Equity & Well-Being at OLH

Equity and the well-being of our students permeates all areas of the curriculum and extra-curricular activities here at OLH.  With the support of our Catholic school Council, we also feel it necessary to bring in different perspectives and presentations to support our equity and well-being goal.

Below is a summary of presentations that will present perspectives in order to support, enrich and inform all OLH students and staff.

1) X-Movement– “X-Other” building empathy, relationships & compassion through activities that stress connections, building and sustaining healthy connections & using them in practical conflict situations.  Presented to         Gr JK-8 Dec 12-14 with   Parent evening Dec 13th.

2) Aubrey Noronha—Safe Schools, Mental Health & Anti-Racism Speaker. Presents on “Colour Blind– Why being not-racist is not enough anymore.”  Presented to staff in August, Gr 7 & 8 in Nov and Gr 1-8 in March.

3) Jeff Martins—Diversity and Inclusion Speaker. Presentation on “you are worth it,” “diversity & inclusion.” and “turning adversities into advantages.” Present to Grade 3-8 on Jan 24.

4) B.R.A.V.E.—Long time friends of OLH will present on Understanding Stress & My Mental Wellness to Grades 5/6-8 in Jan & Feb.

5) Sara Westbrook—She speaks about ‘Emotions Change Choices’, she takes her audience on a journey using the 3E’s of Emotions: emotional awareness, emotional management, and emotional resilience, to share practical, effective strategies to help parents.   Parent Presentation with FFM the evening of February 9th, 2023.

Our goal is to provide several experiences in the hopes that one or more may resound and connect with our students to allow them to reach their full potential, be confident in who they are and to be the best “them” as they navigate their world.