Healthy Choices Day Program

9:00 – 10:00: Opening General Session: Bill Gordon

Bill is a motivational speaker from Edmonton. He is a high school counsellor at Bev Facey Composite High School in Sherwood Park, Alberta. He has travelled across Canada speaking to thousands of students, teachers, and parents on such topics as Self-Esteem, Leadership, Communication, Parenting, and so on. He comes highly recommended. Bill will be presenting his topic – 'May The F.O.R.S.E. Be With You'. This is a presentation designed for a teen and pre-teen audience and looks at the five ingredients in building F.O.R.S.E. (Feelings of Respect and Self – Esteem): Awareness, Belief, Change, Dreams, and Esteem Sharing.

10:15-11:15: Psychological Health

  1. Door Openers and Road Blocks - led by Bill Gordon This session will
    2. deal with how to communicate with parents and other authority figures in a positive way.
  2. Alcohol – Its Use and Abuse - led by AADAC
  3. Fad Dieting - led by Julie Barks from the Fairview Health Complex.
  4. Effects of Harassment - led by Jackie Garboury. This session will deal with harassment and the law, and what to do about the problem.
11:30-12:30: Life Concerns
  1. ATV/Motorbike Safety & The Law – led by the Fairview RCMP
  2. Gun Safety and Management – led by Ted Ingram
  3. Defensive Driving – led by the Alberta Motor Association
  4. WHMIS – led by Alberta Business

12:30 –1:15: Lunch
     A healthy lunch will be provided for all participants.

1:15 – 2:15:Healthy Choices

  1. Suicide Prevention – How Friends Can Help Someone in Need – led by Jackie Gaboury. This session will be open to Senior High students only.
  2. Puberty & Human Sexuality – led by Jane Garner. This session will be open to Junior High students only.
  3. Drugs Use and Abuse – led by AADAC. Open to both groups
  4. The Pressure Cooker – Reducing Stress – led by Bill Gordon
2:30 – 3:30: Physical Health
  1. Jive and/or Hip Hop Dancing – led by Julie Wookey
  2. Archery – led by Ted Ingram
  3. Hair Care/ Cosmetology – led by Denise Larsback and Barb Dous
  4. Wrestling – led by Steven Powell from the PhysEd Department of Fairview College
Parent Sessions:
  1. 11:30 – 12:30 – Making Creative but Healthy Lunches – Julie Barks, from the Fairview Health Complex
  2. 12:30 – 1:15   Lunch
  3. 1:15 - 2:15 - Aerobics – led by Val Foster
  4. 2:30 - 3:30 - Door Openers and Roadblocks – How to Talk to Your Teens – led by Bill Gordon

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