Overview
Ophea (Ontario Physical and Health Education Association) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting school communities through advocacy, quality programs and services, and partnership building. Ophea is led by the vision that all kids will value, participate in, and make a lifelong commitment to active, healthy living.
The Ophea office is located at:
Beliefs
Ophea is guided by the following belief statements which serve as values and guiding principles in the strategic focus, mission, and core business of the organization:
- We believe that physical activity is an essential and necessary aspect of overall healthy development.
- We believe school communities are the catalysts in building the commitment and capacity of all children and youth to lead active healthy lives.
- We believe that it is essential to engage the voice of children and youth in all of our business.
- We believe in a community development approach that ensures full and fair access to physical activity and health programming in all of Ontario's diverse communities.
- We believe that positive role models who exhibit passion, integrity, professionalism and a commitment to active healthy living are necessary to the success of our work.
- We believe in partnerships that are built on teamwork, effective communication, mutual respect, and collaboration.
Ophea and Active Healthy Kids Canada
In 1994, Ophea became the founding partner of Active Healthy Kids Canada (formerly The Foundation for Active Healthy Kids), a charitable organization that focuses on national leadership and advocacy to increase quality, accessible, and enjoyable physical activity participation experiences for children and youth where they live, learn, and play.
Ophea provides ongoing, sustainable support to Active Healthy Kids Canada's objectives and initiatives in a shared commitment to enhance the health and well-being of children and youth. For more information about Active Healthy Kids Canada, go to .
