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DCPIC Presentation: Healthy Schools James MacKinnon & Tish Sheppard January 8 th , 2015 ~ Teaching & Learning Consultants DCPIC Presentation Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities: How You Can Make A Difference DCPIC Presentation What is a


  1. DCPIC Presentation: Healthy Schools James MacKinnon & Tish Sheppard January 8 th , 2015 ~ Teaching & Learning Consultants

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  3. Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities: How You Can Make A Difference DCPIC Presentation

  4. What is a Healthy School? Health Promoting Schools A healthy school is one that “promotes the physical, mental, social and spiritual health of the whole school community.” A comprehensive approach to health in order to affect individual health behaviours and to improve the environments where children, staff and parents live and learn. ~ from Healthy Schools Toolkit DCPIC Presentation

  5. 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 DCPIC Presentation

  6. Benefits of a Healthy School  Improves academic success  Improves student health  Better school attendance  Increased school spirit  Positive attitudes DCPIC Presentation

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  8. 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 DCPIC Presentation

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