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DCPIC Presentation: Healthy Schools

January 8th, 2015

James MacKinnon & Tish Sheppard ~ Teaching & Learning Consultants

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Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities: How You Can Make A Difference

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Health Promoting Schools

A comprehensive approach to health in

• rder to affect individual health behaviours

and to improve the environments where children, staff and parents live and learn.

~ from Healthy Schools Toolkit

What is a Healthy School?

A healthy school is one that “promotes the physical, mental, social and spiritual health of the whole school community.”

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Comprehensive School Health:

• Recognizes that healthy young people learn better and achieve more;
• Understands that schools can directly influence students’ health and

behaviours

• Encourages healthy lifestyle choices, and promotes students’ health and

wellbeing

• Incorporates health into all aspects of school and learning
• Links health and education issues and systems
• Needs the participation and support of families and the community at large

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Benefits of a Healthy School

 Improves academic success  Improves student health  Better school attendance  Increased school spirit  Positive attitudes

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What are we at Durham Catholic DSB doing to support Healthy Schools and Healthy Living?

• H&PE classes
• Extra Curricular offerings
• Breakfast programs
• PPM 150
• Mental Health curriculum
• FDK: Outdoor time
• Outdoor Education
• EcoSchools
• Pedometer Program
• Garden pilot

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