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Education with a holistic perspective is concerned

with the development of every person's intellectual,
emotional,
social,
physical,
artistic,
creative
and spiritual potentials.
It seeks to engage students in the teaching/learning
process and encourages personal and collective
responsibility.
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Holistic education is a philosophy of education
based on the premise that each person finds
identity,
meaning,
and purpose in life through connections to the
community,
to the natural world,
and to humanitarian values such as compassion
and peace. 
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Involve all parts of a person for:
Head
Arms
Legs
Feet
Face
Mind
Learn out of the box
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An integrated, holistic approach to
teaching and learning also focuses on
connections to the natural world.

In early childhood programs it focuses

upon the inter-relatedness of all
curricular areas in helping children
acquire basic learning tools.
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Cognitive development is the
construction of thought
processes, including
remembering, problem solving,
and decision-making, from
childhood through adolescence to
adulthood.
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Piaget's four stages of intellectual (or cognitive) development are:

Birth to 18–24 months old

Object permanence, Preoperational

2 to 7 years old

Symbolic thought, Concrete operational

7 to 11 years old

Operational thought Formal operational

Adolescence to adulthood
Abstract concepts
Sensori- motor.

Birth through ages 18-24 months.

Pre- operational. Toddlerhood through early childhood (age 7)

Concrete operational.

Ages 7 to 12.

Formal operational. Adolescence through adulthood.

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The seven stages of a man's life:
infant,
schoolboy,
lover,
soldier,
justice,
Pant alone,
and old age, facing imminent death.
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The following are the stages of development:
• Infancy: This period extends from birth to 18 months of age. ...
• Early childhood: This stage ranges from 18 months to 3
years. ...
• Middle childhood: This stage extends from 3-5 years. ...
• Late childhood: ...
• Adolescence: ...
• Early adulthood: ...
• Mature adulthood: ...
• Old age:
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Children learn different things at
different stages, e.g. walking, 
talking, fine motor skills etc.

The four stages of life

• Stage I: Play, Imitation and Education. Birth – Infancy – Childhood –

Adolescence.
• Stage II: Self-Discovery, Enterprise & Adventurousness. Adolescence – Early
Adulthood – Adulthood.
• Stage III: Dedication, Contemplation & Benevolence. ...
• Stage IV: Retirement, Wisdom & Renunciation.
 
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Children develop skills in five main
areas of development:
• Cognitive Development. This is the
child's ability to learn and solve
problems. ...
• Social and Emotional Development. ...
• Speech and Language Development. ...
• Fine Motor Skill Development. ...
• Gross Motor Skill Development.