Holistic education is a way of looking at the relationship between the student and the teacher. The holistic approach is to education what the whole language approach is to language arts - a philosophy or style. The holistic approach encompasses many aspects of life including social, psychological, scientific, spiritual, artistic, educational, etc.
Holistic education nurtures the development of the whole person.
It revolves around relationships between learners, between young people and adults. It enables learners to critically approach the cultural, moral, and political contexts of their lives. Holistic education does not focus on determining which facts or skills adults should teach children, but on creating a learning community which will stimulate the growing person's creative and inquisitive engagement with the world. The purpose of this page is to start a dialog with advocates of the holistic education approach. However, I will list all aspects of the holsistic approach to education in the information I provide.