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    Join our Board of Directors!

    Are you passionate about fostering healthy communities and empowering youth? APPLE Schools is excited to invite dedicated individuals to join our esteemed Board of Directors! With our vision of healthy kids in healthy schools and a mission to inspire and empower school communities to lead, choose, and be healthy, we’re committed to making a tangible…

  • APPLE Schools Teams Up With Calgary Flames Foundation to Support Student Health in Southern Alberta

    APPLE Schools Teams Up With Calgary Flames Foundation to Support Student Health in Southern Alberta

    🎉 Exciting News Alert! 🎉 We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with the Calgary Flames Foundation to support student health in southern Alberta! With their generous donation, we’re expanding our reach to four new schools, including two in Medicine Hat and two in Calgary. On February 14, we were joined by Jonathan Huberdeau, Connor Zary,…

  • Hop on the Wellness Bus

    Hop on the Wellness Bus

    APPLE Schools was featured in the Fall 2023 issue of CASS Connection – the official magazine for the College of Alberta School Superintendents. Written in collaboration with Paul Corrigan from Elk Island Catholic Schools, the article explores inspiring healthy schools through quality leadership and partnership. [Our article starts on page 20!]

  • APPLE Schools in the House of Commons

    APPLE Schools in the House of Commons

    On November 2, APPLE Schools received an amazing and well-deserved recognition in the House of Commons. We’re deeply appreciative of the support from the esteemed Member of Parliament, the Honourable Matt Jeneroux. This achievement is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our 97 Apple Schools and our supportive donors, all committed to…

  • Interview with CBC Edmonton AM

    Interview with CBC Edmonton AM

    Our Executive Director, Jenn Flynn, was invited to chat with CBC Edmonton AM about all things APPLE Schools, including our recognition as one of the top 100 global education innovations from HundrED. Listen to Jenn speak with Mark Connolly from CBC Edmonton:

  • APPLE Schools Recognized as Top 100 Global Education Innovation

    APPLE Schools Recognized as Top 100 Global Education Innovation

    APPLE Schools is proud to announce that we have once again been recognized as one of the top 100 global education innovations by HundrED, a Helsinki-based organization dedicated to identifying transformative and scalable educational innovations worldwide. APPLE Schools was selected from over 3,000 innovations, subject to a comprehensive evaluation by an expert academy board. This…

  • BOOST YOUR IMPACT! Donate today through Birdies for Kids

    BOOST YOUR IMPACT! Donate today through Birdies for Kids

    We are excited to be a participating charity in Shaw Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink.  100% of your donation goes to APPLE Schools, which will go directly to supporting a healthy future for kids who need it the most. This opportunity also allows all donations to be matched up to 50%, so your donation…

  • Now Available: APPLE Schools Digital Learning Modules

    Now Available: APPLE Schools Digital Learning Modules

    APPLE Schools has released the first of a series of digital modules to boost your knowledge of our scientific and award-winning approach to making kids healthier. Whether you just need a refresher or you’re a newbie, “Introduction to APPLE Schools” will give you the basics about building a healthy school community!

  • Opinion: Healthier habits for kids key to cutting chronic disease in Alberta

    Opinion: Healthier habits for kids key to cutting chronic disease in Alberta

    The Edmonton Journal published an op-ed piece written by our board chair, Lory Laing, about APPLE Schools’ key role in improving worsening health habits. “As post-pandemic health trends worsen, Apple Schools’ intervention is needed more than ever to ensure kids learn the skills and knowledge required to make healthy decisions in a fast-changing world.”

  • APPLE Schools Once Again Celebrating Recognition as a Global Top 100 Innovation

    APPLE Schools Once Again Celebrating Recognition as a Global Top 100 Innovation

    The APPLE team is thrilled to announce that APPLE Schools has been selected by HundrED as a top 100 global education innovation of 2023 for its proven impact on almost 30,000 vulnerable students each year!  APPLE Schools was chosen from more than 3,000 international innovations due to its innovative expertise and ability to create a…

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    Leaves of Change: June 2022 Donor Newsletter

    It’s the end of the school year and we have a lot to celebrate and be thankful for – see for yourself!

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    Leaves of Change: March 2022 Donor Newsletter

    Our March 2022 donor newsletter is hot off the press! Check out the celebratory happenings in the APPLE Schools world since September 2021.

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    13 schools join the APPLE community!

    We are so excited to announce that 13 new schools, called APPLE ally schools, officially joined the APPLE Schools community. This increases our annual impact to 87 schools, reaching almost 30,000 students! What is an APPLE ally school, you ask?  Each ally school comes equipped with an enthusiastic and experienced principal who has previously led an APPLE…

  • Implementing CSH Through APPLE Schools

    Implementing CSH Through APPLE Schools

    Since APPLE Schools started working with Aurora Middle School in Lac La Biche, Alberta, in 2016, the school has made tremendous leaps in creating a healthy culture and really embedded healthy choices in all corners! A big shout out goes to the dedicated health champion in the school, Colleen Moghrabi, who has contributed this wonderful…

  • APPLE Schools helps kids become healthier for life

    APPLE Schools helps kids become healthier for life

    The University of Alberta highlights APPLE Schools’ 15 years of tremendous impact on student health across Canada. The article celebrate some key figures involved in our success, particularly around the research that makes APPLE Schools a one-of-a-kind game changer in the health promotion world!

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    We are pleased to share our 2020-21 impact report!

    Regardless of the ongoing pandemic, APPLE Schools has been able to thrive. We have continued to support 75 school communities, and we have been looking ahead and cementing the building blocks for reaching even more children across Canada. Please enjoy an update of our impact and plans moving forward!

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    Join us this Giving Tuesday to support healthy kids for life!

    November 30 is Giving Tuesday. This is the first year we are taking part in it to rally our community and engage our supporters. Tell your community – for every gift $20 or more, Canada Helps will add $2! $20 can enhance a recess bin, class taste test, or purchase mental-health focused books for a…

  • Fuel Up for Lunch

    Fuel Up for Lunch

     A new school year means new routines, and routines require embracing some positive habits. One of those new-school-year habits includes packing a nutritious and wholesome (and delicious!) lunch. Here’s how!

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    A warm welcome from the executive director

    Welcome back for another busy and exciting school year! My hope is that you feel rested, recharged and ready to be a part of the fun energy, the positive challenges, and everything else in between that comes with life at an APPLE school community.  Our staff has been working diligently to prepare for the year…

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    APPLE Schools’ guide to implementation is now available

    Have you ever wondered how we work with school communities to improve their culture around health? We are so excited to unveil our guide to implementation called Building an APPLE School – a roadmap to sustainable healthy school communities. Our team has spent the last four years working with stakeholders from schools, research teams, First…

  • Want to build a healthy school? Just ask the experts

    Want to build a healthy school? Just ask the experts

    Thanks to HundrED for highlighting APPLE Schools as part of a series promoting healthy habits to students for World Health Day. We submitted an article touting the secret behind APPLE Schools’ success – school communities!