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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...
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Ophea’s work takes place on traditional Indigenous territories across Ontario. Ophea’s head office is located on the traditional Indigenous territory of the Wendat, Anishnaabek (Ah-nish-in-a-bek), the Haudenosaunee (Ho-den-no-show-nee), Mississaugas of the New Credit Nation, and the Métis Nation. We...
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Implementing Ryan’s Law and PPM 161: Ensuring Asthma Friendly Schools 2023/24 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. ...
Building Healthy Eating Habits and Food Literacy Skills with the H&PE Curriculum
In previous webinars, we learned about Canada’s Food Guide and the connections to the Health & Physical Education(H&PE) curricula to help students develop the knowledge and skills to make the healthiest eating choices they can. Now we are going to hear from educators who are using these strategies...
DPA: Thinking Outside the Gym
Who says you need a gymnasium to stay active? When you complete this active learning workshop, you’ll be given the essential tools including fun fitness activities and games, along with curriculum connections for the provincially mandated initiative. You’ll never think inside the box again when it...
Learning About Concussions: Teacher Guide and Lesson
Learning About Concussions: Teacher Guide and Lesso n (for Grade 6 students) and Learning More About Concussions: Teacher Guide and Lesson (for Grade 9 students) include a teacher guide, lesson and an online student module. The teacher guide, lesson, and module are available for Ontario teachers in...
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...
The Importance of Engaging Youth in Their Learning
“Education is moving away from a model based on the transmission of information in one direction — from teacher to student — and towards a reciprocal model that ensures students are listened to, valued, respected for who they are, and recognized as partners in their education. Greater student...
Getting Started
You don’t need to be a drama teacher to use drama-based activities to explore healthy living concepts! Planning Your Approach It can be a rewarding experience to engage youth as part of your team in developing a planned approach to using drama as a method for exploring the healthy living concepts...
Why Concepts in Health and Physical Education Require Sensitivity to Teach
The Ontario curriculum supports the needs of today’s students, who require the information, knowledge, and skills necessary to become critical thinkers and to make sound decisions about matters affecting their health and well-being before they have to make decisions in real life. Since much of the...
The Role of Educators in Teaching Healthy Living
Health topics are intrinsically connected to students’ personal values, perspectives, identities, and beliefs. As such, teaching students about health issues provides unique opportunities and challenges for educators. It is important to protect and promote the self-respect and well-being of all...
Creating a Safe, Inclusive, and Accepting Learning Environment
While teaching healthy living can be challenging, most educators find that once a safe, inclusive, and accepting learning environment has been established, they can lead thoughtful and productive discussions with their students. In a classroom where respectful teacher–student relationships have been...