Background
• Alberta’s Commission on Learning (2003)
• Joint Consortium for School Health (2005)• Healthy Kids Alberta! (2006)
• Healthy Alberta School Communities (2007)
• Literature Review & Stakeholder Consultations (2008)
• Draft Framework for K – 12 Wellness Education (2009)
• Framework for K – 12 Wellness Education (2009)
Healthy Alberta School
Communities
School Health and Wellness Manager
Priority Wellness Issues•Healthy Eating
•Physical Activity•Positive Social Environments
Long-term Intended ResultImproved health and learning outcomes for school-aged children
and youth in healthy school communities.
Healthy Weights InitiativesHealth Promotion Coordinators
• Partner with school communities to promote healthy eating and physical activity for school-aged children and youth
• Facilitate implementation of Daily Physical Activity (30 minutes per day in all Grades 1-9 schools) and the Alberta Nutrition Guidelines in a variety of settings.
• Support the development of School Nutrition Policies
Alberta Nutrition Guidelines• Released in 2008 and distributed to all schools, day cares and
recreational facilities in Alberta
• School boards encouraged to develop district-wide school nutrition policies that support implementation of the Guidelines
Healthy Weights Initiative
Alberta Healthy School Community Wellness Fund• As of December 2009 73 projects have received funding • In total 371 schools have established more than 446 community
partnerships in support of healthy schools.
Previous Healthy Weights Initiatives (2006-2009)• Alberta Healthy School Communities Award• Create a Movement
Alberta Healthy School Community Wellness Fund
Healthy Living Recognition programs
Healthy Promotion Coordinators
Evaluation of Healthy Weights REAL Kids Survey
Healthy U / Media awareness
Joint Consortium for School Health
Revise the current wellness-related programs of study
Daily Physical Activity (DPA) resources
DPA Implementation Survey
Authorized teaching and learning resources for wellness-related programs of study
Safe and caring school initiatives
Alberta Nutrition Guidelines
Ever Active Schools
Healthy School Planner Tools
Daily Physical Activity
Allergy & Anaphylaxis Information Response (AAIR)
Safe and Caring Policy
School Nutrition Policies (to be developed by School Boards)
Introduction
• Purpose of Framework – to describe the fundamental concepts and inherent values of
K–12 wellness education
– to provide guidance for the future development and implementation of K–12 wellness education programs of study in Alberta.
• Vision of Wellness Education– for students to be educated, informed and contributing
members of society and to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to be well in every sense of the word—emotionally, intellectually, physically, socially and spiritually.
Implementation
• Comprehensive school health approach
• Meet the diverse needs of learners and engage students in a meaningful way
• Adequate teacher expertise, preparation and implementation time
• Appropriate resources—facilities, funding, teaching and learning resources.
Assessment and Accountability
• Assessment and accountability model– indicators of success– reporting processes utilizing elements from
established school health assessment tools– student assessment strategy