The 6th Annual Brain Education Conference in Korea

Today the Institute of Brain Education held the 6th Annual Brain Education Conference in Seoul.

In total, 5 professors and doctoral graduates presented.

Professor Yoon Seoh Ah presented on 'Establishing Goals for a Happy Classroom'.

Professor Shim Jun Young presented about Exercise as a "Spark" for improving brain health.

Kim Myeong Seop presented on Brain Education Teaching Methods for Enhancing Self-Esteem: focused on youth with a hearing impairment. She described a Brain Education program that had been developed and carried out specifically for young people with hearing challenges.

Lee Mi Hwa presented on Brain Education for Enhancing Teachers' Communication Skills.

Professor Oh Mi Kyung presented her research about "The Effects of the Happy School Program Using Brain Education Meditation for Children on Brain Operating System Quotient(BQ)". The BQ is a scale which measures children's physical, emotional and cognitive brain health.

259 elementary school students participated in the Brain Education meditation Happy School Program over the course of 10 weeks. Pre-test post-test comparisions with a control group who did not participate in the Happy School program showed that the students who participated in the Happy School program had greater concentration, metacognition, emotional control ability, and physical control ability.

Some of the presenters and participants: