The 2025-2029 Strategic Plan will shape how PHE Canada advances both effective and equitable teaching practices while implementing holistic school initiatives. This strategic focus is designed to deepen and strengthen the vital connection between education and well-becoming, ensuring that our efforts contribute to more inclusive and supportive learning environments.
2025-2029 PHE Canada Strategic Plan
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The 2025-2029 PHE Canada Strategic Plan outlines the Vision and Mission, and it is built upon four key intentions, each accompanied by six broad actions that will guide our efforts and shape our future direction:
Vision
All children and youth lead active, healthy lives.
Mission
PHE Canada empowers the Canadian Physical and Health Education Community to ensure students have the knowledge, skills and attitudes to lead resilient, active, and healthy lives.
Key Intentions and Actions
To achieve the vision and mission, PHE Canada is committed to four key intentions, shown below, each with six broad actions.
1. Drive Program Innovation & Activation
- Create and Mobilize Practical and Relevant Resources and Programming
- Amplify Innovations
- Expand Inclusive Learning Opportunities
- Diversify Voices and Decision-Makers
- Strengthen Educator Capacity and Capability
- Incorporate Youth-Led Approaches
Through these strategic intentions, we seek to drive meaningful advancements in education, ensuring that all students receive an affirming, equitable, and high-quality education.
2. Strengthen Healthy, Active, Educational, and Sustainable Learning Environments
- Convene and Elevate Innovators and Leaders
- Provide Health, Well-Being and Well-Becoming-Related Resources and Supports
- Maximize Upstream Prevention
- Strengthen Partnerships with Indigenous Communities
- Promote Quality Physical Activity Experiences
- Strengthen Community Support
These intentions are designed to create learning environments that are not only healthy and sustainable but also responsive to the diverse needs of students and communities across Canada.
3. Grow Research, Advocate & Mobilize Knowledge
- Boost Teacher Preparation and Resilience
- Champion Equity
- Facilitate Cross-Sector Collaboration
- Understand Diverse Approaches to Health and Well-Being Education
- Promote Safe and Inclusive Physical Activity and School Sport Practices
- Contribute to Research and Policy Development
These actions will include policy advocates and change-makers at the school, local, provincial/territorial, First Nations, and federal levels, and ensure that knowledge is effectively mobilized to improve educational practices and outcomes.
4. Champion Equitable & Holistic Well-Being
- Align Policy, Practice, and Resources
- Publish Expertise and Research
- Amplify the Benefits of Physical and Health Education
- Expand Professional Growth Opportunities
- Advance Advocacy Efforts
- Engage with Organizations and Advocates
These actions are designed to protect and advocate for Physical and Health Education so that all students (post-secondary and K-12) benefit from quality and fulsome teaching.