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  • PHASE Health & Well-being Summit

    From The Why to The How
    12-13 November 2026

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.

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)

There are combo tickets available to attend the PHASE AP conference (pre-conference + main conference) – see registration page.

REGISTER

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.

Presenters

Amy Lauren Smith

Consultant, Health Teacher and Schoolwide Health Coordinator, Hong Kong International School

Amy Lauren Smith is currently based at Hong Kong International School, where she teaches high school Health and serves as the 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

Holly Alperin

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

Holly Alperin has over 20 years’ experience in both public health and education and holds an Ed.M. in Policy, Planning and Administration from Boston University, a B.S. in Health Education/Health Promotion from Central Michigan University, and is a Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES). Currently, at the University of New Hampshire she is a faculty member and coordinates the Health and Physical Education teacher preparation program within the Department of Kinesiology. Prior to UNH, she worked for 16 years with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in a variety of roles to support schools as they worked towards strengthening policies and increasing capacity around school health education and programs, school nutrition programs, and ensuring high quality professional development for educators. Through work at the local, state, national and international levels she supports the implementation of a skills-based health education program and collaborates with schools and communities as they create a culture of health and well-being for all young people. Ms. Alperin’s research interests include skills-based health education, creating a culture of health and well-being in schools that ensures safe and equitable health education experiences, and enhancing school-based physical and health education programming. Ms. Alperin currently serves in a variety of volunteer roles including Director of Health for the International Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (IAHPEDS), Chair of the Pre-Service Teacher Preparation Council at UNH, past-vice president for health education of the NH Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance and past chair of the Health Education Council for SHAPE America. She lives in New Hampshire, USA with her husband and two daughters. In her free time, she enjoys the beach, yoga, skiing with her family, and taking time to enjoy a good book.

Dr. Sarah Benes

Associate Professor, Southern Connecticut State University

Dr. Benes is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of School Health Education at Southern Connecticut State University. She was previously the Program Director for Physical and Health Education programs at Boston University as well as serving as an Associate Clinical Professor at Merrimack College. Dr. Benes has multiple published articles in peer reviewed journals as well as a recently published textbook. She also presents at local and national conferences regularly and is actively engaged in service to the physical and health education professions as well as to the community. Dr. Benes’ research interests include skills-based health education, equity & justice in health education, physical activity in schools, and enhancing school-based physical and health education programming. Dr. Benes is also a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), a National Board Certified Health & Well-Being coach, and is Past President of SHAPE America.

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