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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...
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...
Beginning the Discussion: An Overview of the 2019 Elementary Health and Physical Education Curriculum
This webinar is intended for elementary educators and will include a discussion on the differences between the 2015 and 2019 Health and Physical Education curriculum. Together, in partnership with School Mental Health Ontario, this webinar will unpack the changes to the strands and components...
Exploring Social-Emotional Learning Skills in Health and Physical Education
This webinar is intended for elementary educators. Together, in partnership with School Mental Health Ontario, this webinar will unpack the Strand A: Social-Emotional Learning Skills including implementation and assessment strategies. Mental health literacy in the context of Health and Physical...
Virtual Field Trips: Stress Management and Coping
Ophea and School Mental Health Ontario partnered to produce a series of virtual field trips embedded in three-part lesson plans that were released each month from January 2021 to June 2021. The virtual field trips cover the following topics related to stress management and coping: Breathing...
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.
Social and Emotional Learning Supports (SELS)
Please note : Social and Emotional Learning Supports (SELS) will no longer be available as of January 1, 2025. The resource will continue to be available until that time. Ophea continues to support educators by releasing new resources addressing emerging needs. Social and Emotional Learning Supports...
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...