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Always Changing & Growing Up
Always Changing & Growing Up resources are free, downloadable and support teaching adolescent growth and development, personal hygiene, and healthy, active living. Always Changing & Growing Up: Grades 5 & 6 Always Changing & Growing Up: Grades 5 & 6 is a resource for teaching pre-teens in Grades 5...
50 Fitness Activity GIFs
Get your heart pumping with Ophea's 50 Fitness Activity GIFs . These GIFs are great for Daily Physical Activity (DPA), physical education, or personal fitness challenges in the face to face, virtual, and hybrid teaching and learning environments! The GIFs are based on Ophea's 50 Fitness Activity...
Conversation Starter Videos
These Conversation Starter Videos are designed to initiate conversations about vaping with elementary students at different stages of their development. Engaging students in conversations about vaping helps them develop their health knowledge and the social-emotional Learning skills needed to...
Finding Balance in Precarious Times
How educators, students and families can prioritize well-being in the times of COVID-19 As we prepare for a return to in-person learning in Ontario schools this fall, educators, parents and students have plenty of questions and concerns—and health and safety is first and foremost among them. How can...
Ask Us: Vaping and Making Connections to the Elementary H&PE Curriculum Webinar Blog
On March 9, 2021, Ophea hosted a webinar about vaping and its connections to the elementary Health & Physical Education (H&PE) curriculum. The purpose of the session was to provide educators with facts about vaping, have their questions answered, and learn about the importance of adopting a harm...
Inclusion with a Safety Lens; Program Planning for Students with Disabilities in Physical Activity
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...
In-Classroom Resources
Communication in Relationships Author: Sex Information & Education Council of Canada Type: Tip Sheet Audience: Secondary educators Description: This information sheet suggests strategies to improve communication in romantic or intimate relationships. Topic(s): Healthy Relationships Curriculum...
Great Questions Lead to Great Learning Opportunities
What, how, where, when and why we eat are just some of the many questions that your students may have when it comes to the wide breadth of topics connected to healthy eating and food literacy. How can we support all students to feel educated, inspired, and empowered to make informed choices about...
Effective Food Literacy Strategies in Elementary Health and Physical Education Webinar Blog
In March, Ophea hosted a French webinar with a specific focus on effective food literacy strategies in Health and Physical Education at the elementary level. The content was based on research and resources to improve the quality of life through healthy food choices and mitigate the harmful effects...
H&PE Elementary Resources
Ophea’s H&PE Curriculum Resources: Grades 1-8 addressing the H&PE Curriculum, 2015 continue to be available. Throughout the school year, new lesson plans will be added to further support you in teaching the current curriculum. With the release of the 2019 Elementary H&PE curriculum, Ophea will...
Re-Imagining the Purpose of School Sport
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...
Positions
Ophea is building towards an education system that fosters healthy school communities and gives every student a foundation to thrive. Ophea’s approach aims to align partners in the sector under a common goal, bringing research, policy, and practice together to impact the health and well-being of...
Jay Williams, 2023/2024 Ophea Award for Outstanding Contribution Recipient (Posthumous)
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...
Disability-Centred Movement: Supporting Inclusive Physical Education e-Learning Module
2023-24 eLearning Updates Ophea’s interactive e-Learning modules are 1-2 hours in length and feature a variety of instructional methods. Certificates of completion are provided once modules are completed successfully. You can continue to enroll in any of the modules up until June 30th, 2024. ...
H&PE Secondary Resources
Ophea is excited to support quality implementation of the Health and Physical Education (H&PE) Curriculum: Grades 9-12 . Ophea's H&PE Secondary Resources support teachers in helping students acquire the physical and health literacy skills needed to thrive in the 21 st century and lead a healthy...
Glossary
Please note: External references have been provided where necessary. Terms that have been defined and adapted for use within the context of this resource do not contain a direct external reference. Accommodations As per the Ministry of Education, “the term accommodations refers to the special...
A Peer-to-Peer Approach to Promoting Healthy Relationships and Equality
How student voice can build a school culture that works to stop sexual violence When students speak up about sexual violence and harassment, their peers listen. That’s what Ophea and three partner organizations Draw-the-Line, Egale Canada Human Rights Trust, and White Ribbon, along with support from...
Students with Sensory Processing/Integration Disabilities
Description Sensory integration is a term that describes the neurological process of receiving, registering, modulating, organizing and interpreting information that comes into our brain from our senses. 1 In recent years, the term “sensory processing” has also been used interchangeably. 2...
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Inclusion means creating meaningful learning opportunities within supportive school environments where all students feel physically and emotionally safe and have a sense of belonging. Prioritizing physical and emotional safety in Health and Physical Education is a fundamental principle and necessary...