Welcome to the electronic newsletter for Canadians for a Safe Learning Environment (CASLE). CASLE is a registered charity working to improve the condition of school buildings and the products and practices used in schools, so that students and staff have safe and healthy places to spend their days. Healthy Schools… read more →
Welcome to the electronic newsletter for Canadians for a Safe Learning Environment (CASLE). CASLE is a registered charity working to improve the condition of school buildings and the products and practices used in schools, so that students and staff have safe and healthy places to spend their days. Today, April… read more →
Welcome to the electronic newsletter for Canadians for a Safe Learning Environment (CASLE). CASLE is a registered charity working to improve the condition of school buildings and the products and practices used in schools, so that students and staff have safe and healthy places to spend their days. It is… read more →
Welcome to the electronic newsletter for Canadians for a Safe Learning Environment (CASLE). CASLE is a registered charity working to improve the condition of school buildings and the products and practices used in schools, so that students and staff have safe and healthy places to spend their days. School opens… read more →
Successful Scent-Free Programs in Schools: Tips from Principals July 2015 “It is virtually impossible to ‘police’ a scent-free environment for a school on a daily basis, so we focus on education, understanding, awareness and cooperation.” (Vice-Principal of a school with a successful scent-free program) In general: Develop a school Code… read more →
What is Asthma and how Common is it? Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease characterized by a sudden constriction of the bronchial tubes causing difficulties in breathing, chest constriction, and coughing (Canadian Institute of Child Health). According to the 1998 Sentinel Report based on a Health Canada student lung survey,… read more →
Multiple Rooftop “Package” Ventilation Units as Compared to Enclosed or Penthouse Ventilation Systems for Schools a report prepared by CASLE for the N.S. Department of Education. January 20, 1999 edited for our website, February, 2001 Edit: April 2016 This report marked a huge advancement in the quality of ventilation systems… read more →
The “Healthy School” Goal in the Cafeteria and Food Labs 2001 (updated 2008) The goal in a healthy school is to reduce the opportunity for harm to come to occupants. Choices in the cafeteria and kitchens can impact on this overall goal, but they are complicated by emerging health-related information… read more →
Gas Stove Emissions Worsen Asthma Symptoms in Young Children October 13, 2008 Johns Hopkins scientists report that high levels of a noxious gas from stoves can be added to the list of indoor pollutants that aggravate asthma symptoms of inner city children, especially preschoolers. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), an irritating and… read more →