Wheelock College, a private college with a public mission, is recognized as a national leader in its professional fields - child life, social work, and education. Wheelock carries out this mission by providing a sound education in the arts and sciences and in the professions. The College offers outstanding professional preparation in education, child life, and social work. The Wheelock mission is sustained by the College academic programs and by involvement in the life of many communities. Wheelock academic programs give the students a rigorous education in the arts and sciences while enabling students to become informed and empathic professionals. A curriculum with a multicultural dimension prepares students to work with children and families, to be responsible citizens, and to help create a just society. Through demanding and responsive teaching, faculty members inspire students to become informed and contributing citizens.