School Health Grant for Youth: Previously funded projects

This funding opportunity is now closed. For information about approaches and initiatives to school health, please visit school health.

On this page

• Positive mental health and well-being
• Reducing substance-related harms
• Healthy eating and nutrition
• Physical activity

Positive mental health and well-being

Wellness and Empowerment Day

Workshops focusing on life skills, stress management and healthy relationships. This day aimed to support the diverse needs of students and strengthen the school community.

GSA Education Project

This project was developed to improve events during Pride Week by:

• hosting guest speakers
• creating information tables
• providing more queer friendly resources for youth

This project aimed to promote positive mental health by increasing support for and acceptance of queer identities in the school environment.

Wellness Council Wellness Fair

A wellness fair was organized to provide students with information on how to live a healthy lifestyle. Booths were set up with various information that related to:

• nutrition
• mental health
• the effects of smoking and vaping

Reducing substance-related harms

Social Justice Coalition Drug Awareness Expo

This exposition was held to increase awareness about substance-related harms and mental health issues through:

• trivia games
• poster displays
• student-led research presentations
• sharing of firsthand experiences

Empowering Youth Through Healthy Habits

This project included 2 workshops:

• one on substance-related harms, where students learned about risks, informed decision-making and available resources
• one on healthy eating based on Canada's Food Guide

Students participated in a cooking competition to apply their knowledge of healthy food choices. The goal was to increase student understanding of food groups and their nutritional benefits.

Safe Choices Project

This project aimed to provide students with knowledge about mental health and addiction to support themselves and others. Activities included workshops on naloxone, addiction and drug safety.

Healthy eating and nutrition

Cooking and Culture Club

Cooking club focused on providing students with the skills and knowledge necessary to make healthy food choices. Students learned about the link between food choices and overall health during weekly cooking club meetings.

Students also learned basic cooking skills which provided them with resources to make healthier food decisions. Meetings featured unique recipes from a culture within the school community and used authentic ingredients fostering an appreciation for diversity.

Taste from Around the World

A learning event which hosted:

• a registered dietician to provide information to youth about healthy food choices
• several chefs from diverse cultures who taught students how to prepare healthy meals

Nourishing Your Body

A series of 3 workshops which aimed to:

• improve nutrition literacy among youth in a low-income, immigrant community
• equip them with the relevant knowledge and skills needed to make healthy food choices

The workshops included:

• a registered dietitian to speak about:
  • healthy food choices
  • food labels
  • culture and inclusivity
• a chef to teach participants how to prepare healthy meals

Physical activity

Youth Reconnecting Round Dance

A school day event that reconnected youth to Indigenous cultures and promoted physical activity with special guests including community Elders and drummers.

Women's Weightlifting Club

Empowered young women within the school population and created a supportive community for all gender minorities to connect and build confidence in both body image and exercise abilities by hosting:

• presentations
• guest speakers
• recovery sessions
• after school fitness sessions

This project created a healthier school environment by offering and creating awareness of proper physical activity practices and promoting physical activity.

School Workout Club

Offered a free, teacher-supported after-school workout club for all students. This project created a healthier school environment by offering and promoting physical activity, while encouraging positive relationships with teachers and peers.