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February 7, 2026

A Whole School Approach to Health and Wellbeing 

Registration Open Soon

Registration deadline: January 23, 2026

Overview

With concerns around well-being on the rise, the WHO and UNESCO joined forces in 2021 to update their Global Standards for Health-Promoting Schools. Join our one-day workshop to delve into how this guidance doc can help international schools pull together the different components – student voice, policy, health curriculum, safeguarding, SEL, employee wellness, and physical environment – that can foster a culture of health and wellbeing. Participants will leave feeling empowered with tools and ideas to get everyone in their community speaking the same language and working towards the same common goals.

Attendees

This workshop is suitable for: 

  • School Wellbeing and Wellness Directors 
  • Administrators 
  • Curriculum and Grade Level Leads 
  • Health and PE Teachers 
  • School Counselors 
  • Advisors and PSHE Teachers 

Speaker

Amy Lauren Smith

Amy Lauren Smith currently teaches Health & Wellbeing at Hong Kong International School, where she also serves as Schoolwide Health Coordinator. With over 15 years of experience in curriculum design and international education, Amy works as a consultant with schools looking to align their approach to whole-school wellness, Health, and SEL. She presents at conferences around the world and remains active in the field through her work with SHAPE America and as Secretary of Health for the International Alliance for Health, PE, Dance, and Sport. 

You can find her online at thehealthteacher.com.

Cost

HKD $1200

Schedule

7:30 - 8:00 a.m.Registration and light breakfast
8:00 - 8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Grounding 

8:30-11:30 a.m. Part 1
  • Intro to the Global Standards for Health Promoting Schools
  • Break
  • Needs assessment tools to identify overlaps and areas of growth
  • Using your school's strategic plan and accreditation visits for a schoolwide focus on health and wellbeing 

 

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Lunch

12:15 - 3:45 p.m. Part 2
  • Curricular alignment tools for SEL, Advisory, and Health
  • Culturally responsive resources that align with host country values, laws and mandates 
  • Break
  • Increasing student agency to bring about lasting change
3:45 - 4:00 p.m.Close

Registration Open Soon

Registration deadline: January 23, 2026

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