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Pathways out of Adversity

July 18, 2025

Pathways out of Adversity: Mani Chandana’s Journey to Transform Education

Signing

July 7, 2025

Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child and Osmania University Partner to Expand Social and Emotional Research and Education Programs

June 12, 2025

Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child and Lucy Family Institute Launch App to Empower Nearly 7,000 Teachers Across India

Teacher

January 31, 2023

The GC-DWC receives $600,000 award to create WCD training center in India

The Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC) at the University of Notre Dame has received a $600,000 award from Porticus, a global philanthropic organization, to create a whole child development (WCD) training center in India. The GC-DWC will serve as the anchor organization for...

Neil Boothby

January 13, 2023

Director Neil Boothby outlines education challenges in 2023

As we look ahead to 2023, the Institute for Educational Initiatives asked center directors what they feel are the most pressing issues facing education. Neil Boothby, Director of the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child, discussed out-of-school children as a major obstacle facing...

Thungathurthy

December 21, 2022

2022 GC-DWC Newsletter

We are excited to share our 2022 Year in Review Newsletter. In this year's newsletter, we will guide you through our latest programming and research as well as our efforts in placing a greater emphasis on inclusion, resiliency, and the sustainability of our work. We are grateful for your partnership...

Kate Schuenke-Lucien, Director of Haiti Initiatives

Think. Pair. Share. with Kate Schuenke-Lucien

From summertime foods, frisbees, and exploring Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, to the transformational power of finding the “secret sauce” at St. Procopius and all Catholic schools Kate Schuenke-Lucien , Director for Haiti in the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child, shares how the...

Global Center leads $23 million award

Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child part of $23 million award for education in Haiti in partnership with Catholic Relief Services

The University of Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC) will play a key role in implementing a $23 million program funded by USAID designed to improve Haitian students’ foundational skills in reading, literacy and social emotional learning by building and...

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Think. Pair. Share. with Nikhit D'Sa

From St. Patrick and his feast day to five-day cricket extravaganzas and adopting a human-centered approach to research application in the lived experience of children and teachers Nikhit D’Sa , Assistant Professor and Senior Associate Director for Research at the Global Center for the Development...

Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child - Haiti

February 17, 2022

Notre Dame’s Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child receives $3.4 million to support resilient education in Haiti

The Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC) at the University of Notre Dame has received three grant awards totalling $3.4 million to fund resilient education programming in Haiti. These awards — from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the LEGO Foundation and USAID — build on Notre...

2021 GC-DWC Newsletter

February 10, 2022

2021 GC-DWC Newsletter Released

As we close out another year at the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child and look forward to 2022, we are invigorated by the progress of our in-country partners, global team, innovative collaborators, and generous friends, donors, and supporters. Witnessing the implementation of...

December 3, 2021

Wirth Family Expands its Commitment to Haiti’s Future

For Gilbert (“Chip”) Wirth and his family, investment in Haiti has always meant investment in people. What began as a commitment to cultivating healthy outcomes for Haitians over the past 24 years has transformed into creating economic and educational opportunities for entire communities, bringing...

SEL

October 21, 2021

What does the evidence say? SEL Programming in Haiti

What does the evidence say? Social emotional skills go by many names: life skills, 21 st century skills, non-cognitive skills, transferable skills…. Whatever the name, however, social emotional learning (SEL) encompasses a variety of competencies and skills which influence relationships, behavior...

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