Ophea is committed to working in partnership with government, non-government, and community partners to foster opportunities for active healthy living.

Recent efforts include:

December 2008

As the Joint-Subject Associations for Health and Physical Education, Ophea and OASPHE (Ontario Association for the Supervision of Physical and Health Education) collaborated to develop a response to the draft of the renewed Health and Physical Education Curriculum Grades 1-12.

Specific feedback about the renewed elementary and secondary curriculum was provided to the Ministry of Education via an online survey on December 18, 2008. Click on the documents below for more information:

Summary of Key Considerations for the further development of the renewed Health and Physical Education Curriculum Grades 1-12- Submitted to the Ministry of Education.

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Additional Considerations for the further development of the renewed FRENCH Health and Physical Education Curriculum- Submitted to the Ministry of Education

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May 2008

Healthy Schools Matter: a discussion paper on making healthy schools a reality in Ontario schools. Prepared by Ophea (Ontario Physical and Health Education Association), OASPHE (Ontario Association for the Supervision of Physical and Health Education) and the OHSC (Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition).

To view a pdf version of the Healthy Schools Matter Discussion Paper,click here.

March 2008

Considerations for the Health & Physical Education Grades 1-12 Curriculum Review - Submitted to the Ministry Education.

Fall 2007

What do elementary educators think about the Health and Physical Education Curriculum? Prepared by OASPHE and Ophea.
Elementary Report

What do secondary educators think about the Health and Physical Education Curriculum? Prepared by OASPHE and Ophea.
Secondary Report