ONTARIO PEER HELPERS' ASSOCIATION

" Together We Can Make A Difference"

Welcome to the Ontario Peer Helpers' Association Home Page (O.P.H.A.). OPHA is a non-profit corporation with a Board of Directors consisting of active and retired teachers. Our current membership consists of 200 schools across Ontario, Canada. There are approximately 3 000 peer helpers from Grade 5 to post secondary in our organization. OPHA provides a structure and network for the many leadership & peer helping programs found in Ontario. The organization has a strong affiliation with the Ontario School Counselors' Association (OSCA) and the Ontario Education Leadership Centre (OELC).

The Ontario Peer Helpers' Association provides provincial conferences and regional workshops on such topics as leadership, peer mediation, anti-bullying, peer helper training, valuing diversity, motivation, restorative practice. In addition OPHA networks through newsletters, emails, and its calendar. OPHA products and manuals are available to assist schools in their peer helping programs.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Twenty-seventh Ontario Secondary Leadership & Peer Support Conference

April 22-24^th 2009

‘The Amazing Race to Freedom: Let’s Build a Better World’

NEW !!! OPHA WORKSHOPS

‘MAKING PEACE’

‘RESTORATIVE PRACTICE’

Reach OPHA at 905-372-7275 Fax: 905-372-9332 or by email : peerhelping@hotmail.com

Office: Ontario Peer Helpers’ Association. 357 Major Street, Cobourg, Ontario. Canada K9A 4C8