Learning Through Play: Inside the 2026 Spring Adaptive Sport Festival

White text reads "Learning Through Play" in bold. Below that text reads "Inside the Adaptive Sport Festival" in normal text. In the background there is various images of people playing games, playing wheelchair basketball and stretching. All the images are slightly transparent to show a dark green background. At the top and the bottom of the image, yellow joylines are seen sticking out slightly.

More Than a Field Trip The gym floors at the Big Marble Go Centre were filled with movement, laughter, encouragement, and moments of quiet confidence as over 90 students, experiencing disabilities from Medicine Hat and surrounding areas, came together along with 61 educators and school staff, 15 sector partners and one parent for the 2026…

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School Streets: Creating Space for Children to Move and Belong

Text at the top includes the "School Streets" logo which spells out school with different font sizes and colours. To the right text reads " Creating Space for Children to Move and Belong". under it shows hand drawn graphics of children walking down a street with drawings of trees, a school bus and a school in the background. As the bottom, various logos are show including Green Communities Canada, Ever Active, bunt and associates and centre d'écologie urbaine.

Imagine if getting to school felt like the best part of the day, where the street outside the school is designed not just for convenience, but for connection. A space where laughter replaces traffic noise, neighbours stop to say hello, and children can walk, bike, or wheel freely alongside friends and family. Instead of rushing…

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A Sneak Peek: Grades 7-9 Resource Suite

Written by Chesa Peter Resource development is part of Ever Active’s roots and remains a key way we support educators today. We know there is both a sense of lack and overwhelm when it comes to accessing meaningful, engaging, and curriculum-aligned resources. It can feel like there is both too much and too little available,…

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Finding Balance: Wellness After the Return to the Classroom

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Written by: Leith Monaghan The Return When the cold crisp air begins to infiltrate the dog days of summer, the educator’s senses begin to tingle, signalling it is almost time for the  “return” – the seasonal fall migration from a teacher’s summer locale to their winter working grounds in the classroom.   The “return” can be…

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TOP 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…

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OBSERVING THE NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION

Ever Active Schools will observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th. We encourage other organizations, schools and communities to pause and also move to having September 30th as a public holiday, including the Government of Alberta.  True reconciliation involves reflection and truly listening to the positive actions that we can take…

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