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

NEW !!!

OPHA WORKSHOPS

'NEGOTIATION'

WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS:

'PEER MEDIATION'

'NEGOTIATION'

'RESTORATIVE PRACTICE'

'PEER HELPING TRAINING'

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Seventeenth Ontario Elementary Peer Helping & Leadership Conference, 2010

Together We Can Climb Mountains to Success