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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...
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...
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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. This initiative also aims to strengthen connections between...
Food for Thought – Improving Food Literacy
Food for Thought – Improving Food Literacy is a free online resource that integrates food literacy and media literacy into discussions about healthy eating which provides students with the skills they need to make healthier food choices in a variety of settings, taking into account the factors...
Promoting Healthy Eating Habits and Food Choices
We are learning to identify strategies for promoting healthy eating habits and food choices within the school, home, and community.
Managing Stress and Fostering Positive Mental Health
Factors of Intoxication
We are learning to apply decision-making, assertiveness, and refusal skills to deal with pressures pertaining to alcohol use or other behaviours that can later lead to addiction and we are learning to
Eating Healthy Anywhere
We are learning to set a goal for developing healthier eating habits using Canada’s Food Guide and we are learning ways of promoting healthier eating habits in different settings and situations.
Youth Perspectives on Identifying and Responding to Gender-Based Violence in the Classroom
On November 29, 2023, Ophea hosted a webinar in partnership with the Ontario Coalition for Rape Crisis Centres (OCRCC) ’s Draw the Line Campaign (#DTL16Days). Moderated by Ophea’s Curriculum Consultant Andrea Haefele (she/her), Youth Perspectives on Identifying and Responding to Gender-Based...
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...
Developing Personal Healthier Eating Habits
We are learning to identify personal eating habits and set a goal for developing healthier eating habits using Canada’s Food Guide.