Health Education for International Schools – Shanghai

Health Education for International Schools - Shanghai
Create a comprehensive, skills-based Health & well-being curriculum

Date and Time

13th April 2024

All day workshop- 08:00-15:00 GMT+8

Location

TBD

Price (USD)

Attendee From School Pass School
$215USD

Non School Pass Holders
Early Bird
$225USD

Regular Price
$250USD

Certification: $250USD
Certification is an add-on to the base course. To become certified candidates must first attend the workshop and then submit the required work/evidence to an assessor.

Create a comprehensive, skills-based Health & well-being curriculum

In this six hour course, participants will be guided through the process of creating a comprehensive, skills-based Health & Wellbeing curriculum that can be applicable for grades K-12 and adapted to align with any set of standards or curricular framework. Participants will leave with ready to use resources, projects and unit plans, and proactive solutions for a schoolwide approach.

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In many international schools, health education is added as an afterthought or tasked to teachers who don’t have enough time or resources to give it the attention it deserves. In this workshop, participants will be guided through the process of creating a comprehensive, skills-based Health & Wellbeing curriculum that can be applicable for grades 5-12 and adapted to align with any set of standards or curricular framework. Participants will leave with ready to use resources, projects and unit plans.

Content

Content areas covered will include:

Stress management and mental health
Mindfulness
Technology balance
Sleep
Puberty
Sexual health, consent & healthy relationships
Nutrition for multicultural students
Social/emotional learning in the health class

Learning Objectives

Current best practice in health education.
Skills-based health education in international communities
Harnessing the power of student voice and advocacy
Aligning your school’s approach to sex ed
Updating lessons to meet the health concerns of today’s kids and teens
Project-based learning with a focus on health and wellness
Developing a network of health and wellness teachers
Tools for collaborating with your school’s counseling and advisory team

Who Should Attend?

Certification Opportunity

Participants can optionally choose to become “Level 1 Certified International School Health Educators.” This is an action-based certification that will allow you to focus on developing a unit plan for your health curriculum for your school context. After submission, the course leader will provide individualized feedback on your work to guide its further development.

If you submit the work and it meets the standard you will receive an additional certificate and digital badge.

To attain the certification you must attend the workshop sessions live

Facilitator

Amy Lauren Smith

Hong Kong International School

Amy Lauren Smith teaches Health & Wellbeing at the Hong Kong International School and has a passion for a curriculum that is current, relevant, adaptable, and shared. Outside of the classroom, Amy serves as a consultant for schools looking to align their approach to Health & Wellbeing and has shared her work at conferences throughout Asia as well as at SXSWedu and the SHAPE America National Conventions.

You can find her online at thehealthteacher.com and on Twitter: @teaching_health.