| Thrive25 A practice-based framework for early childhood health and education Apply for the Thrive25 Scholarship Programme Operationalised through a global exchange of 25-minute daily health routines. Powered by the International Institute for OrthoPostural Education (IIOPE). We unite leading Early Childhood Education and Care Programmes to co-design the gold-standard 25-minute routine for preschools — a bold, practical pathway to healthier, more resilient generations. Thrive25 advances UN SDGs and calls on schools, NGOs, and governments to join the first wave and co-design scalable solutions for child wellbeing, climate resilience, and health equity. Programme currently in development Building on Thrive25, IIOPE is currently shaping its Global Programme 2026–2027, focused on Early Childhood Health, Education, and Integrated Prevention. The programme brings together education systems, healthcare professionals, researchers, and partners to move from shared vision to real-world implementation — across countries, cultures, and contexts. Further details, including international convenings, regional working symposia, and an implementation-oriented scholarship programme for educational technologies, will be published progressively. This initiative is being developed in close dialogue with academic institutions, professional communities, and international partners. Implementation-oriented scholarship programme Supporting educational technologies integrating health-preserving practices into early childhood education and family programmes. Expressions of interest now open. Full call to be published January 2026. |
Early Childhood Education as the First Line of NCD & Climate Resilience Prevention
We explored Early Childhood Education as a strategic entry point for oral health within broader NCD-prevention, public-health, and community-resilience agendas — and how this approach supports the WHO Oral Health Action Plan, the Bangkok Declaration, and the UN NCD Political Declaration (2025).
The session introduced innovative ways to integrate oral health into early childhood education and public-health programmes. Case studies demonstrated how these approaches can operationalise the three core domains of oral health (FDI) — physiological, psychosocial, and disease/condition status — holistically and developmentally.
We highlighted why early childhood must be understood not only as an educational domain, but as a critical arena for introducing preventive health, equity, and climate adaptation through whole-school, whole-community strategies. International experts contributed insights demonstrating how education can become a cornerstone of disease prevention, social resilience, and planetary health — advancing SDGs 3, 4, 5, 10, 13, and 17.
Post-release 2025, November 14, Belem, Brazil
The session introduced innovative ways to integrate oral health into early childhood education and public-health programmes. Case studies demonstrated how these approaches can operationalise the three core domains of oral health (FDI) — physiological, psychosocial, and disease/condition status — holistically and developmentally.
We highlighted why early childhood must be understood not only as an educational domain, but as a critical arena for introducing preventive health, equity, and climate adaptation through whole-school, whole-community strategies. International experts contributed insights demonstrating how education can become a cornerstone of disease prevention, social resilience, and planetary health — advancing SDGs 3, 4, 5, 10, 13, and 17.
Post-release 2025, November 14, Belem, Brazil