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 22-24th
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

Find out more about OPHA :
Membership
Workshops
Conferences
Products
Special Events
Newsletter
Other sites of interest
OSCA
Children's Wish Foundation
CASAA
Ontario Educational
Leadership Centre
CIRA