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Sun Safety
Sun Safety in Schools
The following action plan ideas are provided to help with addressing sun safety at school. Include a selection of activities from each of the five sections below, or brainstorm ideas of your own:
Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
Teaching tools for sun safety -
Elementary
.
Teaching tools for sun safety -
Secondary
.
To support staff who are teaching sun safety consider workshops, conferences or inviting field experts to speak at professional development days.
School and Classroom Leadership
Adopt a sun safety policy. The Canadian Cancer Society
SunSense
program offers a “how-to” guide for schools along with free tools and resources to assist in policy implementation.
Raise awareness among parents/caregivers and staff about the importance of role-modeling and encouraging students to follow appropriate sun-safety practices.
Student Engagement
Actively engage students in creating sun safe vibrant, rich environments by planting trees to create a healthy ecosystem and habitat as part of the
Ontario EcoSchools
certification program
Organize theme week or month activities in June to celebrate
National Sun Awareness Week
.
Social and Physical Environments
Develop a school
shade strategy
and/or
design for shade and energy conservation
.
Develop a campaign using the
SunSmart
website. The site outlines an internationally recognized skin cancer prevention program including the
Slip! Slop! Slap! Campaign
(Cancer Council Victoria, Australia).
Additional Resources
SunSense
Certification - The Canadian Cancer Society has introduced a SunSense Certification program for schools. The Certification celebrates schools that have created a sun-safe environment to protect students and staff from harmful ultraviolet radiation. The program provides FREE downloadable resources such as; teaching guides, fact sheet, parent letter, policy guide, activity sheets, and poster. Additional tools are available to registered schools.
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