Healthy School Community Projects

Ever Active Schools uses innovative community projects and a comprehensive school health framework to deepen relationships with school communities around specific wellness priorities.

Our projects take a multi-sectoral approach to build capacity for wellness both during and after school hours.

Current Projects

Click on the menu below to explore our current projects and project portfolios.

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Active School Travel

Portfolio of walking and wheeling projects.

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Alberta Active After School

Help kids move more.

AMA YRC

AMA Youth Run Club

Free, fun and flexible!

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Ever Active Communities

Local focuses for stronger impact.

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Everybody Plays

Part of a school = part of a team. 

Learn To Skate

Learn to Skate

Access to physical activity for all students.

A group of students wearing Jumpstart t-shirts pose for a photo holding up their pointer fingers at the 2019 Jumpstart Games in Calgary. This photo was taken pre-pandemic.

Resettlement through Recreation

System level leadership for real change.

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Indigenous Youth Mentorship Program

Portfolio of projects focusing on the health and wellness of Indigenous students.

Outdoor Portrait Of High School Students On Campus

Teachers of Tomorrow

Better wellness through future teachers.

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Youth Wellness Leader Certification

Equipping tomorrow's leaders with the necessary tools.

Past Projects

We've been hard at work across the province since 2008. Click the titles below to see some completed projects that show where we've come from and the outcomes of those projects.

For more past project information, check out our reports section.

  • Walking with Elders

    Forging connections between Elders and youth.

  • Stepping Toward a Greener Tomorrow

    Accelerating change through active school travel.

  • Explore Your 2.4

    Reviving community walkability through youth engagement.

  • School Sport for All

    If school is for all, school sport is for all.

  • Sport as a Platform for Wellness

    A strengths-based approach to resiliency.

  • Culture as a Source of Wellness

    Connecting through cultural supports.

  • Miyomahchihowin

    Pathways to employment.

  • Physical Literacy Mentorship

    Portfolio of mentorship with schools.

  • Recreation Centre Passes in School Libraries

    Check it out (at the library!)

  • Twenty-First Century Spaces for Twenty-First Century Learners

    Recognizing the importance of healthy learning environments.

  • Coordinating Systems Around Physical Literacy

    School-level journeys towards developing whole-school capacity around physical literacy.

  • Equitable Access to Physical Activity

    Building strategies for equitable access to physical activity in Alberta.

  • Hosting Healthy Sporting Events

    Healthy food environments should exist in settings that promote physical activity.