School Health Education Conference
The MAHPERD School Health Education Conference
Friday, January 23, 2026
Publick House in Sturbridge, MA
Wendy O'Leary
Keynote Speaker
Friday, January 23, 2026
Wendy O’Leary is a mindfulness educator and a certified meditation and yoga teacher with a long-standing personal meditation practice. Wendy’s books are based on her 15-plus years of experience teaching mindfulness and skills for emotional awareness and regulation to children and “their adults.”
She is a certified parent educator and an online contributor to Mindful Magazine. She is the co-author of Breathing Makes It Better: A Book for Sad Days, Mad Days, Glad Days, and All the Feelings In-Between (Bala Kids, 2019).
We look forward to hosting the MAHPERD School Health Education Conference in Sturbridge, MA in 2026! This dynamic conference is solely devoted to health educators who seek excellence in health education appropriate practices and strategies.
It is a wonderful opportunity to network and gather to discuss issues, concerns, ideas and successes with health educators from MA. MAHPERD continually strives to better meet the needs of health educators at the local level!
2025 MAHPERD School Health Education Conference Schedule
Registration includes lunch
Pre-registration only, no on-site registration
Registration $135.00
Student & Retired $95.00
Non-Member $300.00
Registration deadline is Friday, January 16th
If you have any questions please contact Maria Melchionda.