Narrator
At WestEd, we believe all learners thrive in environments that nurture the whole person. We’re dedicated to working collaboratively to encourage resilient and healthy schools and communities, embracing a whole-person, whole-systems approach, across all K-12 education and other child- and youth-serving systems.
With research and evidence-based practice at our core, we offer technical assistance, professional learning, surveys, research, evaluation, and resources, to help you support positive, responsive learning environments that promote well-being.
We’re committed to creating conditions that enable children and youth to cultivate a sense of purpose, build healthy relationships, experience a sense of place in the community, and achieve success in school and the workplace.
We work with you to align efforts at every level, from the state to the classroom, around a vision for whole-person initiatives that considers personal, collective, and systemic conditions for learning and development.
Dr. Summer Prather-Smith, Director of Engagement and School Climate, Santa Rita School District (California)
I would recommend WestEd as a thought partner in not just addressing your concerns on your campuses, but really looking at that data in meaningful ways. They came in and made us feel like we were partners in the work. I could call on them at any point, and so, it’s not kind of this one time they come in, they do this work. It’s really about this relationship and having a partner there ongoing in the work that we’re doing, that’s most meaningful to me.