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STRATEGIC SUPPORT SESSIONS

Empowering School Health Professionals

Specialist-led Collaborative Meetings for School Nurses

With Alison Smithies

COMING SOON

DATE

Nov 10 & 17, 2025, April 27, 2026
CERTIFICATE

CERTIFICATE OFFERING
ELIGIBILITY

OPEN TO NESA MEMBER & AfFILIATE SCHOOLS
COST

INDIVIDUAL
AUDIENCE

FOR SCHOOL NURSES

EVENT TYPE

ONLINE

Connect and collaborate with fellow health professionals to enhance school nursing services across the NESA region.

NESA's Strategic Support Sessions for School Health Professionals are designed to support and empower school nurses as key partners in promoting student health, well-being, and academic success. We aim to establish professional standards, foster collaboration among nurses, and provide professional development opportunities, guided by a skilled facilitator.

Learn from case studies and real-world examples to help develop and refine your game plan. Across the three sessions, we will: 

  • Connect: Establish shared direction. You’ll reflect on your current context, surface key priorities, and articulate goals for the year ahead. Foundational practices, frameworks, and relevant resources will be shared to scaffold collective learning and reciprocal support.
  • Engage: Build on the themes and goals raised in the first session through structured, collaborative problem-solving. You’ll explore emerging challenges in greater depth, exchange strategies, and receive peer and facilitator input to support implementation and move your work forward.
  • Reflect: Assess progress, celebrate growth, and capture lessons learned. You’ll reflect on what has shifted in your context, refine your approach, and leave with insights to carry forward into the next cycle of professional practice.

Continue the Conversation!

Throughout the program, we will engage in meaningful discussions and shared planning.

Participants are encouraged to stay connected between and beyond the sessions, using the cohort as an ongoing source of professional dialogue and support throughout the year.

OUTCOMES

  • Build connections and community with fellow school health professionals.
  • Receive ongoing guidance and encouragement.
  • Be equipped with scaffolds, strategies, and tactics to enhance school nursing services.
  • Stay current with the latest developments and educational imperatives in student health and well-being.

Participants will earn a NESA Certificate of Participation.

AUDIENCE

For school nurses at NESA Member and Affiliate Schools.

SCHEDULE

Sessions will take place on Mondays, from 10:30-11:30am Athens, Greece time:

  • Session 1: November 10, 2025 (GMT+2)
  • Session 2: November 17, 2025 (GMT+2)
  • Session 3: April 27, 2026 (GMT+3)
Alison Smithies
Alison Smithies

REGISTERED NURSE, American International School Dhaka

ALISON SMITHIES is an Australian-trained Registered Nurse (B. Nurse) with UK registration. She has 20 years of experience in Emergency departments in both Australia and the UK, focusing mostly on pediatrics. Alison is a CPR/First Aid trainer and has a Master's in International Education Leadership. The American International School Dhaka is her fourth international school nursing role, and she has developed an interest in air quality, tropical illnesses, child safeguarding, and increasing the education and communication between international school nurses from around the world. 

Registration Fees

  • NESA Member & Affiliate School Health Professionals: US$40 / person

Please note: Sessions will not be recorded.

Please review the Cancellation Notice before applying.