Dr Tucker summarised years of research (and decades of experience) presenting his PhD findings on Educating for Humanity & The Holistic Principle.

The evening began with Dr Tucker asking the audience three questions: What is the child? What is this world under pressure? And what is the fundamental aim of education?

He then presented a systematic review of international, national, and school statements of the purpose and intent of their education demonstrating how all policy statements are attempting to capture the whole-person, transforming young people into fully formed human beings. The challenge was put that very few of these sufficiently describe the comprehensiveness of such a holistic, integrated education.

A brief featured images of Barker students’ major works in Art and Design and Technology, accompanied by music recorded by Barker students.

The second part of the talk proposed a framework for educating humanity featuring holistic learning (integrating the intellectual, physical, social, emotional, aesthetic, ethical and spiritual) and holistic education (involving the whole child, whole educator, whole teaching, whole school community, holistic curriculum and even the whole cosmos).

The PowerPoint presentation from the evening can be accessed HERE.

Dr Tucker’s book on this research will be available soon and details will be shared on the Barker Institute website.