Welcome to the Pan-Canadian Joint Consortium for School Health’s ( JCSH) School Well-being Toolkit. This Toolkit is intended to provides educators and school health professionals with perspectives and practices associated with well-being at school. The introductory module sets the stage for the promotion of well-being perspectives and practices in a range of areas essential to the creation of a healthy school environment, including:
- Introduction: Well-being at School (Module 1)
- Strengthening Student Connectedness (Module 2)
- Engaging Student Strengths (Module 3)
- Fostering Agency and Voice (Module 4)
- Building Student Resiliency (Module 5)
- School Team Well-being: Mental Fitness (Module 6)
- School Team Well-being: Resiliency (Module 7)
Toolkit Modules
Access each individual module below.
Module 1
Introduction: Well-being at School
This module provides educators and school health professionals with an introduction to perspectives and practices associated with well-being at school. A central theme of this introductory module is to set the stage for the promotion of well-being perspectives and practices in a range of areas essential to the creation of a healthy school environment.
Module 1
Introduction: Well-being at School
This module provides educators and school health professionals with an introduction to perspectives and practices associated with well-being at school. A central theme of this introductory module is to set the stage for the promotion of well-being perspectives and practices in a range of areas essential to the creation of a healthy school environment.
Module 2
Strengthening Student Connectedness
This module focuses on the importance of building student connectedness within classroom and school settings. School connectedness is foundational to promoting student well-being, healthy social interactions, positive child and youth development and the creation of environments that contribute to student thriving and flourishing.
Module 2
Strengthening Student Connectedness
This module focuses on the importance of building student connectedness within classroom and school settings. School connectedness is foundational to promoting student well-being, healthy social interactions, positive child and youth development and the creation of environments that contribute to student thriving and flourishing.
Module 3
Engaging Student Strengths
Engaging Student Strengths highlights ways to incorporate strength perspectives while teaching and learning in a health-promoting school environment. Content includes perspectives, practices, assumptions and approaches for applying strength-focused practices in all aspects of the teaching and learning environment.
Module 3
Engaging Student Strengths
Engaging Student Strengths highlights ways to incorporate strength perspectives while teaching and learning in a health-promoting school environment. Content includes perspectives, practices, assumptions and approaches for applying strength-focused practices in all aspects of the teaching and learning environment.
Module 4
Fostering Student Agency, Voice and Autonomy
This module is intended to provide educators with an introduction to perspectives and practices associated with fostering student agency, voice and autonomy. Concepts foundational to student-centred approaches are presented focusing on agency and the underlying themes of student voice and autonomy support. Subsequent sections delineate the benefits and potential impacts associated with student agency, practical strategies for amplifying student voice in the classroom, home and community, as well as the impacts of intersectionality and Indigeneity on voice and agency.
Module 4
Fostering Student Agency, Voice and Autonomy
This module is intended to provide educators with an introduction to perspectives and practices associated with fostering student agency, voice and autonomy. Concepts foundational to student-centred approaches are presented focusing on agency and the underlying themes of student voice and autonomy support. Subsequent sections delineate the benefits and potential impacts associated with student agency, practical strategies for amplifying student voice in the classroom, home and community, as well as the impacts of intersectionality and Indigeneity on voice and agency.
Module 5
Building Student Resiliency
This module provides an overview of practices that promote resiliency among children and youth in the school setting. Content areas define resiliency in students, types of resiliency assets, and ways to build resiliency through student engagement, inclusion, social-emotional learning and positive youth development. Resiliency considerations regarding online safety are explored. In addition, several strategies and approaches are suggested for promoting resiliency in the school, home and community.
Module 5
Building Student Resiliency
This module provides an overview of practices that promote resiliency among children and youth in the school setting. Content areas define resiliency in students, types of resiliency assets, and ways to build resiliency through student engagement, inclusion, social-emotional learning and positive youth development. Resiliency considerations regarding online safety are explored. In addition, several strategies and approaches are suggested for promoting resiliency in the school, home and community.
Staff Professional Learning Module 1
School Team Mental Fitness & Resiliency
This professional learning module provides an overview of practices that promote mental fitness and resiliency within school teams, taking a school-wide approach to staff well-being. Content within this two-part module encompasses a series of mental fitness and resiliency activities, as well as tips and strategies for building healthy and resilient school teams.
Staff Professional Learning Module 1
School Team Mental Fitness & Resiliency
This professional learning module provides an overview of practices that promote mental fitness and resiliency within school teams, taking a school-wide approach to staff well-being. Content within this two-part module encompasses a series of mental fitness and resiliency activities, as well as tips and strategies for building healthy and resilient school teams.
Staff Professional Learning Module 2
Positive Leadership
This professional learning module provides an overview of positive leadership practices in schools. The content and activities encompass school-based positive leadership assumptions and strategies, guidelines for applying positive communication practices, and an introduction to emotional intelligence and associated benefits for building a positive school environment.
Staff Professional Learning Module 2
Positive Leadership
This professional learning module provides an overview of positive leadership practices in schools. The content and activities encompass school-based positive leadership assumptions and strategies, guidelines for applying positive communication practices, and an introduction to emotional intelligence and associated benefits for building a positive school environment.