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What started as a local collaboration that combined research and education practice at the University of Notre Dame has turned into a national project that provides high-quality support for children – and inspiration for future teachers. Each school day, students in South Bend and at schools around...

The Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child (GC-DWC) at the University of Notre Dame has received a $200,000 award to develop a learning framework for the ‘Nurturing the Spiritual Development of Children in the Early Year’ Toolkit . Led by Arigatou Foundation , the Consortium on...

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...

Our year-end compilation of a few fun and memorable moments from this year’s conversations, as we talked all things modern education with some of the best minds—and hearts—in the field. Thank you to our listeners, the team at the Institute for Educational Initiatives and the Alliance for Catholic...

Two professors at the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Educational Initiatives were ranked among the nation’s top 200 education scholars as selected by the Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, an annual listing published by Education Week, that highlights academics who had the year’s...

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...