Earlier this week, I outlined some of the first steps I've taken in response to all of the information I heard at a Comprehensive Wellness conference I attended in October. One of the main ones has been to change from sitting in front of a computer most of every day to standing in front of …
This post provides a summary of key messages from keynote and workshop speakers at the Alberta School Boards' Association October 2012 Conference: Time for a Student Health Revolution, as well as some food for thought for parents. I had the opportunity to share the key messages at a School Council* meeting last night. I carefully …
In October, I attended a 2-day conference on student comprehensive wellness. Since the School Council paid my registration fee, I undertook to bring back the key messages from the conference and to lead a discussion around what parents would like to see happening at the school in terms of student comprehensive wellness. At the next …
Mrs. GeoK and the GeoKids have been students of taekwondo since 2002. In addition to learning practical self-defence skills, taekwondo provides a great mix of cardio, flexibility and balance training while improving overall conditioning. The sport is multi-dimensional and requires skills development across four main areas: self-defence, poomse (set patterns of basic attack and defence …
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Smoke from forest fires in the Prince George area of British Columbia drifted into the Calgary area last Thursday, blanketing the city and surrounding area (and, in fact, much of Alberta and areas all the way east to parts of Ontario) in a grey blanket. It was dense enough that government officials issued an air …
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