Ontario Healthy Schools Coalition 11th Annual Forum

	Mental Wellness...Building Capacity within the School Community

	April 18th-19th, 2012

	Pre-Forum April 17th, 2012

	 

	Carmen's Banquet and Conference Centre

	1520 Stonechurch Road East

	Hamilton | Ontario

	 

	 

	One in 5 Canadians will experience a mental illness; most begin
in the adolescent years. Almost one third of Ontario students report
high stress levels making it difficult for them to cope with life inside
and outside of school.

	 

	The focus of this forum is to share strategies through panel
discussions, workshops, displays, and speakers that will address the
issue of mental health in schools and support Open Minds, Healthy Minds:
Ontario's Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy.

	 

	Keynote Speakers:

	 

	April 18th     

	Michael Reist 

	Michael Reist is a teacher with over 30 years of experience in
the classroom. He is currently head of the English Department at Robert
F. Hall Catholic Secondary School in Caledon East. He is a frequent
speaker to parent groups and education conferences across Canada where
his workshops on learning have drawn large crowds and enthusiastic
responses. Michael is the author of the recently released Raising Boys
In A New Kind Of World.

	 

	April 19th 

	Dr. Sharon Pyke

	Dr. Pyke holds the position of Superintendent of Education with
responsibilities in Special Education with the Greater Essex County
District School Board in Windsor, Ontario. She has experience as a
teacher and administrator in both the elementary and secondary panels.
Her doctorate is in Curriculum and Supervision with a minor in
Educational Psychology. Sharon is heavily involved with mental wellbeing
and physical health in schools and communities.

	 

	 

	 

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	Angela De Maria, RN, BScN | Public Health Nurse-School Years
Program | The Regional Municipality of Halton

	690 Dorval Drive, 6th Flr. Oakville, ON L6K 3X9 Tel: (905)
825-6000 Ext 2935

	 

 

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