Amy Lauren Smith

The Health Teacher

Amy is currently based at the Hong Kong International School, where she teaches High School Health and serves as the Schoolwide Health Coordinator. With over 15 years 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 reach Amy by email at amy@thehealthteacher.com, or find her on Linkedin and Twitter/X @teaching_health.

Upcoming Events

A SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO WHOLE SCHOOL WELLNESS

Pulling together all of the pieces- student voice, policy, health curriculum, safeguarding, SEL, employee wellness, and physical environment – needed to foster a school-wide culture of health and well-being.

Two-day workshop at NESA Teacher's Institute.
Jan. 24-25, 2025
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PHASE ASIA PACIFIC
PE & HEALTH CONFERENCE

One-day pre-conference: Health Education for International Schools
One-hour workshops:
The Latest Resources for Teaching Skills-Based Health
Body Image and Media Literacy- A Skills-Based Approach


At NIST Bangkok.
Nov. 15-18, 2024
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CONSULTING AVAILABLE FOR A CUSTOMIZED APPROACH

Past and present clients include:

Jakarta Intercultural School, American School of Madrid, ACS Abu Dhabi, IS Bangkok, GEMS Dubai, IS Amsterdam, IS Nido, UWCSEA, YCIS, Ruamrudee IS, Seoul Foreign School, UNIS Hanoi, Branksome Hall Asia, and more.

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One Hour Workshops Available

Curriculum Alignment
Updating Health Curriculum to Meet the Needs of Today’s Teens

Project Based Learning
PBL with a Focus on Health & Wellness

Mental Health
Stress Management and Healthy Coping Skills

Sexual Health
The Latest in Growth, Development, and Sexual Health

Media Literacy
Body Image and Media Literacy for Today’s Plugged-in Teens

What people are saying

Amy did a great job providing resources and taking us through the material! She is an expert!
Workshop Participant
Workshop ParticipantSaigon South International School
There are so many resources available to help deliver a skill based, authentic, relevant health education programme. We are not alone.
Workshop Participant
Workshop ParticipantSingapore American School
I now know what quality skills-based lessons and projects can look like. I always wanted to move in that direction, but wasn't really sure how to do it. I'm all set now!
Workshop Participant
Workshop ParticipantPHASE Health
That was fun! (After two days of curriculum work.)
PE Teacher
PE TeacherACS Abu Dhabi
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Consulting Inquiries

Interested in taking your Health and SEL curriculum to the next level? Book a chat to find out how I can support your team with customized PD, curriculum reviews and more. 

Past and present clients include: