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Steve Friesen, Raise the Bar Founder & Health and Physical Education Teacher (retired)
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...
Introducing Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy in Health and Physical Education
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...
Cannabis – Issues, Trends, and Impacts
Stop, Start, Consider!: Student-Centred Practices in Health and Physical Education
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...
Teaching Harm Reduction regarding Substance Use - Tips for Educators by Youth
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...
Vaping Education Resources
Vaping Education Resources have been developed to provide educators with capacity building tools and conversation starter prompts to support students in developing the knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions to support their health and well-being. The Vaping Educations Resources...
Ideas for Action
Ideas for Action is a free activity-based resource supporting leaders of all ages in the planning and implementation of activities that promote and enhance the health and well-being of students, school staff, and the broader community. This resource provides easy-to-use activities on the topics of...
Internet Safety Resources
The Internet Safety Resources are free online resources that provide opportunities for parents/guardians/caregivers to reinforce and deepen the concepts of Internet safety. Technology has become a part of our children's daily lives. Technology has many benefits. Our children are using technology...
Exploring and Applying Vaping Education within the Elementary H&PE Curriculum
Join us for an hour-long discussion as we explore the scope and sequence of learning about vaping within the Health and Physical Education (H&PE) curriculum for grades 4-8. We will be modelling learning strategies, based on lesson plans, and together, will apply a harm reduction approach and...
Ask Us: Vaping and Making Connections to the Elementary H&PE Curriculum
Join us and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) for an hour-long Q&A session on vaping and its connections to the Health and Physical Education (H&PE) curriculum for grades 1-8. The session will focus on answering your questions about vaping, adopting a harm reduction approach, and...
Play for All: Strategies for Inclusive Intramurals
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.
Cannabis Education Resources
Cannabis Education Resources has been developed to provide educators and administrators access to evidence-informed information on substance use (specifically cannabis) to help students develop the knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions to support their health and well-being. The...
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...