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5 Ways to Create Safer Spaces for Queer and Trans Youth in Physical and Health Education Classrooms

May 17th, 2024 is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). This article highlights 5 simple and meaningful ways that educators and schools can create safer PHE/PA spaces for queer and trans youth. These tangible takeaways are a part of Wisdom2Action’s (W2A) SAFER (Safer Access for Everyone in the Rainbow) Project, which developed tip sheets for teachers to address misinformation and promote safer learning environments for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth.

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Peer Review: Evaluation of Readiness for Wrestling Program

[ Research ] Previously published in Volume 82, Issue 4 Abstract Background: Youth participation in extracurricular activities such as wrestling and boxing has positive affects on their mental and physical...

Authored by: Dustin Silvey, Richard Buote, Erin Cameron, Catherine Donovan, Adam Dubrowski

Healthy School Teams Unite for Success in OCDSB

[ Feature Article ] Previously published in Volume 82, Issue 4 In April of 2016, ten schools from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) participated in a two-day Healthy School Communities (HSC) learning and...

Authored by: Sharon Jollimore

Teacher to Teacher: Encourging Girls to Stay in Phsyical Education

[ Feature Article ] Being a health and physical educator is rewarding. Your work has an impact on the lives of your colleagues, your students and their parents. But it’s also a career with its challenges. We want our...

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Peer Review: Developing a relatedness-supportive learning environment in dance: Small group learning activities

[ Research ] Previously published in Volume 82, Issue 4 Abstract Dance within physical education can serve as an avenue to create a relatedness-supportive environment – one in which students have opportunities to...

Authored by: Jennifer Gruno, Sandra Gibbons

Brand-New Resources for Successful Dance Education

[ Feature Article ] Previously published in Volume 82, Issue 4 For the past three years, members of the PHE Canada Program Advisory Committee for Dance Education (Dance PAC), have been working in partnership with Canada...

Authored by: Emily Caruso Parnell