John P. Miller, Michele Irwin and Kelli Nigh, all University of Toronto, Canada

• Forward by Nel Noddings.Chapter 1. The Practice of Holistic Education, J. Miller.Section 1. Examples of Holistic EducationChapter 2. Dearest Students: A Teacher's Letter of Reflection, Nina Moore.Chapter 3. Holistic Teaching in an After School Cooking Club, Daniel Gullery.Chapter 4. Tribes: A Transformative Tool for the 21st Century, Sarah Lowes.Chapter 5. Colegio San Francisco de Asis para Niños Sordo: A Chilean School for the Deaf, Ximena Barria Fernandez.Chapter 6. Exploring Play and Mindfulness in Early Childhood, Melanie Viglas.Chapter 7. Me, Myself and I: The Paradox of the Authentic Self, Michele Irwin.Chapter 8. Soul to Soul: Teacher to Student, Julia Verhaeghe.Chapter 9. Cultivating Curiosity: Inquiry in an International Baccalaureate Classroom, Rebecca Ryder.Section 2. Holistic PedagogyChapter 10. Practices That Foster Community and Interconnectedness, Stephanie Aglipay.Chapter 11. Soulful Physical Education, Peggy Donohue.Chapter 12. Nurturing the Whole Child: Is it Possible in Public School Setting? Jennifer Forsythe.Chapter 13. From Transaction to Transformation: A Reflection on Previous Professional Experience in EFL Course Design, Ahmed Kandil.Chapter 14. The Holistic Classroom Project: Preparing for a Teaching Year That Focuses on the Pursuit of Happiness, the Power of Empathy, and the Exhilaration of Being Present, Grant Minkhorst.Chapter 15. Identity and Authenticity in the ESOL (English as a Second or Other Language) Classroom, Elana Freeman.Chapter 16. Following Feeling During Mind-Body Inquiry, Kelli Nigh.Chapter 17. The Presence of the Thinking Heart in the Language Teaching-Learning Relationship, Merlin Charles.Section 3. NarrativesChapter 18. Solitude in Teaching, Jill Morris.Chapter 19. My Life as an Educator as Shaped by Life Experience, Nyambura Kariuki.Chapter 20. Just Love: Learning About Listening, Giving and Forgiving, Maria Karmiris.Chapter 21. My Holistic Journey: Significant Moments of a Lifelong Learner and Educator, Christopher Scott Russell.Chapter 22. Developing as a Holistic Educator: Learning to Understand My Students, Angela Bosco.Chapter 23. Teaching Is a Wild Ride, Melanie van de Water.Section 4. Teaching From the Thinking Heart: Final Reflections.

John P. Miller, Michele Irwin and Kelli Nigh, all University of Toronto, Canada

• Forward by Nel Noddings.Chapter 1. The Practice of Holistic Education, J. Miller.Section 1. Examples of Holistic EducationChapter 2. Dearest Students: A Teacher's Letter of Reflection, Nina Moore.Chapter 3. Holistic Teaching in an After School Cooking Club, Daniel Gullery.Chapter 4. Tribes: A Transformative Tool for the 21st Century, Sarah Lowes.Chapter 5. Colegio San Francisco de Asis para Niños Sordo: A Chilean School for the Deaf, Ximena Barria Fernandez.Chapter 6. Exploring Play and Mindfulness in Early Childhood, Melanie Viglas.Chapter 7. Me, Myself and I: The Paradox of the Authentic Self, Michele Irwin.Chapter 8. Soul to Soul: Teacher to Student, Julia Verhaeghe.Chapter 9. Cultivating Curiosity: Inquiry in an International Baccalaureate Classroom, Rebecca Ryder.Section 2. Holistic PedagogyChapter 10. Practices That Foster Community and Interconnectedness, Stephanie Aglipay.Chapter 11. Soulful Physical Education, Peggy Donohue.Chapter 12. Nurturing the Whole Child: Is it Possible in Public School Setting? Jennifer Forsythe.Chapter 13. From Transaction to Transformation: A Reflection on Previous Professional Experience in EFL Course Design, Ahmed Kandil.Chapter 14. The Holistic Classroom Project: Preparing for a Teaching Year That Focuses on the Pursuit of Happiness, the Power of Empathy, and the Exhilaration of Being Present, Grant Minkhorst.Chapter 15. Identity and Authenticity in the ESOL (English as a Second or Other Language) Classroom, Elana Freeman.Chapter 16. Following Feeling During Mind-Body Inquiry, Kelli Nigh.Chapter 17. The Presence of the Thinking Heart in the Language Teaching-Learning Relationship, Merlin Charles.Section 3. NarrativesChapter 18. Solitude in Teaching, Jill Morris.Chapter 19. My Life as an Educator as Shaped by Life Experience, Nyambura Kariuki.Chapter 20. Just Love: Learning About Listening, Giving and Forgiving, Maria Karmiris.Chapter 21. My Holistic Journey: Significant Moments of a Lifelong Learner and Educator, Christopher Scott Russell.Chapter 22. Developing as a Holistic Educator: Learning to Understand My Students, Angela Bosco.Chapter 23. Teaching Is a Wild Ride, Melanie van de Water.Section 4. Teaching From the Thinking Heart: Final Reflections.