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Healthy Schools BC Community Leadership Workshop
Collective Impact for Healthy School Communities
 On November 4th and 5th, DASH and Healthy Schools BC welcomed a variety of community organizational partners to the Healthy Schools BC Community Leadership Workshop. The two-day workshop provided a unique opportunity for community-based organizations involved in healthy schools work to explore their role as school community partners, beyond their respective areas of focus. Click here to read more.
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Flexible Settings for Learning
Making connections between after school programs and learning outcomes
After school programs represent flexible learning environments, while also providing a number of benefits to children and youth, including increased self-esteem and engagement in school. DASH is involved with after school programming through the BC After School Sport and Arts Initiative, which provides programming in 14 school districts. Click here to read more.
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School Connectedness: The Ultimate Rain Gear?
School connectedness as a protective factor for youth
 The recent 2013 McCreary Centre Society's BC Adolescent Survey health highlighted school connectedness as an important protective factor for youth. So what does that really mean? What is a protective factor? And what does rain gear have to do with it? Read the full story here.
Image: Dallas James.com
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Glanford Middle School
Creating a rainbow to promote healthy relationships
With a focus on anti-bullying, students at Glanford Middle School in Victoria took a leadership role in promoting healthy relationships in their school community. Students led this initiative throughout the school year with announcements, activities, and videos, including positive and encouraging messaging for all students on anti-bullying day and a school-wide 'rainbow day' to signify acceptance on anti-homophobia day. Click
here to read the full story.
Each month, we highlight healthy schools stories. Have a healthy school story to share? DASH wants to hear from you! Click here to view the Healthy Schools BC Stories Map to read more stories and submit your own.
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Inquiry-Based Learning and Student Leadership
Be The Change unites with the Healthy Schools Network
 Healthy Schools Network and Be The Change Earth Alliance are uniting to bring inquiry-based curriculum to BC schools. Be The Change Earth Alliance (BTCEA) is an NGO dedicated to global health and sustainability through education that empowers critical thinking and behaviour change. Click here to read more
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Take a Closer Look: Media and Health
Resource supports students to be media savvy
 Take a Closer Look: Media and Health is a resource for teachers to support Grade 10 students to be media savvy in the modern world! Media messages are everywhere, especially in the lives of teens. Let's help teens build skills to understand media messaging and be smart about it. Click here to read more.
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Check Out What's New with Action Schools! BC
Action Pages, Health Eating Pages, workshops and more!
Exciting Action Schools! BC resources and workshops are now available! Check out the 2014/2015 Action Pages!, Healthy Eating Pages!, and workshops such as the Enhancing Learning and Self-Regulation Through Physical Activity Workshop. Click here to read more.
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Start a Farm to School Program at Your School!
Funds are available!
 Farm to School BC is pleased to be growing the Farm to School network. Thinking about starting a Farm to School program at your school? You can now submit an application for a grant of up to $4000 to plan and initiate a new program at your school. Click here to read more.
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