Health & Wellness Strand

Health & Wellness Strand at PHASE Bangkok

Two Pre-conferences
15 Workshops
2 Keynotes

Join us as we explore innovative and holistic approaches to integrate health and wellness into your school community

The Health and Wellness strand covers a diverse range of topics aimed at fostering the overall well-being of students, educators, and entire school communities.

Through keynotes, presentation and workshops attendees will gain practical, evidence-based strategies that can be seamlessly integrated into teaching practices, school policies. Whether you are a health or classroom teacher, school counsellor or PhysEd Teacher, this strand offers invaluable professional development to support your efforts in nurturing the physical, mental, and social-emotional well-being of all members of your school community.

By the end of this strand, you will leave with the tools and inspiration to champion a culture of health and wellness within your own school and community.

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Keynote Speakers

Ted Temertzoglou

Founder & President, Life Is Athletic (LIA)

Ted’s Bio

Holly Alperin

Clinical Associate Professor & Program Coordinator Health and Physical Education Department of Kinesiology, University of New Hampshire

Holly’s Bio

Pre-conference

REBOOT: A Holistic Approach to Educator Wellbeing

Health Education for International Schools

Workshops

Wellness, Health & Wellness

Strength in Connection: Integrating SEL Practices in Health and PE Classrooms

This workshop is designed to empower educators with the tools to create connections through SEL-centred classrooms. We'll delve into the skills and mindsets of SEL and how they contribute to the development of compassionate and inclusive classroom environments.

Rae Merrigan

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice

Empowering Communication: Crafting Gender Inclusive Language in the Classroom

This workshop is tailored for individuals seeking to enhance their confidence in using language that transcends gender stereotypes and norms when interacting with students and navigating family dynamics.

Gemma Adderley

Health & Wellness

Using the Broaden and Build Theory as a Framework to Support Mental Wellness within a Health Education Context

In this session, an assessment of the existing mental health capacity building practices in health education settings will be conducted.

Shane Russell

Pedagogy & Curriculum, Sports & Coaching

Using a Duathlon Competition to Teach Knowledge and Skills Relevant to Sports Nutrition and Training to Improve Athletic Performance

This presentation highlights the benefits and challenges of using such a model to teach well-established units in the curriculum.

Justin Cresser

Pedagogy & Curriculum, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice

Bringing Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices to The Physical and Health Education Classroom

This session will focus on how we can bring Culturally responsive teaching to the Physical and Health Education classroom.

Justin Cresser

Experiential Learning

Nature-Based Mindfulness Practices to Enhance Mental Health

Within this session, the framework of the workshop will be set to discuss the importance of supporting the needs of all students with Mindfulness practice to ensure it is a trauma-informed practice.

Shane Russell

Pedagogy & Curriculum

Make Puberty Fun! Where Movement and Learning Collide

Our interactive workshop will take the sometimes-dreaded “puberty lesson” and transform Health class into a movement-based learning space.

Sydney Langford, Jess Kekelis

Health & Wellness

Implementing Menstrual Education in Middle and High School Health

This presentation will provide the opportunity to discuss and explore the importance of teaching menstrual hygiene for the overall well-being of students from Grade 6-12.

Alex Geue

Wellness, Health & Wellness

Beyond the Anonymous Question Box: Being an ‘Askable Adult’

Join this session to grow your confidence and competence when answering questions about sexual health and puberty.

Rita McDermott, Emma Carroll

Health & Wellness

Body Image and Media Literacy: A Skills-Based Approach

Amy Lauren Smith

Wellness, Health & Wellness

The Latest Resources for Teaching Skills-Based Health

Amy Lauren Smith

Health & Wellness

So you want to build a health class? Considerations for Curriculum Development in Health Education

Holly Alperin

Health & Wellness

Skill Development in the Skills-Based Health Education Classroom

Holly Alperin

Health & Wellness

Health is a Verb – Creating Opportunities for Students to be Healthy & Well

Holly Alperin

Health & Wellness

Health Education for International Schools

Amy Lauren Smith

ABOUT THE ORGANIZER

21st Century Learning (21CL) organizes top-tier conferences and events that align with its mission of “Building Communities of Learners”.

Aside from PHASE Asia Pacific and China, our annual event portfolio includes 21CLHK Conference, GBA School Awards, AI & Future of Education Conference, International Schools Conference Asia, OFFSEAS (Outdoor Education), Lead to Succeed (Education Leadership), and InnovateEDU South Korea.

Led by educators with deep experience in Education Leadership, Professional Learning, EdTech and Progressive Pedagogy. 21CL also offers consultancy and professional learning services for schools.