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Stay Connected to the Healthy Schools Movement in BC
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There are plenty of ways to stay connected to the healthy schools movement! Follow DASH on social media for all your healthy schools news and happenings.
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Grant Opportunities:
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HSN Schools Grant
Deadline: November 10th, 2017
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View other healthy school grant opportunities here.
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Discover the ultimate Play List to get moving - 150 activities that define Canada's land and people. Sign-up and start tracking your activities for a chance to win great prizes!
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Have a Great Story? We Want to Hear It!
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We want to hear your healthy schools story! Educators, students and community members across the province are working hard to create healthier schools. Sharing your stories can help support and inspire others, and viewing stories from other schools can do the same for you. Check out the
Healthy Schools Stories Map
today!
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Submitting an Article for the Newsletter
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How would you like to promote your organization's message to members of the health and education sectors across BC? To learn how to submit an article for the Healthy Schools BC Newsletter, please visit the Healthy Schools BC website
here for submission dates and guidelines.
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Video of the Month:
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Healthy school communities need healthy teachers!
See how our healthy schools colleagues in Alberta at Ever Active Schools are welcoming their teachers back to school by focusing on the health and well-being of school staff.
Watch their "Staff Wellness in Healthy School Communities" video
here
and click
here
to learn more about Ever Active Schools and their focus on staff wellness!
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The Healthy Schools BC Newsletter is brought to you by DASH BC. Our vision is that ALL children and youth in BC will realize their full potential as healthy learners who feel connected and engaged in their community.
We are a non-profit society that inspires our partners and stakeholders to improve the health and learning of students in BC by promoting, supporting and facilitating a healthy schools approach. Visit our
website
for more information
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Get Your School Ready to Walk and Be Active
Register for the 10th annual Walk and Wheel to School Week
DASH BC is excited to present the 10th annual Walk and Wheel to School Week held from October 2-6, 2017 and share information about the
Be Active Every Day
initiative by Doctors of BC held from October 2-27, 2017.
Click here to learn more.
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Healthy Schools Network News
Healthy Schools Network (HSN) School Grants Available October 9th
Healthy Schools Network (HSN) School Grants this year will focus on a new over-arching theme of mental well-being. Applications will be accepted from October 9-November 10, 2017.
Click here to learn more.
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Action Schools! BC Update
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Enhance Your Healthy School Community
Register now for full access to the Action Schools! BC website
Access practical, interactive professional development workshops and free resources related to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity. Find out how the enhanced Action Schools! BC program can support your school, workshops, mentorship, and more! Don't miss out on learning how Action Schools! BC can support your schools.
Click here to learn more.
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Everybody's In! A Guide to Promoting Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in After School Programs
Are you looking for ways to include children with disabilities in your after school program?
The After School Sport and Arts Initiative (ASSAI) resource, "Everybody's In! A Guide to Promoting Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in After School Programs", is a supportive tool that can be used to accommodate children with a wide range of abilities in after school programs and
provides a framework, tools and resources for taking action.
Click here to learn more.
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Healthy Living and Healthy Relationships for Today and the Future
Story from Merritt Central Elementary School
Merritt Central Elementary School looked at their target population of girls in Grades 6 and 7 and recognized the need to improve the culture of respect, kindness and appreciation and introduce a healthy living education program that addressed physical, emotional and sexual health. Their goals were to improve the physical, emotional and social well-being of the students, to promote healthy habits, positive relationships and personal growth and to encourage the importance of kindness, citizenship and contributing to the community.
Click here to learn more.
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Yoga Day @ Rutland Elementary
Story from Rutland Elementary School
Rutland Elementary School set out to introduce their school community to a yoga and mindfulness program that would help to improve school and community connectedness, physical literacy and healthy relationships. They also wanted to see if the yoga and mindfulness the students were taught could be used as a form of self-regulation in the classroom environment, when needed.
Click
here
to learn more.
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Healthy Schools Resources
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Looking for a fun back-to-school classroom activity?
Access BC Dairy Association's nutrition resources today!
We know the first week back-to-school can be hectic. For K-1 teachers, the
Mystery Food Activity
can cover many subject areas with one simple activity. For teachers of Gr. 2 and up, get your students moving while exploring food groups with the
Go Four It! Lesson plan
.
Click
here
to learn more.
Aboriginal Communities: Active for Life
Help your community achieve a healthy and lifelong relationship with physical activity!
Communities are where physical activity, sports and active living are first experienced. "Aboriginal Communities: Active for Life" is a resource for
individuals interested in
developing physical activity programs and building collaborative relationships between members of the community while incorporating Aboriginal ways of knowing into their classroom, school and community environments.
Click
here
to learn more.
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