多項研究指出兒童的情緒是否健康安寧對他們的個人成長、社交發展和學習等不同範疇均有重大的影響。當我們抱著清晰的信念和堅持、持之而恆地為兒童營造健康和富啟發性的環境，將有助他們建立正面的自我評價和增進人際關係，令他們長大成為充滿自信、快樂和有奮鬥心的人。

太平洋區幼兒教育研究學會香港分會十分榮幸地宣布將與香港健康促進及教育協會 携 手舉辦一場有關兒童情緒健康的講座，並邀請了來自澳洲的專家、著名學者 Professor Lawrence St Leger 主講並與出席人士進行交流。我們歡迎有興趣之人士踴躍報名參加，詳情如下：

About the speaker – Professor Lawrence St Leger

Professor Lawrence St Leger is one of Australia 's leading health promoters and health educators. He was Dean of the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences at Deakin University from 1995 to 2002 (now Faculty of Medicine, Health, Nursing and Behavioural Science). His current research areas are concerned with building the mental and physical wellbeing of people (with a focus on children and youth) through enhancing the environments in which they live, work and play. He has been commissioned by WHO to write teaching and learning materials for Asia Pacific countries. Recently he was invited to develop a set of protocols and guidelines for School Health internationally by the WHO, Centre for Disease Control, U.S.A. , and International Union for Health Promotion and Education in Paris. Professor St Leger has been working closely with Professor Albert Lee, Director of Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in developing school based health promotion including early childhood in Hong Kong and they have jointly published widely on that topic.