Don't Miss the Festival of Education! Last Call for Tickets
Follow Us by Clicking Here
COMING SOON 去哪耍
T I M E
April 14th - 15th, 2019
V E N U E
Wellington College International Hangzhou / 杭州惠灵顿外籍人员子女学校
2399 Xuezhi Road, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou
杭州市萧山区宁围街道学知路2399号
Book your tickets now!
Congratulations to those readers who won tickets to the Festival of Education 2019. While spaces are limited, there is still an opportunity for those who didn’t win to purchase tickets to this exciting celebration of education.
This year marks the fourth annual Festival of Education hosted by Wellington College China, an event dedicated to continually advancing the exchange of important ideas and practices, while exploring the potential challenges and opportunities inherent in modern education.
The festival, already considered a benchmark international event, continues to develop in scale and ambition.
Join the Festival of Education to explore, celebrate, learn, debate and connect
Wellington College International Hangzhou is delighted to announce the final schedule for the Festival of Education 2019.
Here is a selection of topics you can expect to explore and discuss with 12 international experts and speakers in Hangzhou:
Early Years, which explores the various options on offer for Early Years development strategies, including the value of play, the importance of balance, and the need to develop the ‘whole child’ while at the same time appreciating the need to encourage an early ability to focus on assigned tasks.
Wellbeing, which tackles the tough questions facing modern education, such as how a child can remain healthy and mentally balanced in environments where academic achievement is often measured in an unforgiving manner. Also, what can schools do to ensure that success in examinations is not achieved at the expense of a child’s wellbeing, self-worth, and happiness?
A Developing Romance, which looks at the complex and ever-evolving relationship between British and Chinese models of education. This involves an exploration of the many ways in which the two countries can come together, learn from each other, and perhaps create a ‘third-way’.
Exploring Education, which assesses current educational issues that are not specifically covered by the festival’s other strands, including topics such as psychology, the built-environment of learning, the value of assessments, and the effects of technology.
Multilingualism, which considers the benefits and disadvantages of bi- and multilingual schooling and seeks to understand their effects on children.
Be inspired by the impressive line-up of speakers; get involved with the many presentations, workshops and activities; and connect with other educationalists, teachers, pupils, and parents.
Download the 2019 Schedule
Headliner Speakers
Early Years Focus / Wellbeing
·
Mindfulness, Mental Health and Being Well: A discussion with Ruby Wax
Ruby Wax
Writer, Performer and Mental Health Campaigner
Ruby has a hugely successful career with BBC television as an interviewer and comedian, and has written, and edited numerous scripts for TV and film including “Absolutely Fabulous” and is the author of two best-selling books, “Sane New World” and “A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled” which combine neuroscience, mindfulness and comedy. She graduated from Oxford in 2013 with a master’s degree in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy.
·
Wellbeing and Involvement Part 1:
A measure for the power of the learning environment for 0 – 18-year olds
·
Wellbeing and Involvement Part 2:
How to raise the levels and with what effect in the early years (from 0 – 7)?
Professor Dr Ferre Laevers
Director, Research Centre for Experiential Education
Professor Dr Ferre Laevers is a director of the Research Centre for Experiential Education based at the University of Leuven (Belgium) and co-founder of the European Early Childhood Education Research Association. In Experiential Education the wellbeing and the intensity of the mental activity in the learner (engagement) is seen as a key indicator for the ‘power’ of the learning environment.
A Developing Romance
·
Literature and Mental Health: How poetry can keep you sane
·
Shakespeare Then and Now: How the classics made Shakespeare and why he became our classic
·
The Arts and the Environment: Why we need the humanities to help solve the planetary crisis ofsustainability
Prof. Sir Jonathan Bate
British Academic, Biographer, Critic, Broadcaster, Novelist and Scholar
Jonathan Bate is a British academic, biographer, critic, broadcaster, novelist and scholar. He is Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford, Provost of Worcester College and was knighted in 2015 for his services to literature scholarship and higher education. He will be giving a talk on “The Arts and the Environment: why we need the humanities to help solve the planetary crisis of sustainability”. You do not want to miss out this.
Exploring Education
·
A writer’s education
Off the Wall: A riotous consideration of alternative forms of education
Ian Marchant
English Writer, Broadcaster and Performer
Ian Peter Marchant is an English writer, broadcaster and performer born in Guildford, England. He is best known for his non-fiction works — mainly travel writing and memoir — but he has also written two novels and several other books, as well as short stories and newspaper articles. His most recent book, A Hero for High Times, was one of The Times’ books of the year, and considered the role of counterculture in post-war Britain.
·
What do smart students need the most? How to challenge and support our most able learners (as teachers and parents), based on worldwide research and effective practice
·
Learning with Leonardo: What are the 7 key concepts that drove Da Vinci’s thinking and how can we still use them to improve our own abilities, 500 years after his death?
Ian Warwick
Senior Director, London Gifted & Talented
Ian Warwick founded LG&T (londongt.org) as part of the groundbreaking London Challenge, which has transformed education across the capital city since 2003. LG&T have directly worked with well over 4,000 schools and 11,000 teachers internationally and more than 150,000 educators worldwide have used their award- winning high challenge e-learning materials. He has worked directly with networks of schools and universities in many countries across Europe and Africa, as well as the Middle and Far East, working with them to develop tailored learning resources and courses. He is proud to be a Founding Trustee of Anno’s Africa.
Multilingualism
·
Technology, academic honesty and what the future might hold for the ways we think, learn and teach
Dr Stephen Jacobi
Director of Culture, Wellington College International Shanghai
Director of Culture, one of his many talents is organising art and literary festivals, Dr Stephen Jacobi will talk about technology, academic honesty and what the future might hold for the ways we think.
·
Third Culture Kids: A forum considering the kind of education needed for children whose schooling has taken them away from their cultural roots
Patricia Zayan
Old Wellingtonian
After living in eight different countries across four different continents, Patricia has acquired a personal understanding of what it means to be a TCK (Third Culture Kid). She will talk about the anxiety about being a 'third culture kid'.
To view more speakers’ profiles, please click HERE
Book your tickets now!
To hear more from Wellington College International Hangzhou, please follow their Official WeChat Account below;
Long press the QR Code to follow the official WeChat
长按识别上图二维码关注官方公众微信号
MORE
Wellington College International Hangzhou / 杭州惠灵顿外籍人员子女学校
2399 Xuezhi Road, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou
杭州市萧山区宁围街道学知路2399号
8am – 5pm (Monday – Friday)
0571 8239 6366
If you like this post, don't hesitate to repost!
如果你喜欢这条微信, 那就转发给你的朋友们吧!
You Might Also Like
Follow MORE's WeChat to find out
what's going on around town 长按二维码关注我们
| CONTACT US 联系我们 |
Advertisement Cooperation
广 告 合 作
WeChat: Hangzhouvian
QQ:511560694
TEL: 15858159037
Emails: sales@morehangzhou.com
Tell Us About A Good Place
爆 料 一 个 好 地 方
WeChat: Hangzhouvian
👇👇👇 Click ‘Read More’ below to register to attend