A student’s sense of belonging can come from connections with both peers and adults. This downloadable guide includes five strategies for building strong relationships with students and creating a positive school culture where everyone feels they belong.
This article explains 6 ways to use breathing for stress relief and mental wellness.
This playlist features films that confront racism. They are a small selection of films from the NFB collection that look at instances of racism in Canada, and support dialogue on equality and diversity.
You can learn pretty much anything with these videos!
Science, History, Language Arts, & Study Skills, Games & More!
Students have access to a number of courses in the area of:
*Social & Emotional Learning
*Financial Education
*Health & Wellness
*College & Career Readiness
*Early Learning
Sun West students - ask your teacher to add you to a course! Currently we access Everfi via the Clever portal. Leila Pullum (lpullum@everfi.com) is here to respond to student and teacher support questions, so please don’t hesitate to reach if you need help.
NEW courses are being added regularly.
ECE- K-3
Word Force
Healthier Me Jr
Compassion Project
Elementary/Middle 4-8
Vault
Healthier Me Middle School
Hockey Scholar Math & Science
Endeavour STEM Career Exploration
Ignition Digital Safety & Citizenship
Character Playbook
Venture Entrepreneurship
Mental Wellness Basics
High Schools 9-12
Mental Wellness Basics
Venture Entrepreneurship
AlcoholEdu
Prescription Drug Safety
Marketplaces
EVERFI Financial Literacy
Honour Code
"A family yoga practice can be a fun, dynamic way to enjoy moments together that turn into memories. Designed for families and groups of all ages, this 25-minute yoga practice features partner work and imaginative play while teaching the value of connectedness."
The Children’s Health and Well-being Measure (ACHWM) is a tool that gives Indigenous communities and organizations an overview of the health and well-being of children and youth in their communities.
The measure offers insight into children's Spiritual, Emotional, Physical, and Mental wellness.
The survey is completed on a tablet that engages children and acts as a catalyst for honest conversation. The results are shared with each child or youth in a visual form on the Balance Chart.
Ages: 8+
Coping with stress is a skill we need to teach at school across a wide breadth of subjects.
Videos, Podcasts, Quizzes!
Learn how anything works. It's all here from health, science, home/garden, auto, tech, money, lifestyle, enterainment, adventure, animals and more!
"Let it Ripple is a non-profit film and idea studio. We produce films, original series, and live and virtual experiences that inspire audiences to think about what it means to be human in today's world."
This website provides short support videos by grade level for:
*readers have different voices
*readers make inferences
*readers retell/summarize
*readers question and predict
*readers track details
*readers juggle multiple texts
*SEL
"This collection of Mindful Moments is effective for all ages. At just a few minutes each, these compact recordings are perfect for a break from screen time, a support for transition time, or mindfulness anytime."
3min 50sec
Here, you’ll find a resource of simple, step-by-step instructions on how to deal with symptoms related to specific anxiety disorders as well general strategies — such as how to get a good night’s sleep or how to deal with uncertainty in your daily life.
PBS has created and shared tons of media rich, engaging, digital lessons for a wide range of grade levels and subject areas.
Find FREE videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more just for teachers like you. Choose from lots of filters that will customize your search so you can find exactly what you're looking for.
Grade 7 Cross Collaboration
Curriculum from PE and Health
Social-emotional learning (SEL) instruction in small groups can be a great way to build student belonging and community—while also teaching key skills and competencies that students may need additional support with.
This toolkit includes a set of 6 facilitation guides for small-group SEL activities—complete with “how to” instructions for educators. These low-lift strategies are designed to help promote positive relationships while building students’ SEL skills.
The Smithsonian Learning Lab puts the treasures of the world's largest museum, education, and research complex within reach. The Lab is a free, interactive platform for discovering millions of authentic digital resources, creating content with online tools, and sharing in the Smithsonian's expansive community of knowledge and learning.
Use the search tool to discover lots of resources on endless topics. The sky's the limit!
This is a cross curricular project revolving around the documentary The Social Dilemma. Students will write an essay and create an Action Plan to tackle the issues surrounding Social Media and it's pervasiveness in our lives. The outcomes covered are focused in Social 7, Health 7 and ELA 7.
Strong Minds make for Strong Kids
Strong Minds Strong Kids, Psychology Canada is committed to promoting the mental well-being of children and youth in Canada. We are dedicated to nurturing resilience in kids with the use of psychological science so they can manage, learn, and grow from the many challenges in life.
"TED-Ed is TED's youth and education initiative. TED-Ed's mission is to spark and celebrate the ideas of teachers and students around the world. ... TED-Ed has grown from an idea worth spreading into an award-winning education platform that serves millions of teachers and students around the world every week"
Students can:
1. Watch Video
2. Think (online quiz)
3. Dig Deeper
4. Discuss