Posts Tagged ‘EAS News’
Celebrating WISE Women in Sport
On March 6, 2025, Ever Active Schools (EAS) had the opportunity to host WISE, a Women in Sport Event. Our aim was to gather women and gender diverse people making a difference in women and girls’ participation in sport and physical activity and the incredible strength, diversity, knowledge and energy in the room blew us…
Read MoreShaping the Future 2025 Recap
After a year at the wonderful and magical Jasper Park Lodge, we found ourselves back where Shaping the Future has called home for so many years: the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. With the help of our wonderful sponsors, Teach Nutrition, Belair Direct, SIECCAN, and the Alberta Medical Association, we welcomed over 550 delegates from…
Read MoreStories From the Field
Reflecting on Stories from the Field As Ever Active Schools, we are often in so many places in a school year, that it’s hard to sit back and reflect on some of the moments and impacts we had in communities. So we sat down to collect “Stories from the Field” from some of our amazing…
Read MoreLearning From the Best: The Educator Advisory Council
Written By Chesa Peters, Ever Active Schools It’s teacher appreciation week and we want to show some love to our EAS BFFs – the EAC! (Enough acronyms for you?) The EAC, or Educator Advisory Council, is a group of all-star Educators who help guide our work. This council is approaching its first birthday and it’s…
Read MoreSHAPING THE FUTURE 2024 RECAP
Different Location, Same Shaping the Future! 15 years of Shaping the Future. 15 years of memories, connection and learning all in the name of creating healthy communities and schools. This year, the annual Shaping the Future conference sponsored by Teach Nutrition and Belair Direct may have been held in a different location, but the atmosphere…
Read MoreGET TO KNOW EVER ACTIVE SCHOOLS
Written by Kerri Murray, Director of Strategy and Innovation, Ever Active Schools Sometimes it is difficult to describe what we do. When asked by someone new, the conversation usually goes something like this: “So, what do you do?” “I work for a charity that does school-based health promotion.” “Are you a teacher?” “No.” “Are you…
Read MoreSHAPING THE FUTURE 2023 WRAP UP
Another Shaping the Future is in the books! The 14th annual Shaping the Future conference, sponsored by TeachNutrition.ca, has officially come to a close. The team at Ever Active Schools is both exhausted and grateful! This year, we sold out weeks in advance, confirming what we already know: investing in healthy futures for all children…
Read MoreTOP 10 TIPS TO MAKE THE MOST OF SHAPING THE FUTURE 2023
Written by Mason Ulvestad, Ever Active Schools Shaping the Future is here! It’s that time of year again when we pack up our gear and head to the mountains for the three days of busyness that we call Shaping the Future. It’s fun, it’s eventful, and most of all, it’s an amazing experience. To make…
Read MoreDONATE TO EVER ACTIVE SCHOOLS WITH SKIPTHEDEPOT
Ever Active Schools is excited to be partnering with SkipTheDepot to make it easy for you to a) recycle all your beverage containers, and b) invest in healthy futures for all children. It really is as easy as 1, 2, 3: Download the Skip The Depot app Schedule a pickup Direct your donations to Ever…
Read MoreHOSTING A HISTORIC ATHLETIC EVENT
In October 2022, Ever Active Schools had the opportunity to co-host the Alberta School Athletics Association (ASAA) Cross Country Running Provincial Championships with maskêkosihk, or Enoch Cree Nation. This was only the second time in ASAA history that a First Nation community was selected to host. “It was so special because the Cultural Grounds [where…
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