spiritual learning, learning about oneself and social learning and developing healthy relationships.
“Holistic education is a philosophy of education based on the premise that each person find identity, meaning, and purpose in life through connections to the community, to the natural world, and to humanitarian values such as compassion and peace. Holistic education aims to call forth from people an intrinsic reverence for life and a passionate love of learning.” — Ron Miller- Pioneer in Holistic Education (Saw, 2013, p. 70).
The Four Pillars of Learning and Holistic Education are:
- Learning to know (memory, imagination, reasoning, problem solving, critical thinking)
- Learning to do (applying what learners have learned, communicating, team work, social skill building, adaptability to change, resolve conflicts)
- Learning to live together (knowledge of oneself and others, appreciating diversity, cooperative social behaviour, empathy, sharing and respect, resolve conflicts through dialogue)
- Learning to be (learning to be human and personality development)
The Teacher’s Role in Holistic Education:
The teacher is more of a “facilitator” and focuses more on collaboration encourage problem solving and reflection and the use of real life experiences.