Framework for Kindergarten to Grade 12

Wellness Education

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)

Comprehensive School Health

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.

Health and Physical Education Programs of Study

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