Our Initiatives
Closing The Educational Gap; Improving Social Mobility and Health Equity
Guiding Principle
Enable all children, young people, and adults to maximize their capabilities and have control over their lives
Mission
Provide access to educational technology and online Individualized Learning experiences to narrow the Educational Gap and Promote Scholastic Achievement.
If, as an organization, we had to choose one social determinate of health to accomplish our mission, it would be EDUCATION; and not merely years spent in a classroom, but the outcome of education: knowledge, skills, opportunity, and control over your life, facilitating gender equity and social mobility. Education is at the center of health equity. Looking backward through the life course, inequalities in education are caused, in part, by inequalities in early childhood development. Looking outwards from the individual to society, inequalities in society cause inequalities in education. Schools matter, and the quality of education received matters. Good education, in turn, leads to all the good things promised: “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”
If, as an organization, we had to choose one social determinate of health to accomplish our mission, it would be EDUCATION; and not merely years spent in a classroom, but the outcome of education: knowledge, skills, opportunity, and control over your life, facilitating gender equity and social mobility. Education is at the center of health equity. Looking backward through the life course, inequalities in education are caused, in part, by inequalities in early childhood development. Looking outwards from the individual to society, inequalities in society cause inequalities in education. Schools matter, and the quality of education received matters. Good education, in turn, leads to all the good things promised: “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Inequalities in educational outcomes affect physical and mental health, income, employment, and quality of life. The graded relationship between socioeconomic position and the educational outcome has significant implications for subsequent employment, income, living standards, behaviors, and mental and physical health.
Inequalities in educational outcomes affect physical and mental health, income, employment, and quality of life. The graded relationship between socioeconomic position and the educational outcome has significant implications for subsequent employment, income, living standards, behaviors, and mental and physical health.
Closer links between schools, the family, and the local community are essential steps to this achievement. The development of extended services in and around schools is important. In addition, more is needed to develop the skills of teaching and non-teaching staff to work across the home–school boundaries and develop the broader life skills of children and young people.
Closer links between schools, the family, and the local community are essential steps to this achievement. The development of extended services in and around schools is important. In addition, more is needed to develop the skills of teaching and non-teaching staff to work across the home–school boundaries and develop the broader life skills of children and young people.
There is an early childhood development gap, and we can fill it by working together across sectors to better society as a whole.
There is an early childhood development gap, and we can fill it by working together across sectors to better society as a whole.
For more information on Wellaccesss Education Initiative and how you can ensure quality education for all children and help narrow the educational gap while promoting scholastic achievement, we invite you to read our education brief and share it with others. The brief provides insights on the “Link Between Education and Health Inequities,” “How We Can Work Together Across Sectors To Reduce Inequalities In Education And Skill Acquisition,” and “How The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Exacerbated Education Inequities,” among other insights.
For more information on Wellaccesss Education Initiative and how you can ensure quality education for all children and help narrow the educational gap while promoting scholastic achievement, we invite you to read our education brief and share it with others. The brief provides insights on the “Link Between Education and Health Inequities,” “How We Can Work Together Across Sectors To Reduce Inequalities In Education And Skill Acquisition,” and “How The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Exacerbated Education Inequities,” among other insights.