January 27-29, 2011 - Delta Lodge at Kananskis

Thank you to all our partners, funders and delegates who contributed to making the 2011 Shaping the Future Conference a great success!!  Ever Active Schools is now planning the 2012 Shaping the Future.  Stay tuned for more information!

Thank you to the Honourable Minister of Education, Dave Hancock,  for providing greetings to open the conference.

Ever Active Schools built upon the tremendous success of their first Health Promoting Schools conference by partnering with Physical and Health Education (PHE) Canada! The national conference, Shaping the Future 2011, is directed to anyone working or interested in health and wellness in schools. Participants can expect the following topics: Partnerships, Vulnerable Populations, Delivery/Implementation and Evaluation/Research.

Thank you to the keynote speakers for their inspiring and empowering mesages.

Friday Keynote Speaker - Jim Diers

Jim Diers has a passion for getting people engaged with their communities and in the decisions that affect their lives. Since moving to Seattle in 1976, he put that passion to work for a direct-action neighborhood association, a community development corporation, a community foundation, and the nation’s largest health care cooperative.
Currently, Jim teaches courses in community organizing and development at the University of Washington and serves on the faculty of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute.


Jim received a BA and an honorary doctorate from Grinnell College. His work in the Department of Neighborhoods was recognized with an Innovations Award from the Kennedy School of Government, a Full Inclusion Award from the American Association on Developmental Disabilities, and the Public Employee of the Year Award from the Municipal League of King County.

Friday Evening Social Speaker - Steve Leafloor
Sponsored by:

BluePrintForLife is considered one of the worlds leading companies utilizing Hip Hop as both a community development tool and as a model for alternative education.
BluePrintForLife offers dynamic, culturally appropriate programs designed for First Nations and Inuit youth that are founded on Hip Hop, rooted in traditional culture, and centered around community needs.
Its founder, Stephen Leafloor, has a Masters in Social Work (MSW degree) and over 25 years experience as a social worker in the areas of probation, wilderness programs, street work with youth at risk, residential group homes, child protection and community outreach. Stephen has also been an active participant in the Hip Hop culture as a dancer since 1982 and completed his master’s thesis on this culture and its
                                           importance  for educators and social workers in 1986.

Canada’s BluePrintForLife honored as a top finalist for the International Award Freedom to Create, the world's most prestigious award for outreach through the arts.

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