Ideas for Healthy Schools Day Projects

Karen RobinsonHealthy Schools Day Parliamentary and Legislature Statements
  • Train school principals in Indoor Air Quality issues and appropriate action. Use the new School Administrator’s Guide to Healthy Schools
  • Adopt Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) management plans.
  • Implement the Tools for Schools IAQ Action Kit (see Health Canada, CASLE and the NB Lung Association web sites for checklists and more)
  • Create school-based projects such as:
    • A school fund raiser that sells safer water bottles and discourages plastic bottle use.
    • Make your school a vehicle idle-free zone.
    • Distribute flyers, badges, cards about Healthy Schools Day.
    • Create a display(s) or information fair about Healthy Schools Day topics (For example, see Health Canada www.hc-sc.gc.ca for brochure ideas/ordering, and see CASLE  www.casle.ca )
    • Classroom discussions or projects on Healthy School IAQ topics.
    • Use the 21 lesson plans on the US National Education Association’s web site
  • Hold Workshops or panel discussions on topics such as:
    • Children’s environmental health
    • Pesticide-free pest control School
    • Indoor Air Quality Design and construction of healthy new schools
    • Choosing Less Toxic, healthy and green cleaning products for schools
    • Vehicle idle-free zones
    • Indoor mould growth and schools
  • Write a letter to your school board or principal asking about their policies and practices regarding school Indoor Air Quality, Indoor mould removal, Safe Work Practices that protect children during renovations, and more.
  • Write a Letter to the Editor on the importance of a healthy school.
  • Have informed presenters give a web-based or a live talk(s).
  • Give awards to those who have made significant contributions to creating healthier school indoor environments. (e.g., to school boards that replaced conventional cleaning products with third-party verified less toxic products.)
  • Promote use of web sites such as www.casle.ca, www.nationalhealthyschoolsday.org, www.lesstoxicguide.ca, and www.healthyenvironmentsforkids.ca, and Health Canada’s website www.hc-sc.gc.ca.

 

IDEAS for Healthy Schools Day Projects List adapted from Planning Guide, www.nationalhealthyschoolsday.org,
courtesy Healthy Schools Network, Inc.

Healthy School Environments don’t just Happen. They need you! Plan an event or project to mark Healthy Schools Day in Canada!