Ophea’s Sector Spotlight aims to illuminate the bright spots within the education sector through recognizing the critical work being done by community members and value-aligned organizations, and its impact on student and staff well-being. This initiative also aims to strengthen connections between the Ontario education sector and organizations serving equity-deserving groups through raising awareness of the resources and services available to Ontario educators.
Through recognizing a different organization or individual each month, we’re striving to strengthen connections to and enhance awareness of exemplary contributions and commitments to safe and inclusive healthy, active living.
Listening to, learning from and — most importantly — centering those who have experienced marginalization will give us an exciting opportunity to contribute to a future where every student feels that they belong in their school community and that their health and well-being is prioritized and supported.
Read on to learn about each featured Spotlight:
- The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity
- Jennifer Gallupe Roos (she/her), Educator and Inclusive Sport Advocate
- COMPASS
- Natural Curiosity
- Jack.org
- Jacob Wttewaall, Youth and Inclusive Education and Sport Advocate
- Re-Imagining Intramurals with Aurora Grove Public School
- Steve Friesen, Raise the Bar Founder and Health and Physical Education Teacher (retired)
- Julie S. Lalonde (she/her) Gender-Based Violence Prevention Educator & Advocate, Canadian Anti-Stalking Association