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Notice to Members

Healthy Schools E-Update – October 2015
1. Healthy Schools BC Year Two Evaluation Report
The Healthy Schools BC (HSBC) Year Two Evaluation Progress Report has been completed, and is available online. This report showcases progress of the HSBC initiative across the four key action areas (cross-sector partnerships, coordination of healthy living programs and schools, capacity building and student engagement & leadership), and knowledge and application of the Comprehensive School Health approach among key stakeholders. Thank you again to those members of the committee who facilitated dissemination of the surveys to educators and school administrators that helped to inform the evaluation of this initiative.

2. New School Connectedness Videos and Website Resources
As part of Healthy Schools Week (October 5th to 9th), DASH has launched an onlineSchool Connectedness Film Festival; publicly releasing videos developed by the six schools and school districts that received grants via the School Connectedness Capacity Building initiative – a project co-sponsored by DASH and the BC School Centred Mental Health Coalition. The videos show examples of the strong practices and diverse approaches being used in BC schools and districts to support school connectedness and the mental wellbeing of students.
The videos are part of the newly expanded school connectedness area of the Healthy Schools BC website, where visitors can find quick tips, approaches and strategies, tools and resources.
The videos and the website are meant to encourage and support BC schools and districts as they work on fostering connectedness in their own school community.
FYI, you can follow Healthy Schools Week on social media – share their posts and tweets using #HSW15.

3. Rethinking Drug Education Webinar – October 8th
As another instalment of Healthy Schools week , the Centre for Addictions Research of BC is hosting a webinar related to rethinking drug education and promoting mental health. Jennifer Gibson, a teacher with SD#62 (Sooke), will be co-facilitating the session. For more info and/or to register click here.

4. Evaluation of Concussion Awareness Training Toolkit for School Professionals
Dr. Shelina Babul at the University of British Columbia, Department of Paediatrics is leading an evaluation of the new On-line Concussion Awareness Training Toolkit for School Professionals (CATT School Professionals). CATT provides up-to-date education, tools and resources to effectively recognize, respond and help support a student’s return to school following a concussion. This research study seeks to evaluate this new resource.
Additional Information can be found here

Ken Spencer Award – Your School Could win $15,000
What promising practices are you delivering in your classroom? 
Apply for CEA’s seventh annual Ken Spencer Awards for Innovation in Teaching and Learning and get noticed for how you, your colleagues, and your school community are nurturing your students’ curiosity and love of learning.
Winning entries will be profiled nationally to encourage peer-to-peer learning.
Are you still working under the radar to deeply engage your students while tending to the constant flux of curriculum and assessment requirements? Now’s the time to gain some valuable recognition for the changes you have provoked in your classroom, among a group of classes, a department, or your whole school. Over the years, we’ve seen the impact this this award can bring to educators and their schools.
Our public education system needs to learn from your innovative work.
For details on how you can apply, and to view last year’s winning entries, please visit:
www.cea-ace.ca/kenspenceraward
Complete our online application form by November 10, 2015 at 5:00pm Pacific Time.

Interested in mobile health technology and food allergy?
We are developing a smart phone application that will provide evidence-based information about food allergy for patients and parents. We invite you to participate in a study to help determine the content and features that will be included. We would like to speak with parents and adolescents (ages 14-17) to hear their opinions about the use of mobile technology in health, and about the content they would find useful for food allergy. Focus groups will last two hours and refreshments will be provided.  They will likely take place at a local school within the next couple of months.  If you are interested in participating or have any questions, please contact us at victoria.cook@cw.bc.ca

Dr. Edmond Chan (Division Head, Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology, BC Children’s Hospital)
Dr. Victoria Cook (Fellow, Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology, BC Children’s Hospital)
Christopher Mill (Research Coordinator, Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology, BC Children’s Hospital)

Upcoming Event
Internet/Social Media Safety and Digital Literacy Education 101 for Parents.
Presenter Darren Laur with Personal Protection Systems Inc.
October 156:308:30pm
This workshop will cover;
What is the Internet and Social Networking
Internet stats and facts
Emerging online teen trends
What are our kids doing online
Online media literacy and critical thinking
Plagiarism and Copyright Law specific to downloading online
Parental risk management
Why parents need to be good role models
The threat of internet pornography
When to be concerned when your child is online
To register visit http://www.eventbrite.ca/o/killarney-pac-7810965683?s=44901969 or at the door.

Information and Updates for our Members

For all office queries please contact our Office Assistant;
Julie Davies juliedavies@bccpac.bc.ca
or our Office Manager;
Marijoel Chamberlain. marijoelchamberlain@bccpac.bc.ca
Please note our office hours are:
from 9.00am – 4.00pm Monday thru Friday.

We will be hosting a DPAC Summit Saturday November 7th, 2015 at the Vancouver Hilton at Metrotown, please contact the office for additional details.

Memberships received and/or postmarked by December 15th 2015 will give your PAC or DPAC voting privileges at our  2016 Annual General Meeting.
Click here to apply online
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