Last updated: September 24, 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:

  • Healthy schools recognition program
  • Ever Active's youth sports club

  • Updated school nutrition webpage 

  • Position statement: Digital culture and child and youth well-being   

New resources:

  • School division and wellness teams
  • Celebrate and share your successes
  • Nutrition: Pilot teaching and learning resources for high school

  • Comprehensive approach to nicotine and vaping in schools (CANVAS)  

  • Addressing vaping on school property: A toolkit for Alberta schools

  • Adult-to-student relationship mapping tool  

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Announcements

 

Register today for the Healthy Schools Recognition Program! 

The Healthy Schools Recognition Program is a program for school communities that promotes and enhances the health and wellness of students and staff. It’s available across Canada with support from Ever Active, Ophea, and PHE Canada.   

Registration for the Healthy Schools Recognition Program is open now.  

To get started, go to healthyschools.ca. 

 

Start your school’s Ever Active (EA) Youth Sport Club  

The EA Youth Sport Club is a free, fun and flexible program aimed at helping children and youth across Alberta take part in sports and activities. The program is a fun and friendly place where students can try many different sports and activities, like running, basketball, and soccer, no matter how good they are or if they’ve played before. EA provides registered clubs with all of the necessary tools and resources to start and maintain healthy, active play, with a focus on starting a run (or walk) club! Tools include: Runner and coach handbooks; finisher prizes for all participants; free local workshops for coaches; running logs; and more.  

To learn more and join the club go to: EA Youth Sport Club  

 

Updated school nutrition webpage 

Alberta Health Services’ Nutrition Services has updated the School Nutrition webpage and the School Nutrition Education Resource List which has tools and resources to support healthy eating environments in schools including ideas for lesson plans, school food programs, policy, fundraising, celebrations, and guidelines.

Make sure you check out the new versions of Special Lunch Days and the School Food Vendor Checklist.

 

Position statement: Digital culture and child and youth well-being  

 technologies are a big part of students’ lives, bringing both opportunities and challenges. A new position statement from Canada’s Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health highlights growing evidence that smartphones, social media, and other digital platforms can affect child and youth well-being, including sleep, mental health, and development. The position statement calls for shared responsibility and coordinated action across governments, industry, health systems, schools, communities, and families to reduce harm, create safer digital environments, and support healthy norms for children and youth.

            

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New resources

 

School and division wellness teams 

School and division wellness teams help create healthier, more supportive learning environments for everyone. By bringing together students, staff, families, and community partners, wellness teams address the health and well-being priorities that matter most to each school community. This resource follows the Healthier Together five steps to a healthy school which provides a logical and realistic process for school or division wellness teams to guide meaningful action.  

 

Celebrate and share your successes 

Building a healthy school community is an ongoing process and it can take time to see positive changes and impacts. Celebrating successes—both big and small— can help keep everyone motivated, spark fresh energy for what comes next, and helps others see value and impact of school health and wellness efforts. 

Check out the updated Celebrate and Share Your Successes resource for ideas to recognize achievements, thank those who helped, and highlight the positive changes happening in your school community. 

 

Nutrition: Pilot teaching and learning resources for high school 

Check out the new high school teaching and learning resources from Alberta Health Services. These resources support nutrition related curriculum outcomes for Physical Education, Health and Wellness. Topics covered include micro and macro nutrients, meal planning and grocery shopping, and nutrition claims.  Once you’ve tried these out in your classroom, we’ve love to hear your feedback by filling out this short survey. 

 

Comprehensive approach to nicotine and vaping action in schools (CANVAS) 

Primary Care Alberta’s CANVAS program helps schools take a whole school approach to preventing and reducing nicotine use and vaping. It provides practical, ready-to-use resources that make it easier for schools to create supportive environments where students and staff can learn about the effects of nicotine and vaping and build healthy decision-making skills.

 

Addressing vaping on school property: A toolkit for Alberta schools

The Tobacco, Smoking and Vaping Enforcement Program in Primary Care Alberta has developed a new toolkit for school authorities, administrators, and teachers in Alberta. It offers information and resources to help address vaping products on school property and meet the guidelines set out by the Alberta Tobacco, Smoking and Vaping Reduction Act.

 

Adult-to-student relationship mapping tool 

This Harvard developed Adult-to-Student Relationship Mapping Tool helps teachers make sure every student has a trusted adult at school. Educators work together to make a simple “map” showing which students have strong connections and which students may need more support, so no one feels left out. It comes from Harvard’s Making Caring Common project and helps build caring, safe schools where students feel connected and ready to learn.

   

           

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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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