Use social media to spread the word about the effects of cannabis (e.g., impacts, influences, local issues, community supports, and resources). Run this activity as part of an Ophea Healthy School
Who doesn’t love music? Have you ever noticed how music impacts your emotions? It can boost your mood, help you concentrate, manage your stress in a healthy way, and help improve your overall wellness
Use your school announcements to challenge each class to a Cannabis Trivia Challenge to raise awareness and understanding about cannabis-related topics.
Work collaboratively to create a visual message board in a common area of the school to have your voice heard. Your message board can include infographics, words, poems, photos or art that make people
Host this activity during lunch or right after school to promote the use of mindfulness activities as an alternative (to substance use) coping mechanism for stress.
Call for submissions on topics that are specific to your community, such as: vaping cannabis, edibles, dangers of multiple, concurrent substance use, driving high, staying safe, cannabis and mental
Organize small-group focus sessions with an expert in your community to share key knowledge and facilitate an open conversation on cannabis topics. Small-group sessions can be organized at different
Organize an event with a guest speaker from your community such as a public health expert to share their expertise about cannabis. Use an interactive game to engage students and reinforce the speaker
This modern-day treasure hunt is a fast and friendly way to get participants active and searching for a cache of hidden information about cannabis. This can occur either inside or outside of the
This role-playing activity helps participants explore refusal skills that they would feel comfortable using with their peers to respond in situations involving cannabis.
Participants work in pairs to learn truths and myths about cannabis. Partners attempt to move around all four corners of a room (the bases) and complete fitness activities to get to home base (where
Participants work in pairs to learn truths and myths about cannabis. Partners attempt to move around all four corners of a room (the bases) and complete fitness activities to get to home base (where
This activity has participants consider the people and factors that influence group decision making, such personal values, peer pressure, and the desire to belong.
This grounding activity provides participants with an opportunity to slow down, breathe deeply, and focus on finding some quiet time during their day to reduce stress, relax, and refocus.