In the Netherlands, as well as across the border, people are examining the influence of health on children's development. During this webinar, the DGJZHZ will share inspiring examples, from elsewhere in the world to close to home in the municipality itself. The DGJZHZ calls on participants to work together during the webinar to push boundaries and thus create healthier pupils who can develop their talents to the fullest.

Programme

The programme will consider perspectives from abroad, the Netherlands and the region.

Under ‘Across the border’, Goof Buijs and Tilly de Jong will talk about education and health worldwide and the UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education. Under ‘In the Netherlands’, Peter Legters will discuss JOGG and Healthy School in the Netherlands, while under ‘Regional’, Andrew Simons and Maartje Willeboordse will discuss The Healthy Primary School of the Future, an excellent example from Limburg.

On behalf of the JOGG municipalities in South Holland South, the JOGG coordinators and aldermen will be present to share local plans, successes and ambitions.

  • Hoeksche Waard: Alderman Joanne Blaak-van de Lagemaat and JOGG coordinator Charissa Bosschert
  • Zwijndrecht: Alderman Ronald de Meij and JOGG coordinator Sandra Vat
  • Dordrecht: Aldermen Rik van der Linden and Marco Stam and JOGG coordinator/regional coordinator Jenna Davies

More information about the speakers

Goof Buijs


Goof Buijs is manager of the UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education and has been working for years to bring health and education closer together. Goof Buijs introduced the Healthy School programme in the Netherlands and led the European SHE Network (Schools for Health Europe). A healthy learning and living environment remains a neglected issue on national and global political agendas. During the webinar, he will discuss the reasons for the difficult relationship between health and education. He will give several examples of countries where cooperation has been successful. More information: www.unescochair-ghe.org

Tilly de Jong


Tilly de Jong is a former teacher and owner of gezondeleefstijlopschool.nl. She speaks the language of education. For years, she has been committed to making children's learning and living environments healthier. Among other things, she does this by organising study trips for education together with Goof Buijs. She also advises numerous organisations, including schools, public health services and municipalities, on how to manage a healthy learning environment at school. She also develops educational materials relating to health. She will share practical examples from education that she encountered during the study trips. More information: www.gezondeleefstijlopschool.nl.

Peter Legters


Peter Legters is programme manager at JOGG for the school and childcare environment. In the Netherlands, JOGG works to make the physical and social environment in which young people grow up healthier. In the meantime, around 176 municipalities nationwide are working with the JOGG approach. For the school and childcare environment, JOGG connects with programmes such as Healthy School and Healthy Childcare. Peter will explain more about this during the webinar. More information: https://jogg.nl/

Andrew Simons


Andrew Simons is the project initiator of ‘The Healthy Primary School of the Future’. The aim of ‘The Healthy Primary School of the Future’ is to investigate whether children experience better physical, emotional and intellectual development when health forms the basis of their school years. This unique programme for Limburg and the Netherlands is an initiative of the Province of Limburg, education foundation MOVARE, the South Limburg Public Health Service, Maastricht University, Maastricht UMC+, childcare organisations and playgroups, in close cooperation with many private and civil society organisations. Andrew will take us through the success of this programme and what it means for education. More information: www.hoebouwjeeengezondebasisschool.nl

Maartje Willeboordse


Maartje Willeboordse is an Assistant Professor at Maastricht University. The research project The Healthy Primary School of the Future examined the effects of health-promoting interventions at primary schools of the future. Researchers from Maastricht University compared more than 2,200 children from four project schools and four regular schools over a period of four years. The results are unequivocal. They are making an urgent appeal to policymakers, school boards and governments to take action. Will Maartje also convince us of the programme's success during the webinar? More information: www.degezondebasisschoolvandetoekomst.nl

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