The 2025 Physical and Health Education in BC Provincial Teachers Conference marks the 39th annual collaboration between Douglas College and Physical and Health Education in BC. This event provides educators with a full day program dedicated to professional development in the field of physical and health education with diverse workshops and sessions.
Participants will have the opportunity to strengthen their competencies, explore current practices, and stay connected with colleagues and developments in physical and health education across British Columbia.
Don’t miss out on this dynamic day of learning, inspiration, and growth—designed to elevate both your teaching and your students’ experience.
Event details
When:
Friday, October 24, 2025 from 8:30 AM to 2:45 PM
Where:
Douglas College- New Westminster Campus
700 Royal Avenue
New Westminster, BC
V3M 5Z5
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Contact information
Registration
Call: (604) 527-5472
Email: CE Registration
Sports Institute
Call: (604) 527-5492
Email: Sports Institute
Registration
Registration for the 2025 Physical and Health Education Conference is now open! Choose from a variety workshops and see registration fees.
Schedule & Workshops
- Registration (8:30–9:00 am)
- Session 1 (9:00–10:00 am)
- Break (10:00–10:15 am)
- Moving Forward Together (10:15–10:45 am)
- Break (10:45–11:00 am)
- Session 2 (11:00 am–12:00 pm)
- Lunch and AGM (12:00–1:15 pm)
- Session 3 (1:15–2:15 pm)
- Closing Ceremony (2:15-2:45 pm)
Registration (8:30–9:00 am)
Arrive a little early and catch up with friends and colleagues before heading to your first session.
Remember to check in at the gymnasium (N1100) on the first floor.
New Westminster Campus Map
Session 1 (9:00-10:00 am)
A variety of engaging and informative workshops are available for participants to choose from:
Elevate your PHE practice with sessions that inspire action and deliver real tools—from building standards-based programs to championing nonbinary inclusion, tackling vaping, hosting wellness conferences, and even bringing AI into sex ed. With energizing workshops like Zumba, outdoor learning, and CPR gamification, you’ll leave motivated, equipped, and ready to transform your classroom and gym.
Presenter: Josh Ogilvie
CRN: 31351
Description:
Feeling frustrated or confused by the PHE curriculum, assessment, and reporting? This session is for you. This session introduces the essentials of standards-based teaching, assessment, and grading: what it is, why it matters, and how it can simplify your daily tasks while supporting student success. We’ll also cover how this approach aligns with the BC Reporting Guidelines. Whether you’re new or refining your program, you will leave with practical tools and a clear roadmap to build an effective PHE program that works for you and your students. This session is part of a 3-part series exploring how to reimagine PHE by designing meaningful, motivating learning experiences with students and each other. While the sessions build on one another, you can attend any individually.
Ready to register for the whole conference?
Presenter: Martha Gumprich
CRN: 31352
Description:
What does it take to truly include nonbinary students in physical activity spaces? Drawing on findings from a first-of-its-kind Canadian study, this session will equip attendees with practical strategies to make their teams, classes, and school policies more inclusive and protective of gender-diverse students. Spanning settings from elementary school to recreational and high-performance sport, the research sheds light on participation rates, barriers to participation, threats to safety, and instances of abuse. This powerful glimpse into the lived experiences of nonbinary youth challenges us to reimagine what safe, equitable, and welcoming classrooms and physical activity environments can look like.
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Presenter: Manya Edwardson
CRN:31353
Description:
Vaping has become an increasingly concerning trend among young people. Although many of the long-term health risks remain unknown, this presentation will focus on the known dangers of vaping that can be communicated to youth. It will also outline strategies for prevention and intervention of vaping among students.
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Presenter: Stefan Lageston & Ron Lee
CRN:31354
Description:
We will inform the steps we took to set up successful 2025 Health and Wellness Conferences given to our school population. The middle schools' students and staff were exposed to multiple resources provided in the tri-cities area to enhance personal health. Physical, Mental, Emotional and Social based presenters gave great resources to our population. We are hoping that the information we share will give some more ideas to what PHE is all about.
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Presenter: Mary Stambulic & Nicole Zorotheos
CRN:31355
Description:
CardiacCrash is an award-winning program that teaches hands-only CPR and AED use. The program uses a team-based, gamified approach to learning – one that has proven to be relatable, engaging for students and to improve retention of life-saving skills. With easy-to-follow training videos and resources, it is a fantastic whole group activity teachers can deliver with minimal facilitator preparation, technology, or equipment.
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Presenter: John Byl
Location: Gymnasium-N1100
CRN: 31356
Description
Safely developing physical literacy, positive attitudes, and behaviours, making healthy choices, and total well-being. Warming up for activity prepares body and mind for engagement. Active, fun, and engaging games, with and without equipment, can both warm players up and mentally prepare them for play. Come prepared to participate in 20+ invigorating warmups.
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Presenter: Oleg
Location: Movement Studio-N1313
CRN:31357
Description
This dynamic Zumba workshop introduces teachers to the fundamentals of Latin-inspired dance fitness, blending upbeat rhythms with easy-to-follow choreography. Participants will explore how Zumba can be integrated into Physical and Health Education programs to promote cardiovascular health, coordination, and student engagement in a fun, inclusive environment. No prior dance experience required, just energy and enthusiasm!
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Presenter: Chad Oatway
Location: Fraser Middle School
CRN: 31358
Description
Taking time each day to warm up kids with an activity that teaches personal and social responsibility can be vital in building a connected class! Social and emotional learning is integrated through experience; physical play is the most natural way students learn these skills. This session will teach teachers how to structure activities with social, emotional, and physical intentions that create an environment where students feel willing to take risks, rewarded and connected to each other.
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Presenter: Dr. David Chorney
Zoom: link will be sent to participants
CRN: 31359
Description
This session is intended to provide proven stats and facts about how being in nature positively affects people. Additionally, all attendees will be asked to consider and contemplate their own level of risk as educators and to reflect on their own pedagogical practices and teaching approach. Using literature from author Richard Louv and other outdoor education theorists, this session will cause teachers to pause and ponder how their personal pedagogy may be enhanced by utilizing the outdoors more and creating learning opportunities for students that are rich and potentially more engaging and relevant than the current practices that they are employing.
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Presenter: Carlie McPhee
Zoom: link will be sent to participants
CRN: 31360
Description
Meet S.U.E. — a sexual health chatbot built using thousands of real student questions and answers, modeled after educator Carlie McPhee’s voice. This PD session introduces teachers to S.U.E. - a free, anonymous, and inclusive tool for answering tough questions, supporting curriculum delivery, and reducing classroom awkwardness. You will leave with ready-to-use resources, a working demo, and ideas for integrating digital tools into your sex ed unit.
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Break (10:00–10:15am)
Take a moment after the first session, a short break and head to the gymnasium (N1100) for the Discussion.
Moving Forward Together (10:15–10:45 am)
Join PHE-BC for an engaging and interactive discussion designed to spark ideas, share experiences, and connect with others passionate about physical and health education in the gymnasium (N1100).
Break (10:45–11:00 am)
Feeling inspired to lead in the Physical and Health Education field after the discussion? Make your way to session two for more informative workshops.
Session 2 (11:00 am–12:00 pm)
A variety of engaging and informative workshops are available for participants to choose from:
Discover new ways to design meaningful PHE experiences—from motivating students and teaching consent with confidence to boosting physical literacy, team building, and even tackling online sex ed. With interactive workshops, innovative sports like Kin-Ball, and practical strategies for every setting, you’ll leave energized and equipped to transform your teaching.
Presenter: Josh Ogilvie
CRN: 31361
Description:
As PE teachers, we all want our classes to be meaningful and our students to feel motivated to participate. However, creating this type of environment can be challenging in any PE setting, especially in today’s world. In this session, we’ll look at the key conditions to foster meaningful learning experiences and increase student motivation. Grounded in evidence-backed practices with real-world success stories, you’ll leave with a deep understanding and practical strategies to not only deliver quality PE but also design meaningful and motivating learning experiences for your students.
This session is part of a 3-part series exploring how we can reimagine PHE by designing meaningful, motivating learning experiences with students and each other. While the sessions build on one another, you can attend any individually.
Ready to register for the whole conference?
Presenter: Jasmin Lundy
CRN: 31362
Description:
This workshop will focus on broad guidelines or suggestions for teaching and assessing health components of physical and health education. Specific examples of health lessons and assessments will be also given. Emphasis will be on teaching health in a holistic, ongoing way.
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Presenter: Chad Oatway
CRN:31363
Description:
Social, Emotional, and Physical Health begins with connected experiences. Using designed self-awareness tools, students can foster meaningful thought patterns, routines, and habits that enhance their daily well-being. Included are a few classroom-ready lessons and endless inspiration to link lessons and you’re learning to a comprehensive health perspective. This will be an interactive lecture with some games and activities that can be easily replicated in the classroom.
Ready to register for the whole conference?
Presenter: Erica Scott
CRN:31364
Description
I provide tools to teach consent skills to teens and tweens in a fun, interactive and effective way. We focus on consent skills such -what to do when you're a maybe - hearing no graciously - communicating clearly for consent - and recognizing a lack of enthusiasm. This is also an interactive workshop, so come prepared to do some of the exercises yourself!
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Presenter: Serge Haché
CRN:31365
Description:
In this workshop we will focus on the PLAYBuilder resource that will help you connect physical literacy to the PHE curriculum. You will learn on why It's important to support and foster development in each component of physical literacy with fundamental movement skills as a focus.
Ready to register for the whole conference?
Presenter: John Byl
Location: Gymnasium-N1100
CRN: 31366
Description:
Kin-Ball is a fresh, innovative, inclusive, non-contact, and three-team sport. It uses a large and light 122 cm (48”) ball. The sport requires all players to be alert, ready to move, and work cooperatively to score points. We will play several lead-up activities to learn this amazing sport.
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Presenter: Gordon Sturrock
Location: Movement Studio-N1313
CRN: 31367
Description:
This session will focus on initiatives that challenge individuals and groups to work cooperatively to plan, problem-solve, and think creatively while undergoing physical movement. The emphasis of these initiatives is to challenge groups and individuals, begin or enhance team-building processes, and simply have fun. The session will also include how initiatives can enhance learning environments and increase overall engagement through experiential learning and reflection processes.
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Presenter: Shannon Seid, Chris Wakelin, Brandon Grant, Jonathan He
Location: Fraser Middle School
CRN: 31368
Description
Got a frisbee, but don't have a field to teach ultimate on? We've got you covered with ways to teach kids to play in a small space! Come dressed to play. Great for beginner and intermediate players.
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Presenter: Dr. David Chorney
Zoom: link will be sent to participants
CRN: 31369
Description
This session will present research related to motivating students within a physical education environment along with ideas and recommendations on planning and assessing students in grades 6-12 physical education. There will be some opportunity for all attendees to share their own ideas and experiences of teaching physical education with the hope of making all attendees question and reflect on their own practices.
Ready to register for the whole conference?
Presenter: Carlie McPhee
Zoom: link will be sent to participants
CRN: 31370
Description
Social media is a staple in teenage lives, and many kids have their own cell phones as young as grade 5. This means not only do youth need support learning skills for face-to-face life, but also online life. When it comes to sexual health, social media makes for double duty on skills to stay safe, protect their privacy, make healthy decisions and foster happy relationships. This session will empower teachers to tackle social media and online aspects in their sexual health units such as sexting, sextortion, pornography, gender stereotypes, online dating, privacy, and more! We will cover how these topics relate to curriculum objectives, what youth need to know, and how much detail to provide. Participants will leave with a pocket full of evidence-based resources to support their unit design, and the confidence to tackle this topic and meet best practice standards.
Ready to register for the whole conference?
Lunch and AGM (12:00–1:15 pm)
Enjoy a meal while catching up with colleagues at the Annual General Meeting (AGM)—a great chance to connect, share ideas, and refuel together.
Session 3 (1:15–2:15 pm)
A variety of engaging and informative workshops are available for participants to choose from:
From fitness that truly motivates, to game-based sex ed, gratitude practices, outdoor learning, sport science, dance, soccer, and more—these sessions deliver fresh, practical, and inspiring ways to make PHE meaningful, inclusive, and fun!
Presenter: Josh Ogilvie
CRN: 31371
Description:
What if personal fitness in PE felt truly personalized for every student? And what if you, as a teacher, felt confident that your approach was building genuine motivation, engagement, and long-term success—without relying on arbitrary standards or one-size-fits-all tests? In this session, we’ll rethink how to teach and assess personal fitness by supporting student autonomy and meaningful progress. You’ll learn practical strategies like monthly fitness themes, body-focused learning cycles, and student-driven goal setting, along with assessment methods centered on individual growth rather than comparison. Whether you want to refresh your current approach or build new skills, you’ll leave with practical tools, fresh ideas, and clearer confidence in making fitness meaningful for every student. This session is part of a 3-part series exploring how we can reimagine PHE by designing meaningful, motivating learning experiences with students and each other. While the sessions build on one another, you can attend any individually.
Ready to register for the whole conference?
Presenter: Jessica Wollen
CRN:31372
Description:
The Sex Education Circuit is a ready-to-use, game-based teaching tool that takes the pressure off delivering sexual health content by making it active, structured, and student-centred. Designed to fit seamlessly into PHE classes, it empowers you to meet curriculum outcomes with confidence—no awkward lectures, just clear guidance and engaging gameplay, all you have you do is call rotation
Ready to register for the whole conference?
Presenter: Jasmin Lundy
CRN:31373
Description:
The benefits of gratitude will be discussed, as will a framework for creating and maintaining a class wide gratitude practice. A special focus will be on using gratitude to appreciate how our bodies function.
Ready to register for the whole conference?
Presenter: Daphne Lambie
CRN:31374
Description:
Explore creative ways to run an Outdoor Education program, discover ideas for local out-trips, and leave with practical, ready-to-use activities to take learning outside.
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Presenter: Kim Haber & Jenny Mitchell
Location: Gymnasium-N1100
CRN: 31376
Description
Workshop participants will engage in a sample lesson that incorporates the six aspects of meaningful PE: social interaction, fun, challenge, motor competence, personally relevant learning, and a sense of delight! Resources, ideas, and strategies will be shared for participants to use with their students.
Ready to register for the whole conference?
Presenter: Tanya Parker
Location: Movement Studio-N1313
CRN: 31377
Description
Get ready to break a sweat and bust-a-move as you learn simple steps from a variety of styles and student-centered topics, including our most requested dances featuring sports, TikTok, video games themes and music from Hip Hop, Pop, Latin, Rock and Indigenous artists. Learn how you can develop Fundamental Movement Skills while keeping students active, boosting mental health and fostering positive social skills through this interACTIVE and inspiring dance workshop.
Ready to register for the whole conference?
Presenter: Jane Graham
Location: Fraser Middle School
CRN: 31378
Description
Come learn fun soccer activities that are inclusive to all levels of skill. Games can also be modified to use for other territorial sports such as basketball, hockey etc. Fun warmup activities will also be covered.
Ready to register for the whole conference?
Presenter: Hartley Banack
Zoom: link will be sent to participants
CRN: 31379
Description
UNBC Teacher Education was revised in 2020, and the revision did not include a PHE course for Elementary teachers. In summer 2025, the program was revised to include an elementary PHE course. This workshop will share how the PHE course has been positioned, in relation to the UNBC SoE signature pedagogy of People, Place, and Land, as well as in relation to the HOPE-Ed (health, outdoors, physical and experiential-education) model developed in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy at UBC.
Ready to register for the whole conference?
Presenter: Chad Oatway
Zoom: link will be sent to participants
CRN:31380
Description
When teaching games, it is hard to separate skills from tactics. In reality, the tactical use of skills is the essence of effective gameplay. In Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU), discover a fun and popular approach to teaching the individual skills of a game in a tactical context, prompting students to learn how to use those skills. If you want to get your students thinking about using their skills, this workshop is for you!
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Closing Ceremony (2:15-2:45 pm)
Join us in the gymnasium (N1100, Douglas College) for the closing remarks and celebration of the PHE-BC 2025 Conference. Together, we’ll wrap up a day of inspiring conversations, learning, and connection—celebrating the collective energy and ideas that will carry forward into our schools, communities, and professional practice.