Mission

To advance knowledge and solutions in response to social and educational challenges.

To fulfill this mission, Aspire collaborates with Wheelock faculty and staff, and community partners to envision and develop new, effective policy and practice in the fields of education, child and human development, and health and wellness. 

Core Values

Connection: Engage and strengthen communities
Innovation: Explore and expand what is possible
Optimism: Act with energy and hope for the future

Issue Areas

Education: We promote competent, inclusive, and caring practitioners who are grounded in scholarship, leadership, and professional practice.
Child and Human Development: We promote greater understanding among families and practitioners of the biological, social, emotional, environmental and cultural-linguistic factors that shape human development across the lifespan.
Health and Wellness: We promote a comprehensive approach to health and wellness that includes a focus on both personal health and the physical and social health of the community.  

Across these areas, Aspire develops and implements initiatives that promote professional skill development, reflective practice, lifelong learning, and cross-discipline collaboration. 

Activities

Through strategic collaboration we:
Develop new, evidence-based and sustainable program models

Craft strategic plans and policy reports for decision-makers
Convene community partners and experts to problem-solve
Assess what works at Wheelock and beyond to improve social and education outcomes

 
 

Resources

Click here for a summary about who we are.
Click here for some fast facts about Aspire.
Click here to learn more about our issue areas.
Click here to learn about how our programs and issue areas overlap.
Click here to see a timeline of the Aspire Institute.

Connection. Innovation. Optimism