Beyond just ‘tolerable’ education
5. March, 10:00 — 11:30
Policy event: Beyond just ‘tolerable’ education
Many sources indicate that mental health and well-being increase academic achievements in formal settings. In the event, we will present research findings on how children and young people experience their education, particularly its impact on their mental health and well-being of how they perceive the relevance of schooling for their futures and their lives.
Kath Bransby from the Waldorf UK and Jo Inchley from HBSC will share their thoughts on how to make school not only more attractive and engaging, but have it make a positive contribution to well-being and future prospects of young people. They will describe how to create joyful classroom environments where potential can flourish.
Hosted by MEP Geuking, the event is serving as the 92nd Quality of Childhood (QoC) talk and is welcoming onsite participation and online following of the presentations. Registrations for onsite participation are open until 29 February 2024, except for the ones with the European Parliament badge and for the online participants.
QoC agenda
10.00 Words of welcome from the European Parliament
MEP Niels Geuking, EPP
10.10 Alliance for Childhood plans for the new year
Christopher Clouder, chairman of the Alliance for Childhood ENG
10.20 How do young people feel about school?
Jo Inchley, international coordinator of the HBSC
10.40 Rethinking Curriculum, Re-imagining the Classroom
Kath Bransby, education coordinator at the Waldorf UK
11.00 Video message from Wifa Cologne business school
Svenja Schneider, childhood education and management
11.10 Conversation with the audince
Facilitation: Chiara Piccolo, managing director of the Alliance for Childhood ENG
11.20 Wrap up and closing remarks
Christopher Clouder, chairman of the Alliance for Childhood ENG
11.30 End
Post-QoC agenda
12.00 Informal conversation with speakers over an “easy lunch”
Daniel Kropf, chair and founder of L4WB Foundation
