Join a growing network of educators collaborating to strengthen health and well-being education in schools.
The PHASE Health & Well-being Summit is a two-day collaborative experience designed for educators teaching Health, Well-being, and SEL. Hosted as a pre-conference to the PHASE Asia Pacific conference, this summit brings together a growing community of practitioners committed to strengthening health and wellness education in their schools.
Whether you attended last year or are joining for the first time, this is a space to reconnect, collaborate, and keep building your practice. Work alongside colleagues and experts to refine your vision, develop curriculum, and strengthen instructional approaches that support meaningful student outcomes.
Through a mix of engaging sessions, breakout discussions, and dedicated planning time, you’ll leave with practical next steps and renewed momentum for your program.
Keynote Speakers and Sessions
- Holly Alperin
- Sarah Benes
- Amy Lauren Smith
- Others to be confirmed
Breakout Sessions and Panels
Participate in interactive breakout sessions led by peers and experts from around the region. Sessions are grounded in real classroom practice and designed to support both content knowledge and instructional approaches, helping you move from vision to implementation.
Topics may include:
- Sexual health education and skills-based approaches
- Body image, identity, and student wellbeing
- Supporting boys and young men: promoting healthy masculinity, relationships, and respect
- Aligning health education with advisory and SEL programs
- Substance use prevention through culturally responsive, harm reduction frameworks
- Child safeguarding lessons that build practical, empowering protective skills
- Scope and sequence development and vertical alignment
- Classroom strategies that support engagement, relevance, and inclusion
Collaborative Professional Learning
Connect with educators who share similar roles and contexts in a dedicated space designed for meaningful collaboration. Whether you are returning to build on last year’s work or joining for the first time, this is an opportunity to deepen your practice through shared learning.
Work alongside health teachers, counselors, and wellness leaders from across the region to exchange ideas, reflect on your current program, and make tangible progress in curriculum and implementation. Many participants describe this as one of the most valuable parts of the experience—the time to think, plan, and create alongside others doing the same work.
Who Should Attend:
- Health, well-being, PSHE, or PHE teachers
- Counselors and school psychologists
- Designated safeguarding leads
- SEL and advisory leads
- Curriculum coordinators
- Educators from any school context or curriculum (IB, British, American, Australian, etc.)
- Anyone involved in teaching or leading health and well-being
Present at the Summit
There is an opportunity to lead workshops and sessions during this summit in hour-long breakout sessions, as well as at the PHASE Main Conference focused on the strand of Health, Well-being and SEL. Accepted presenters will receive a $75USD discount on their registration. So if you those interested in presenting, please submit.
PHASE AP 2026 – Hanoi
Date and Time
12 and 13 November
9:00 am – 4:00 pm each day
Location
United Nations International School of Hanoi
Pricing
Super Early Bird – $525USD(before 31 May 2026)
Early Bird – $545USD (before 19 September 2026)
Regular – $575USD (before 17 October 2026)
Last Minute – $599USD (before 12 November 2026)
+ 5% registration fee
There are combo tickets available to attend the PHASE AP conference (pre-conference + main conference) – see registration page.
Note: You do not need to register for the main PHASE Conference to attend this one day workshop.
Important Note: The “Go or no go” date for pre-conferences is 18th September 2026. Please do not book nonrefundable travel before this date. Pre-conferences will only go ahead if we have reached a defined minimum enrollment.
Please register early for pre-conferences you are especially keen on a particular pre-conference.
If you have registered for a pre con in the unlikely event it does not go ahead, you will be 100% refunded or can switch to another pre-conference.
Pre-conference Agenda: Health & Well-Being Summit: From the Why to the How
Day 1 – Thursday, November 12, 2026
| Time | Session |
| 9:00 AM | Keynote: Culturally Relevant Health Education: From Global Standards to Local Impact Health education is most effective when it reflects the needs of the cultures and communities it serves. Drawing on international frameworks, this keynote explores how schools can adapt health education to local contexts while maintaining high standards for student well-being and the development of essential life skills. |
| 9:20 AM | Welcome & Grounding Activity |
| 9:45 AM | Session 1: Skills-Based Health Education (Choose a Track) |
| Track 1 – First-Time Summit Participants: Skills-Based and Skills-Informed Designed for participants attending the summit for the first time. This session provides a shared foundation in the principles and practices of Skills-Based Health Education and introduces key concepts that will support learning throughout the summit. | |
| Track 2 – Returning Summit Participants: How Skills-Based Are You? Designed for participants who attended last year’s summit. Building on prior learning, this session provides an opportunity to revisit key concepts, examine implementation efforts, and refine approaches to skills-based instruction. | |
| 11:45 AM | Lunch |
| 12:45 PM | Participant-Led Breakout Sessions (Share your work and learn from peers) |
| 2:00 PM | Participant-Led Breakout Sessions (Share your work and learn from peers) Do you have a lesson or unit plan to share? Or an example of how you weave content into skills-based instruction? Submit a proposal to lead a breakout session and help colleagues see skills-based health education in action. |
| 3:00 PM | Session 2: Work Time with Your Cohort Use dedicated planning time to work with your school team or a cohort of educators in similar roles and contexts. Participants will discuss challenges, exchange ideas, and identify next steps for strengthening skills-based health education. |
| 4:00 PM | Networking Social |
Day 2 – Friday, November 13, 2026
| Time | Session |
| 9:00 AM | Grounding Activity |
| 9:15 AM | Session 3: Scope & Sequencing for Your School Explore approaches for organizing skill instruction across grade levels to create a coherent and aligned health education program. Participants will consider what students need to know and be able to do at each stage of learning and begin mapping a progression that fits their school context. |
| 10:30 AM | Session 4: Collaborative Skills-Based Unit Development by Grade Level Work alongside educators who teach the same grade level to design or refine a skills-based unit. This collaborative work session provides a rare opportunity to exchange ideas, problem-solve with peers, and receive feedback from summit facilitators as you align content, skills, and assessment. |
| 11:45 AM | Lunch |
| 12:45 PM | Session 5: Assessment in Skills-Based Health Education What does meaningful assessment look like in a skills-based classroom? Explore practical approaches for measuring skill development and gathering evidence of students’ ability to apply health skills across a variety of real-world situations. |
| 2:00 PM | Session 6: Engagement Strategies for Skills-Based Instruction Discover classroom-ready strategies and tools that help students actively practice and apply health skills. Participants will leave with resources they can use right away to create more engaging and meaningful learning experiences. |
| 3:00 PM | Wrap-Up & Reflection Reflect on key takeaways from the summit and identify next steps for your school. Participants will leave with practical ideas for strengthening, refining, or expanding skills-based health education in their own contexts. |
