This section includes sample lesson plans that model lesson planning and instruction from a Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy (CRRP) and disability- centred movement approach. They will help to enhance educators' capacity to program plan for Health & Physical Education (H&PE) with a CRRP...
The Growing Healthy Places project is an exciting project that benefits schools, communities and students in the following ways: Opportunity to represent Mississauga in an impactful global health initiative. Schools will receive funding for project participation to support health and physical...
As the school year is fast approaching, updates to the Ontario Physical Activity Safety Standards in Education (OPASSE) are getting ready to be released later this month in Ophea’s annual Summary of Revisions to OPASSE. The Summary of the September 2025 Revisions document is intended to assist...
Caregivers with students in grades 3 to 8 from participating Reference schools would have received a Growing Healthy Places project overview letter in their back-to-school welcome package the first week of September. Translation in a variety of languages of this project information can be found by...
12 PDSB schools have been selected to take part in the project as reference schools. What it means to be a Reference School Participate in three student surveys. Provide important benchmark information about student health and well-being over time. Help us measure the impact of the Growing Healthy...
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Project Goals and Outcomes What is the purpose of Growing Healthy Places ? Growing Healthy Places aims to improve evidence-based physical activity and food literacy approaches by improving access to physical activity, nourishing food, and overall quality of life for children in the City of...
Caregivers with students in grades 3 to 8 from participating Activation schools would have received a Growing Healthy Places project overview letter in their back-to-school welcome package the first week of September. Translation in a variety of languages of this project information can be found by...
Caregiver Participation The Growing Healthy Places team will be popping up around activation schools in the fall to learn more from students, teachers and caregivers. Interested in sharing your thoughts on creating healthier, more active schools and communities? Contact your school's Growing Healthy...
10 PDSB schools have been selected to take part in the project as activation schools. What it means to be an Activation School Schools will take part in a community planning process to identify local needs and existing resources. Schools will participate in a set of programs and activities to...
Student Surveys During each year of the project, students in grades 3 to 8 will be invited to take part in an anonymous 30-minute survey to help us evaluate the impact of our programs. The survey is designed to assess the effectiveness of the project on student health and well-being over time. To...
A partnership project for student health & well-being Growing Healthy Places: Mississauga is an exciting new project to help school-aged children in Peel Region thrive! Over the next 2 years, selected schools will team up with local partners to improve access for students aged 6-13 to nutritious...
Earlier this year, Ophea, the Mental Health and Physical Activity Research Centre (MPARC) and Canadian Women & Sport (CWS) came together to host a free webinar series exploring the relationship between school-based physical activity opportunities and student mental health. Ophea was proud to provide...
The Ophea Award for Outstanding Contribution recognizes an individual, group, or organization for their exemplary contribution to the lives of children and youth in the areas of inclusive health and physical education, health and physical activity promotion, advocacy, and/or community development...
Award for Outstanding Contribution recognizes an individual, group, or organization for their exemplary contribution to the lives of children and youth in the areas of inclusive health and physical education, health and physical activity promotion, advocacy, and/or community development. Most years...
The Ophea Award of Distinction is presented to one individual who is a leader in the meaningful advancement of inclusive healthy, active living opportunities for children and youth in Ontario school communities. The Ophea Award of Distinction is in honour of Bing Caswell, a dedicated professional...
As the school year draws to a close, it is an important time for educators responsible for Health and Physical Education (H&PE), intramurals, and interschool activities to focus on year-end safety practices and proactively plan for September. Reviewing and reflecting on the practices and...
On March 4 th , 2025, Ophea hosted a webinar in collaboration with Julie S. Lalonde and Dr. Kaitlynn Mendes discussing the topic of deepfakes and their consequences. This session included a tour of Ophea’s latest classroom resource to support addressing this topic and concluded with a Q&A panel...
Application is closed as of June 4th. Thank you for your interest in Growing Healthy Places.
