The Children's Aid Society

Making the Case for Community Schools

The first part of making the case involves thoroughly understanding the Community Schools concept. We encourage you to read The Children's Aid Society's books: Building a Community School (2001) (click here for free download) and Community Schools in Action: Lessons from a Decade of Practice (2005), available from Oxford University Press.

Another part of making the case is understanding the research that undergirds the community schools approach. To download a fact sheet on this research, click here. Then you should begin to create a vision for your own school and community about how you will adapt these ideas to your local circumstances.