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01/05/2012

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, and many more.

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11/24/2011

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 for it. In a way, they were. Anyone who’s come into this world in the past decade has scarcely known a time when Googling, emailing and texting weren’t the norm.

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11/01/2011

A Guide to Supporting Physical Activity at School, in the Community and at Home

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12/28/2009

In the first issue of this newsletter we provided basic information to help you motivate your board in implementing DPA. We’ve received feedback that many are looking for more specific research. The following provides...

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11/22/2009

Through their Foundations for a Healthy School document, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health Promotion have provided a philosophy and framework for Healthy Schools in Ontario that follows a...

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09/23/2009

When the whole school is involved in a DPA challenge or theme, the result can be fun for everyone (i.e., skipping theme, dance theme, aerobic theme etc.).

05/03/2010

A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that disrupts the way the cells in the brain normally work and which can vary in severity and consequences.

A concussion is caused by a strike or jolt to the head, face or neck, or a blow...

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12/28/2009

Ontario Snow Resorts Association and OSBIE in response to a Coroner’s recommendations after the deaths of two students on Ontario ski hills have initiated the mandatory wearing of appropriate snow sport helmets for...

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01/26/2012

Have you ever asked yourself this question?

01/10/2012

Did you know that Ophea is one of Ontario's two subject associations for health and physical education?

01/10/2012

This year, Ophea and PARC are doing something different, and moving the PARC Symposium! We're looking forward to offering new learning opportunities and new inspiration to get people moving across Ontario.