Thursday, June 21, 2018
Ophea’s Healthy Schools Certification has come to an end for the 2017/18 school year. A total of 238 schools across Ontario were certified for completing the 6-Step Healthy Schools Process, making their school community a healthier place and receiving gold, silver, or bronze certification. We are...
Thursday, May 31, 2018
We are excited to have 327 registered Healthy Schools, representing 50 school boards across the province for Ophea’s Healthy Schools Certification 2017/18 school year!
Since January, we have been sharing the experiences of select registered Healthy Schools who have been active on Twitter using #...
Thursday, May 17, 2018
On May 4th, 2018, Ophea joined Andrea Haefele and Kelly Chatzinikolis for a Facebook Live session exploring Daily Physical Activity (DPA) In Action. The embedded recorded Facebook Live video is a follow up to the Making Sense of P/PM 138: Continuing the Conversation and Making Sense of P/PM 138:...
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Over the last couple years, Ophea supported a school-based approach to increasing student and teacher understanding of sexual violence and harassment. The initiative, Campaign Messengers: Taking a Stand!, reached 166 schools, close to 6,000 educators, and over 92,000 students. Though the...
Monday, April 30, 2018
We are living in an age where the Internet has become a part of our daily lives. We use the Internet for many things: research, distant learning, connecting with family/friends, shopping, looking up recipes, and banking, to name a few. While the Internet has definitely made life more efficient,...
Thursday, April 26, 2018
We are excited to have 327 registered Healthy Schools, representing 50 school boards across the province for Ophea’s Healthy Schools Certification 2017/18 school year! You can find out if schools from your board have registered by viewing the Registered Schools List.
Every month until June, we’ll...
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Did you know as many as 5 out of 20 children have asthma? Ophea has developed various supports for educators, in partnership with the Ontario Lung Association, to increase their skills and knowledge about asthma management in schools. Just in time for World Asthma Day (May 1, 2018), this blog...
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Join us in Alliston, Ontario October 11-12 for an invaluable professional learning experience! The conference will present essential information and new insights on ways to support H&PE curriculum implementation, and instructional strategies for healthy, active living within the classroom and...
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Today (March 28) Ophea launched the Movement is... campaign, to help promote the importance of getting kids physically active every day.
Research shows that movement can help students in lots of ways. Our Movement is...campaign shines light on how movement is...“joy, learning, and belonging.” By...
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
We are excited to have 327 registered Healthy Schools, representing 50 school boards across the province for Ophea’s Healthy Schools Certification 2017/18 school year! You can find out if schools from your board have registered by viewing the Registered Schools List.
Every month until June, we’ll...
