March 2nd, 2015
Recently the Ministry of Education released the newly revised Health and Physical Education Curriculum: Grades 1 to 8, 2015. health1to8* “In drafting this curriculum, the government consulted with experts, parents, students, teachers, faculties of education, universities, colleges and numerous stake holder groups including the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), the Ontario Public Health Association and the Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition.”The ministry has provided the following information for parents:
Myths vs Facts – HPE 2015 02 22 Sectors
Implementation training sessions will be provided to teachers throughout April and May 2015. Mandatory implementation of the curriculum begins in September 2015. The ministry has begun developing a series of resources for parents, which provide information on the Health and Physical Education curriculum and ideas for supporting learning at home.
The following Parent Guides can also be found on the Ministry of Education website:
*Memo from Ministry of Education, Feb. 23, 2015