Welcome to
THE HAPPY SCHOOLS SYMPOSIUM 2023!
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Mark your calendar
April 3-6th, 2023.
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200 participants | 4 days | Hue City, VN
See our overview agenda below.
THE HAPPY SCHOOLS SYMPOSIUM 2023
is a collaboration between University of Education, Hue University and Eurasia learning institute
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“We can change the future if we are aware of the present. Because the future doesn’t really exist, the future is just the embodiment of the seeds we plant now”.
Dr. Hà Vĩnh Thọ
President of Eurasia Foundation
Founder Eurasia Learning Institute
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Honorable Speakers
Dr. HA VINH THO
Founder of ELI: Eurasia Learning Institute for Happiness and Wellbeing, curriculum designer of Happy Schools
DR. Edith Favoreu
Co-director of the certificate (CAS) ‘Happiness in Organization” a partnership between ELI and Geneva Management School
DR. RUSSIA HA-VINH LEUCHTER
Developmental pediatrician, Senior Doctor in the Development and Growth Department of the University Hospital of Geneva.
PROF. TRAN THI TU ANH
PhD in Psychology, Former senior lecturer in pychology and education
DR. DZUNG VO
Clinical Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine
(Video presentation)
DR. NGUYEN VAN HOA
Chairman of the board of Nguyen Binh Khiem High-Quality Education System
DR. KIMERLY SCHORNERT-REICHL
NoVo Foundation Endowed Chair in Social and Emotional Learning
(Video presentation)
H.E. THAKUR S. POWDYEL
Former Minister of Education, Royal Government of Bhutan
DR. ANDREAS SCHLEICHER
Director for Education and Skills OECD
(Video presentation)
DR. OLGA KLIMECKI
PhD in Psychology, senior researcher in neurosciences
(Video presentation)
MR. YAO YDO
Director of the International Bureau of Education UNESCO
(Video presentation)
SEE THE SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM BELOW
* Some minor changes will be updated
Monday, 3rd April
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1:00pm – 2:00pm
Welcoming guests & Registration
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Opening ceremony
Artistic performances
Opening speeches
3:00pm – 3:45pm
Keynote 1 Dr. Ha Vinh Tho
ELI Happy School and its implementation
3:45pm – 4:00pm
Short break
4:00pm – 4:30pm
Keynote 2: Dr. Edith Favoreu
Happy School Switzerland (Inspire), scientific foundation and implementation process.
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Social moment with snacks.
Networking
7:30am – 9:00am
Oral presentations of papers
9:00am – 9:30am
Tea break and gallery walk
9:30pm – 11:30pm
Workshops
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch break
1:00pm – 1:45pm
Keynote 3: Dr. Russia Ha Vinh Leuchter
Understanding the development of the child as a foundation for Happy School
1:45pm – 2:15pm
Video presentation: Dr. Dzung Vo
2:15pm – 2:45pm
Tea break & gallery walk
2:45pm – 3:15pm
Video presentation: Olga Klimecki
3:15am – 4:00am
Keynote 4: Dr. Nguyen Van Hoa
Building happy schools in Nguyen Binh Khiem Education System, Cau Giay, Ha Noi
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Reflections on the day
Tuesday, 4th April
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Wednesday, 5th April
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7:30am – 8:00am
Icebreaker activities
8:00am – 8:45am
Keynote 5: Core Teachers of Happy School Project in Thua Thien Hue
The process of implementing and building for Happy schools in Thua Thien Hue
8:45am – 9:30am
Keynote 6: Prof. Tran Thi Tu Anh
Happy School Project in Thua Thien Hue province: Impact evaluation
9:30am – 10:00am
Tea break and gallery walk
10:00am – 11:30am
Oral presentations of papers
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch break
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Workshops
2:30pm – 3:00pm
Tea break & gallery walk
3:00pm – 3:30pm
Video presentation: Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Reflections on the day
6:30pm – 9:00pm
Gala dinner
7:30am – 8:00am
Icebreaker activities
8:00am – 9:00am
Three addresses:
H.E. Thakur Powdyel, Andreas Schleicher, Yao Ydo
9:00am – 9:30am
Tea break and gallery walk
9:30am – 10:30am
Panel discussion
10:30 am – 11:00am
Launch of Happy School online & Introducing book “Happy children”
11:00am – 12:00am
Closing ceremony
Thursday, 6th April
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PARTICIPANTS
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The symposium warmly welcomes :
- Teachers and school administrators from the Happy Schools program.
- Educational leaders and officials from the MoET.
- Researchers from Hue University, other Universities from Vietnam.
- Teachers and school administrators from the DoET of Thua Thien Hue,
- Hanoi and other provinces.
- Participants of the Danang Happy Schools event.
- International and Vietnamese researchers and practitioners, doctoral students in this field.
How to support us
Our efforts would go even farther with your support as our corporate sponsor.
We sincerely appreciated all financial support from friends and partners who wish to contribute to the Happiness of Vietnamese children, to enhance the Wellbeing of Vietnamese society.
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