Announcing the Educator Summit 2024 Series Event Locations Across Asia

Following the success of the 2023 Educator Summits, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) is thrilled to announce the upcoming dates and locations for the Educator Summit 2024 Series across Asia. The Educator Summit is a global series of one-day events designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of coffee educators through focused sessions on coffee education, innovative teaching techniques, and advanced insights into the coffee value chain. 

The Asia edition of the Educator Summit 2024 series will be hosted at three key locations this December: 

  • December 3, 2024 – hosted by Purple Land in Jeungpyeong, Korea 

  • December 8, 2024 – hosted by Barista Association of Thailand at The Center for Academic Services Srinakharinwirot University in Bangkok, Thailand 

  • December 10, 2024 – hosted by. Mr. Brown Coffee at Kavalan Single Malt Whisky Distilleries in Yilan, Taiwan
     

These events follow the USA Educator Summits, which took place in Philadelphia on October 1 at the Lavazza Training Center and in Houston on October 12 at Katz Coffee. 

Why Attend the Educator Summit? 

Coffee educators play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the specialty coffee industry by imparting knowledge across the entire coffee value chain. The Educator Summit is a unique opportunity for current and aspiring educators to deepen their expertise, exchange ideas, and gain practical insights from industry leaders.

Highlights from the 2024 Educator Summit Event in Philadelphia, PA, USA.

This event is designed to enrich coffee educators’ knowledge through enhancing coffee education, advanced insights into the SCA Coffee Value Assessment, and the most current and effective teaching techniques in the following areas of focus:

Enhancing Coffee Education

Simplify complex coffee-related concepts to empower learners and improve overall coffee education.

Teaching Techniques

Gain actionable insights from leading instructors and experts to enhance presentations and foster effective learning environments.

Coffee Value Assessment

Understand the sensory science and economics behind affective assessment, and gain advanced insights on using and teaching the SCA Coffee Value Assessment.

Sessions Include:  

Making Water Chemistry Accessible 

Introducing Affective Assessments to Learners 

Teaching an Accurate History of Coffee 

Getting in Harmony with Your Visual Aids 

Designing Informal Assessments 

Coffee and Networking

The Asia leg of the Educator Summit 2024 is made possible through the generous support of our Top Sponsors, including BWT water+more, CafeLab, Stronghold Technologies, Inc. and Host Sponsors Purple Land (Korea), Barista Association of Thailand (Thailand) and Mr. Brown (Taiwan).  

Registration for Educator Summit Korea and Thailand is now open with a number of discounts available for Early Birds, SCA Company and Professional Members, and Authorized SCA Trainers (ASTs). Registration for the Taiwan Educator Summit event is expected to open soon. Learn more and register at education.sca.coffee.

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