OPASSE
The full name of the acronym for OPASSE: the Ontario Physical Education Safety Guidelines, which were developed with the support and encouragement of Ophea, the Ontario School Board’s Insurance Exchange (OSBIE), the Ontario Association for the Support of Physical and Health Educators (OASPHE), the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA), and the Canadian Intramural Recreation Association – Ontario (CIRA-ON).
What is "The Ontario Physical Activity Safety Standards in Education"?
The year the Ontario HPE (Grades 1-8) curriculum was revised.
What is 2019?
Stability, locomotion, manipulation; body awareness, spatial awareness, effort awareness, and relationship.
What are Movement Skills and Movement Concepts?
Nutrition: These food groups make up Canada's food guide.
What are vegetables and fruits (1/2 plate), protein foods (1/4 plate), and whole grain foods (1/4 plate)?
To contribute to an equitable, inclusive and safe education system by providing information and direction that will assist teachers/coaches/intramural supervisors/school administrators with the safe implementation of physical activities for all students to minimize the inherent element of risk.
What is the intent/purpose of OPASSE?
What are:
- Social-Emotional Learning Skills (Strand A)
- Active Living (Strand B)
- Movement Competence: Skills, Concepts, and Strategies (Strand C)
- Healthy Living (Strand D)
Static, dynamic, and body control movements.
What are Stability (balance) skills?
Exercise: The minimum number of minutes of physical activity kids should get every day.
What is 20 minutes of sustained moderate-to-vigorous daily physical activity (DPA)?
The following must be taken into consideration by the teacher/coach/intramural supervisor:
- The activity is age-appropriate for the students' abilities.
- The teacher/coach/intramural supervisor has the knowledge/experience and certifications (where applicable) in accordance with the safety standards to teach, coach and/or supervise the activity safely.
What is Risk Management?
The five mandatory health education learning topics would include: social, emotional and mental health, online safety and digital citizenship, consent and personal boundaries, concussions and safety, bullying prevention, and healthy body image.
What are healthy eating, personal safety and injury prevention, substance use, addictions, and related behaviours, human development and sexual health, and mental health literacy?
Running, walking, hopping, jumping, leaping, skipping, galloping, and sliding.
What are Locomotor Skills?
Sleep: It is recommended that kids get a certain amount of sleep each night.
What is 9 to 12 hours?
This updated policy is based on the most recent research and recommendations of the expert scientific community on concussion, that is, the Canadian Guideline on Concussion in Sport, 2nd Edition, 2024, Living Guideline for Pediatric Concussion; and the Amsterdam Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport, 2022.
What is Concussion Protocol?
Economic stability, education access and quality, neighbourhood and physical environment, food security, community and social context, and health care access and quality can shape daily life and overall health outcomes.
What are the social determinants of health? (p. 4 & 12).
Sending (throwing, kicking, punting, etc.), receiving (catching, trapping, collecting), retaining (dribbling, carrying, bouncing, etc.).
What are Manipulative (object control) skills?
Teaches students how to manage emotions, set goals, build healthy relationships, and make decisions.
What are social-emotional learning (SEL) skills?
According to OPASSE, under the Duties of Care, teachers have responsibilities within various physical activity programs; provide examples for 3 out of the 7.
The Ministry of Education’s Foundations for a Healthy School identifies five interconnected areas that together inform a comprehensive approach to developing a healthier school.
What are:
• Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning
• School and Classroom Leadership
• Student Engagement
• Social and Physical Environments
• Home, School, and Community Partnerships
(p. 10)
Individuals who are ____ move with competence and confidence in a wide variety of physical activities in multiple environments that benefit the healthy development of the whole person.
What is Physical Literacy? (p. 7)
There are five health-related components of physical fitness.
What are cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition?