Last updated: March 31, 2026

Looking to infuse wellness into your classroom, school, or school authority all year long? Watch this page for new resources, announcements, and tips for health-related theme days. We've got you covered!

Announcements:

  • Seeking educator feedback on student wellness supports in schools 

  • Start your school’s Spring Youth Sport Club  

  • Show your SunSense! 

  • Virtual human rights field trips for your class 

New resources:

  • Stop, Start, Consider!: Student-centred practices in health and physical education poster series  

  • New national plan to support Indigenous Peoples’ participation in sports, physical activity, and recreation in Canada  

  • New podcast: Healthy Teens discusses bullying in a digital world  

  • New webinar: Understanding teacher burnout and how to help  

  • Teaching Sexual Health resources  

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Announcements

 

Seeking educator feedback on student wellness supports in schools 

Calling all School and Division staff! The University Hospital Foundation (UHF) wants to understand what’s working and what could work better, to support the health and wellness of children and youth in Alberta schools. The UHF is leading the development of a provincial heart health strategy for Alberta, and we want to learn from your experience to ensure prevention efforts are practical, equitable and grounded in real life experience. Your input will help identify opportunities to strengthen support for students, families, and communities across the province. Complete the survey to enter a draw for a $250 Lululemon gift certification. The survey closes April 17, 2026.   

 

Start your school’s Spring Youth Sport Club  

Ever Active’s Youth Sport Club helps more kids take part in sport, at school and in the community, including running, basketball, and soccer, no matter their skill or experience level. It’s a free, fun and flexible program aimed at increasing physical activity levels in children and youth across Alberta. They provide registered clubs with the necessary tools and resources to start and maintain a successful sport club, including participant and coach handbooks, prizes for all participants, free local workshops for coaches, participant logs and more.  

    

Show your SunSense! 

SunSense is the Canadian Cancer Society’s national sun safety program for elementary schools. It supports schools to create sun-safe spaces by taking practical action on shade, policy, and education. By earning points, your school can work toward different levels of SunSense Certification. 

Registration for the school year is ongoing. To learn more, go to SunSense.ca or download the SunSense Program Guide. 

 

Virtual human rights field trips for your class 

Get your class ready to help make the future better! The Canadian Museum for Human Rights offers free programs in English and French for students in Kindergarten to Grade 12 across Canada. Alberta classrooms can join fun and interactive virtual field trips that bring the museum right into the classroom. 

Museum staff lead students through the building virtually while guiding discussions and activities about human rights. To learn more or book a program, visit the Canadian Museum for Human Rights school programs. 

           

   

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New resources

 

Stop, Start, Consider!: Student-centred practices in health and physical education poster series 

This poster series by Ophea helps teachers and school staff make Health and Physical Education classes safer and more welcoming for every student. It shows adults what to stop doing, what to start doing, and what to think about so all students feel like they belong. When students feel included, they can learn and do their best. 

 

New national plan to support Indigenous Peoples’ participation in sports, physical activity, and recreation in Canada 

The Aboriginal Sport Circle has developed a new national strategy to support Indigenous Peoples’ participation in sports, physical activity, and recreation in Canada titled The Spirit of Sport – Active Together. The national strategy imagines a future where all Indigenous Peoples in Canada can take part in sports, physical activity, and recreation in ways that support their well‑being, culture, and communities. It sets a clear plan, led by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit voices, to guide respectful programs and real system change so Indigenous Peoples can shape the activities and opportunities that matter most to them. 

 

New podcast: Healthy Teens discusses bullying in a digital world 

Healthy Teens, a podcast by the Canadian Paediatric Society, has a new podcast episode – From schoolyard to screen: Bullying in a digital world. This episode explains what bullying is, how it shows up at school and online and how it can seriously affect students’ mental health and learning. It helps teachers and school staff understand their important role in creating a safe school culture and the importance of stepping in when bullying happens.  

 

New webinar: Understanding teacher burnout and how to help  

This recorded webinar by Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and Kelvin Education shares information about why teachers sometimes feel stressed or burned out and offers helpful ideas for how school and district leaders can support them. The data on teacher burnout is explained in clear ways and the presenters give practical solutions that can make a real difference. 

 

Teaching Sexual Health resources  

Primary Care Alberta’s Teaching Sexual Health (TSH) initiative is pleased to announce that our teaching and learning resources have been approved by the Minister of Education and Childcare for use in Alberta classrooms for Grades 4 – 9 and CALM. Please visit the Resource Finder or use the direct links below. 

           

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Mark your calendar 

Taking part in health-related days, weeks, or month-long events is a great way to bring your school community together. These events can raise awareness of health topics and kick-start important conversations around wellness at school.

Be sure to connect health-related events back to the priorities, goals, and action plans in place in your school or school authority. Use the comprehensive school health framework to guide activities that are coordinated, meaningful, and likely to last.

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