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It argues that long-lasting adversity can produce toxic stress and complex trauma, which may interfere with learning. The text presents safety and support as foundational psychological needs—belonging, autonomy, competence, and physical/emotional safety—linking school connectedness and climate to academic engagement.","®  \nSafe, Supported, and Ready to Learn  \nThousands of students carrying backpacks stream into school every day. As a society we rely on school staff to ensure that all children receive the education they need to become healthy, productive citizens. The reality is that some children bring more in their backpacks than last night’s homework. These children come weighed down by the impact of negative life experiences. Some of them are abused or neglected. Others live with the loss of a parent. Some witness violence at home or in their neighborhood. These and other adverse childhood experiences (ACEs, box 1)1 can compromise optimal brain development and negatively affect children’s physical, emotional, behavioral, social, and cognitive development. 2, 3  \nWhen ACEs are sustained over a long period of time, they can result in toxic stress, 2 and, for some children, contribute to Complex Trauma that can shake their sense of safety to its core.4 When children also live with the stress of poverty, or experience bullying or harassment at school, the impact  \n©[2014 Committee for Children](2014 Committee for Children | SecondStep. org)[ |](2014 Committee for Children | SecondStep. org)[ SecondStep. org](2014 Committee for Children | SecondStep. org)  \nADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES1  \nAbuse  \n• Emotional  \n• Physical  \n• Sexual  \nNeglect  \n• Emotional  \n• Physical  \nHousehold Dysfunction  \n• Mother treated violently  \n• Household substance abuse  \n• Household mental illness  \n• Parental separation or divorce  \n• Incarcerated household member  \nNote: Other categories of ACEs have been studied in subsequent research.  \nBOX 1  \nBROUGHT TO YOU BY  \nof ACEs can be amplified. But the violence, instability, and neglect experienced by these children need not completely jeopardize their ability to learn in school.4 Schools can be a sanctuary where all children—including those who need it most—experience safety and support. And when children feel safe and supported, they’re ready to learn.5  \nPutting Safety and Support First  \nIt’s well established that as humans we share basic psychological needs for belonging, autonomy, and competence. 6, 7, 8 The need for belonging is met when we have close, supportive relationships; the need for autonomy is met when we have some influence and control over what happens to us; the need for competence is met when we feel capable and accomplished. Another basic need is that of physical and emotional safety. In Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, the need for safety is second only to our physiological needs for food, water, and sleep.9 Students bring these basic psychological needs with them to school. And if these needs are not met, they are less likely to commit to the school’s values, norms, and rules.6 They’realso less likely to feel motivated and able to concentrate on learning. 7, 10, 11  \nMeeting these basic psychological needs for students is an essential pre-condition for learning6, 7, 8 and requires more than a challenging curriculum, adequate supplies, or clean facilities. It requires an environment of safety and support, which also leads to students feeling more connected to school.12 School Connectedness has been associated with increased academic achievement and other positive outcomes for children and youth.5, 11–13 Students feeling safe, supported, and connected to school contributes to a positive School Climate.14 This in turn supports students’motivation for and engagement in learning as well as staff engagement in teaching. Feeling safe and supported is even more important for students experiencing Traumatic Stress (box 2) or other difficulties in their lives.4 Given that at least one in four students have experienced a traumatic  \nTRAUMATIC STRESS  \nChild traumatic stress occurs when children and adolescents are exposed to traumatic events or traumatic situations, and when this exposure overwhelms their ability to cope with what they have experienced  \nExamples of traumatic events are:  \n• School shoot","cbCailoX5T5ss2s8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailoX5T5ss2s8","pdf",304275,2,1,10,"English","en",105,"# Adverse Childhood Experiences\n## Putting Safety and Support First\n# Traumatic Stress\n## Feeling Safe\n## Complex Trauma\n## School Connectedness\n## School Climate","[{\"question\":\"Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)如何影响学习？\",\"answer\":\"ACEs会损害儿童在身体、情绪、行为、社交和认知方面的发展，从而削弱最佳的学习状态。\"},{\"question\":\"为什么学校需要优先提供安全与支持？\",\"answer\":\"当学生的归属、自主、胜任感以及身体与情绪安全需求得不到满足时，更难投入学校规范并专注学习。因此，学校环境的安全与支持是学习的重要前提。\"},{\"question\":\"学生对学校安全的感受会带来哪些影响？\",\"answer\":\"学生对学校安全的感知会影响其学习能力；缺乏安全感会降低课堂注意力，并减少学术冒险。同时，学校不安全环境还可能导致缺勤增加、学校连结感和参与度下降。\"}]","Safe, Supported, and Ready to Learn | PDF",1787284215,25,{"code":4,"msg":32,"data":33},"ok",{"site_id":25,"language":24,"slug":34,"title":13,"keywords":35,"description":14,"schema_data":36,"social_meta":87,"head_meta":89,"extra_data":91,"updated_unix":29},"safe-supported-and-ready-to-learn","",{"@graph":37,"@context":86},[38,54,69],{"@type":39,"itemListElement":40},"BreadcrumbList",[41,45,48,51],{"item":42,"name":43,"@type":44,"position":21},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":46,"name":47,"@type":44,"position":20},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",{"item":49,"name":12,"@type":44,"position":50},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/healthcare/",3,{"item":52,"name":13,"@type":44,"position":53},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/safe-supported-and-ready-to-learn/134664/",4,{"url":52,"name":13,"@type":55,"author":56,"headline":13,"publisher":58,"fileFormat":61,"inLanguage":24,"description":14,"dateModified":62,"datePublished":63,"encodingFormat":61,"isAccessibleForFree":64,"interactionStatistic":65},"DigitalDocument",{"name":9,"@type":57},"Person",{"url":42,"name":59,"@type":60},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-09-01","2026-08-21",true,{"@type":66,"interactionType":67,"userInteractionCount":20},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":68},"ViewAction",{"@type":70,"mainEntity":71},"FAQPage",[72,78,82],{"name":73,"@type":74,"acceptedAnswer":75},"Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)如何影响学习？","Question",{"text":76,"@type":77},"ACEs会损害儿童在身体、情绪、行为、社交和认知方面的发展，从而削弱最佳的学习状态。","Answer",{"name":79,"@type":74,"acceptedAnswer":80},"为什么学校需要优先提供安全与支持？",{"text":81,"@type":77},"当学生的归属、自主、胜任感以及身体与情绪安全需求得不到满足时，更难投入学校规范并专注学习。因此，学校环境的安全与支持是学习的重要前提。",{"name":83,"@type":74,"acceptedAnswer":84},"学生对学校安全的感受会带来哪些影响？",{"text":85,"@type":77},"学生对学校安全的感知会影响其学习能力；缺乏安全感会降低课堂注意力，并减少学术冒险。同时，学校不安全环境还可能导致缺勤增加、学校连结感和参与度下降。","https://schema.org",{"og:url":52,"og:type":88,"og:title":13,"og:site_name":59,"og:description":14},"article",{"robots":90,"canonical":52},"index,follow",{"doc_id":7,"site_id":25},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":93},[94,98,102,106,111,116,119,124,129,132,135],{"id":21,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":95,"show_sort_weight":96,"slug":97},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":20,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":99,"show_sort_weight":100,"slug":101},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":53,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":103,"show_sort_weight":104,"slug":105},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":107,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":108,"show_sort_weight":109,"slug":110},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":112,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":113,"show_sort_weight":114,"slug":115},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":11,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":12,"show_sort_weight":117,"slug":118},40,"healthcare",{"id":120,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":121,"show_sort_weight":122,"slug":123},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":125,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":126,"show_sort_weight":127,"slug":128},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":127,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":130,"show_sort_weight":127,"slug":131},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":133,"show_sort_weight":22,"slug":134},"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":136,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":47,"category_name":137,"show_sort_weight":107,"slug":138},19,"General","general"]