Upper Pine School Helps Students Explore New Foods

Upper Pine Elementary & Junior Secondary School in Rose Prairie, BC are one of two schools in BC that are part of the APPLE Schools initiative. For one of their activities to engage students in healthy behaviours, they have been hosting bi-weekly…
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ISPARC 2021 Equipment Grant Applications Are Now Open

The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (ISPARC) is currently accepting applications for its winter edition of the Equipment Grant Program. Equipment awarded from this grant must be used to promote healthy active lifestyles for…
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Support DASH Through Holiday Shopping

Planning on buying gift cards for your teacher, friends, coaches, or music instructors? We can help! Support DASH by buying your gift cards through Fundscrip. For each purchase you make, between 2-6% of the funds go to DASH without any further costs to…
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Richmond Senior Secondary School Puts DASH iPads to Great Use

Richmond Senior Secondary (RSS) School was one of the lucky recipients of our iPad contest last spring. These iPads were granted to RSS’s Life Skills Program, which supports students who have special needs. The technology and applications that the…
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Congratulations to Our SMART Bike Contest Winning Schools

Thanks to a generous donation through Heart Press, DASH received 150 Ergonomix SMART Bikes to donate to schools to help them support the health and well-being of their students. We asked BC schools to tell us how they would use the SMART bikes in support…
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Free Resource – WITS Home Activity Kits

DASH is proud to partner with WITS Foundation to provide 50 free Home Activity Kits thanks to the Bateman Foundation. These kits are designed with positive messages of kindness and inclusion. The Home Activity Kit includes books and a variety of indoor…
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New Hazelton Elementary uses iPads to Document their Environmental Footprint

In the Spring of 2020, New Hazelton Elementary School from Northern B. C., was one of four schools to win a set of 10 iPads from DASH. The school reported that they arrived just in time to support student learning from a distance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now…
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Register Today for Healthy School Communities Certification 2020-2021

New to Healthy School Communities Certification? Follow these steps to register your school: Step 1: Fill out our Expression of Interest Form Step 2: You will receive an email from DASH within 2-3 days confirming that you may now proceed to register…
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Take Me Outside Day is October 21st, 2020

Take Me Outside Day is a day for schools to extend the classroom beyond four walls and a desk and engage with school grounds and natural areas. Whether you are new to using an outdoor classroom or a seasoned veteran, DASH’s new Outdoor Classroom Resource…
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Faye Willick on Stigma-Free Society’s Wellness Chats

Faye Willick, Executive Director at DASH, sat down with Nisha Khare as part of Stigma-Free Society’s Wellness Chat series on Facebook Live. They discuss the impact that COVID-19 has had on student and staff well-being in schools across British Columbia…
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