Ophea is committed to working in partnership with government, non-government, and community partners to foster opportunities for active healthy living.
Recent efforts include:
February 2010
Healthy Schools. Healthy Communities. A Submission to the Government of Ontario
Ophea submitted considerations for the provincial budget to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. Our recommendation was that the provincial government provide ongoing funding support for the implementation of the many healthy schools and communities policies that they have developed in recent years.
Read our submission
November 2009
Ministry of Education Working Group on the Elementary Curriculum Supporting Learning and Teaching in Ontario’s Elementary Schools: Discussion Paper for a Province Wide Consultation
The Ministry of Education, in consultation with the Curriculum Council, appointed a working group to examine the elementary curriculum in general and to respond in particular to concerns that the curriculum is “overcrowded”. Educators and stakeholder groups were invited to provide input on this issue by completing an online survey.
Click here to read Ophea's response.
May 2009
As the Joint-Subject Associations for Health and Physical Education, Ophea and OASPHE (Ontario Association for the Supervision of Physical and Health Education) collaborated to develop a response to the draft of the renewed Grade 11 & 12 Health and Physical Education Senior Courses: Health for Life, Exercise Science, and Recreation and Fitness Leadership. Specific feedback about the renewed elementary and secondary curriculum was provided to the Ministry of Education via an online survey on May 22, 2009.
Click on the documents below for more information:
Summary of Key Considerations for the further development of the renewed Grade 11 and 12 Health and Physical Education Courses (Health for Life, Exercise Science, Recreation and Fitness Leadership
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December 2008
As the Joint-Subject Associations for Health and Physical Education, Ophea and OASPHE (Ontario Association for the Supervision of Physical and Health Education) collaborated to develop a response to the draft of the renewed Health and Physical Education Curriculum Grades 1-12.
Specific feedback about the renewed elementary and secondary curriculum was provided to the Ministry of Education via an online survey on December 18, 2008. Click on the documents below for more information:
Summary of Key Considerations for the further development of the renewed Health and Physical Education Curriculum Grades 1-12- Submitted to the Ministry of Education.
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Additional Considerations for the further development of the renewed FRENCH Health and Physical Education Curriculum- Submitted to the Ministry of Education
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May 2008
Healthy Schools Matter: a discussion paper on making healthy schools a reality in Ontario schools. Prepared by Ophea (Ontario Physical and Health Education Association), OASPHE (Ontario Association for the Supervision of Physical and Health Education) and the OHSC (Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition).
To view a pdf version of the Healthy Schools Matter Discussion Paper,click here.
March 2008
Considerations for the Health & Physical Education Grades 1-12 Curriculum Review - Submitted to the Ministry Education.
Fall 2007
What do elementary educators think about the Health and Physical Education Curriculum? Prepared by OASPHE and Ophea.
Elementary Report
What do secondary educators think about the Health and Physical Education Curriculum? Prepared by OASPHE and Ophea.
Secondary Report
