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