Expanding Our Healthy Eating Choices
We are learning where food comes from and how it can affect the environment; We are learning how local fresh foods and foods from different cultures can help expand our healthy eating choices.
We are learning where food comes from and how it can affect the environment; We are learning how local fresh foods and foods from different cultures can help expand our healthy eating choices.
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...
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. For over two decades, educators and student leaders across...
Ophea is proud to announce our newest resource, Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy in Health and Physical Education . This free online resource has been developed to support educators in creating an inclusive Health and Physical Education (H&PE) learning environment that supports the...
Did you know that May 26 – June 1, 2024, marks National AccessAbility Week? Each year, this initiative celebrates the valuable contributions and leadership of persons with disabilities in Canada, promotes the work of allies, organizations and communities that are removing barriers, and encourages...
Big things are coming! APPLE Schools and Ophea are all about fostering healthy, vibrant school communities where students can thrive. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce an exciting collaboration between our two organizations that will take our efforts to the next level! This fall, APPLE Schools...
On March 1, 2024, MLSE LaunchPad and Ophea brought together youth, community leaders, and system-level decision makers for a collaborative session to re-imagine the purpose of school sport as a foundational tool through which to inspire feelings of belonging in children and youth. Together, we...
This resource has been developed to support secondary educators in planning and exploring new approaches to teaching healthy living through drama-based activities. This resource may be used by teachers when addressing the healthy living expectations from the Health and Physical Education Curriculum...
The Play for All: Strategies for Inclusive Intramurals resource has been developed to provide educators with access to resources to enhance their capacity to implement inclusive, meaningful, safe, and fun intramural programming that meets the needs of every student in the school community.
Stop, Start, Consider! is a free downloadable poster series developed to support educators, school staff, and other members of the school community in creating identity-affirming, safer Health and Physical Education (H&PE) learning environments for every student. When students experience feelings of...
The purpose of the Disability-Centred Movement: Supporting Inclusive PE resource is to provide a collection of capacity-building tools that enable educators to meet students’ individualized needs.
Note: Portions of this blog first appeared in an earlier Ophea blog, “ Introducing Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy in Health and Physical Education ”, published on February 13 th , 2024. For more information about Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy and about the overall resource...
Food for Thought – Improving Food Literacy is a free online resource that integrates food literacy and media literacy into discussions about healthy eating which provides students with the skills they need to make healthier food choices in a variety of settings, taking into account the factors...