Last updated: April 29, 2025

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:

  • That's Not Me: Diversity and Media toolbox 

  • Tools to support the transition out of high school 
  • Well at Work's Pan-Canadian Communities of Practice 

  • Show your SunSense!

  • Start your school’s Spring Run (or Walk) Club 

New resources:

  • Take action and make schools sun safe  

  • School Mental Health Ontario launches new parent and caregiver mental health resources hub: By Your Side 

  • New resource to develop inclusive, quality intramural programs 

  • Lesson Plan: Recognizing Emotional Appeals 

  • Blueprint for Action Resources Hub 

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Announcements

That's Not Me: Diversity and Media toolbox 

MediaSmarts has created a toolbox called That’s Not Me. The toolbox has resources to demonstrate how TV, newspapers, video games, movies, the internet, and other media can shape the way we think about diversity. The lesson plans talks about what we see - and what we don’t see in the media, and why it’s important to learn to be able to identify this. 

To learn more, go to That's Not Me: Diversity and Media 

 

Tools to support the transition out of high school 

With less than 2 months left in the school year, it’s a great time to think about supporting grade 12 students as they transition out of high school. Whether they’re off to post-secondary studies or employment, graduates will face common challenges, like dealing with roommates and paying bills.  

Know before you go is a set of tools for grade 12 students and the educators who work with them. Developed by the AHS team behind mentalhealthliteracy.org, these materials are available in both English and French. 

 

Well at Work's Pan-Canadian Communities of Practice 

Well at Work by EdCan is a group of school district staff from across Canada. This group comes together to celebrate successes and share what has worked well to build healthier K-12 workplaces in their school districts. 

For the 2024-25 school year, they are hosting the following Communities of Practice:  

Senior Leaders: April 29, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. 

School District Wellbeing Leads: May 7, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. 

Francophone Community of Practice: May 14, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. 

More information and registration 

 

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.   

 

Start your school’s Spring Run (or Walk) Club 

The Alberta Medical Association (AMA) Youth Run Club (YRC) is not a new resource but a great seasonal reminder of the partnership program between the AMA and Ever Active Schools (EAS). It’s a fun and flexible program aimed at increasing physical activity levels in children and youth across Alberta. They provide registered clubs with all of the necessary tools and resources to start and maintain a successful run (or walk) club, including: Runner and coach handbooks, finisher prizes for all participants, local workshops for coaches, running logs, and more. 

To learn more and join the club go to: Alberta Medical Association Youth Run Club 

 

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New resources

Take action and make schools sun safe  

May is often a month when school communities start heading outside more. Our new take action card offers tips to support school communities, teachers, and their students to be safer in the sun.  

We encourage you to share the Make schools sun safe action card with your school communities. 

 

School Mental Health Ontario launches new parent and caregiver mental health resources hub: By Your Side 

School Mental Health Ontario (SMHO) has launched By Your Side, a new resource hub for parents and caregivers to support mental health learning and well-being for every family. Check out their resources on coping with stress and anxiety, digital well-being, and more!  

 

New resource to develop inclusive, quality intramural programs 

The Play for All: Strategies for Inclusive Intramurals resource was made to give educators access to ideas and tools to help them create meaningful, safe, and fun intramural programs and activities for all students. 

 

Lesson Plan: Recognizing Emotional Appeals 

MediaSmarts has made a lesson plan for students in grades 4 to 8. In this lesson, students will learn how the media may use words or phrases that draw on emotions in an effort to change what people’s beliefs or thoughts about an issue.   

To learn more, go to Recognizing Emotional Appeals 

 

Blueprint for Action Resources Hub 

Physical Health and Education Canada has a new set of tools called the Blueprint for Action Resources Hub. These resources help bring the Blueprint for Action to life in your school community, to prevent substance-related harms in youth. Use these tools to enhance well-being among youth in ways that reflect your unique school community.  

   

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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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