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June 1, 2025 — On this Global Day of Parents, we honor the extraordinary, everyday heroes who shape the futures of children—parents. At the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC), we recognize that parents are a child’s first and most influential teachers, and that the home is...

The University of Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC), part of the Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI), has released its Five-Year Review , highlighting a half-decade of impact, innovation, and research in support of children and youth facing adversity...

More than 40 Haitian educators, practitioners, donors, religious leaders, and researchers convened at the University of Notre Dame on April 10–11, 2025, to chart bold, collaborative solutions for transforming Haiti’s education system. Hosted by Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the...

The Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC), part of the Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI) at the University of Notre Dame, is proud to announce that 237 educators from Social Welfare schools across Telangana, India are participating in a transformative Whole Child...

This story was originally published by Wendy Wilson for the Keough School of Global Affairs. To view the original story, please click here. Education study in Africa prioritizes local engagement in Kenya, Senegal and Uganda. Collaborative research that engages partners on the ground can produce...

The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) has awarded the Jackie Kirk Outstanding Book Award to Neil Boothby , Professor and Director of the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC) in the Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI) at the University of Notre...

When Anaya was in third grade in a primary school outside Hyderabad, India, she was told she would have to arrive an hour before the other students each day to clean the classrooms and toilets. Once she reached her class, she was often isolated, bullied, and overlooked. Because she was born into a...

In an innovative study aimed at redefining teacher agency in Uganda, researchers from the University of Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC) and the Luigi Giussani Foundation (LGF) are set to explore how this concept can translate into actionable strategies that...