Monday, January 30, 2012
How an integrated approach to living skills is setting students up for long-term health & success
What does a game of floor hockey, a lacrosse drill or a yoga lesson have to do with personal development? If you’re a student in an Ontario health and physical education (H&PE) class, the...
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Have you noticed that playgrounds and neighbourhood streets aren’t bustling with kids playing like they used to be a generation ago? You’re not alone.
Play comes in many forms, but it is generally freely chosen, spontaneous, self-directed and fun—another way of saying it’s kids being kids....
Thursday, January 5, 2012
How a “Non-traditional” Approach Can Make H&PE Fun for Everyone
There’s no basketball unit in Andrea Häefele’s gym. There’s no floor hockey unit, soccer unit or square dance week, either—but stick around long enough and you’re likely to find students participating in all of these activities,...
Thursday, November 24, 2011
How Ophea’s New Internet Safety Resource is Helping Kids Navigate Technology
If you’ve ever watched a five or six year old manipulate a mouse or scroll, with surprising ease, through the menu of their parent’s iPhone, you’ll know it’s true: today’s kids take to technology like they were born...
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
A Guide to Supporting Physical Activity at School, in the Community and at Home
You’d never hand your child a pack of cigarettes, expose them to cancer-causing chemicals or let them ride in the car without a seatbelt... but, if you’re like many Ontario parents, you may be enabling behaviour...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
How to support all students with Assessment for Learning in Health and Physical Education
Do you remember the excitement, anticipation or even nerves that grew as report card day approached? Did you meet your teacher’s expectations? Did you get the grades and feedback you were expecting? If...
Thursday, August 11, 2011
How Ophea’s H&PE Curriculum Resources: Grades 1-8 are Assisting Educators in Delivering a Quality, Inclusive Program
By now you’ve no doubt heard: there’s a new curriculum in town, and it’s having a major impact on the way Ontario students, grades 1–8, are learning Health and Physical Education...
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Feeling cooped up? Need a change of scenery? We all do from time to time, so why stay in when you can take it outside!
Using outdoor facilities is an excellent way to include a wider range of activities in your physical activity programming and introduce students or campers to places they...
Friday, June 3, 2011
It’s 4:30 on a Monday afternoon. Where are the teenagers in your community?
Playing a game of pickup basketball? Taking an after-school dance class? At the local library’s book club meeting? Or just killing time at the mall? Ensuring that youth are active within and engaged with their communities...
Monday, May 2, 2011
How Support for Community Leaders is Helping Kids with Asthma Get Active
Visit any classroom, attend any sports meet, drop in on any after-school activity or youth group and you’re likely to find at least one child who can’t always breathe easy.
In fact, asthma is the most common paediatric chronic...
