Schools and Outside School Hours Care

Schools and Outside School Hours Care play an important role in the community and can foster healthy behaviours at a young age.

Our team supports schools and Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) in their health and wellbeing journey.

We’re here to help. Contact us for more details and to get started.

Benefits of getting involved

Free local health and wellbeing support in your school/OSHC
Case study opportunities and free promotion to the local community
Recognition from peak bodies such as the Victorian Government
Rewards and incentives for your school and OSHC
Health and wellbeing benefits for your school/OSHC community

Upcoming events

Make a Move, Make a Difference

Our Make a move, Make a difference campaign is about getting moving. We’re celebrating all the different ways to get active in our community.

Get involved

Schools/OSHC can get involved in our campaign in the following ways:

Introduce more ways to get active during class time or during breaks

Encourage students to actively come to school or park further away
Attend the Term 2 Community of Practice to hear some new ways to get your school or OSHC moving.

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Physical activity and movement competition

As part of our campaign, we’d love to hear how your school or OSHC has recently incorporated physical activity and movement.

Prizes will be awarded to the most creative and innovative entries. The competition will close on 31 May and all entries will be featured on our website.

Learn more about our competition and enter

Visit the Health Promotion team page for more upcoming events.

In the spotlight

Schools’ Health and Wellbeing Community of Practice

We run a quarterly online Health and Wellbeing Community of Practice for schools in Cardinia Shire, City of Casey and City of Greater Dandenong.

Our Term 2 session will focus on getting active in schools and feature guest speakers from Transform Us (Deakin University) and Active Schools (ACHPER).

All interested school staff, including leadership, wellbeing coordinators and school nurses, are welcome.

Date: Tuesday 27 May. Time: 10.00 to 11:15 am. Location: Online. Cost: Free.

Join our Schools newsletter list to keep up to date with our future Communities of Practice.

Find out more and register your place

Support we offer

Free webinars/ workshops/ Community of Practice contributing to professional development
Individual and tailored support for your school/OSHC
Monthly school/ OSHC health and wellbeing E-newsletter
Menu assessments
Policy development
Resource provision and development.

Health and wellbeing programs

Achievement Program (schools)

We can support your school with the Achievement Program, a state-wide program that supports a whole-of-school approach to make positive changes. The Achievement Program focuses on the following health priority areas:

The Achievement Program also enables schools to take action on climate change by working through the Climate and Health Pathway.

Learn more or register for the Achievement Program for free. You can receive recognition from the Victorian Government for being involved.

Our team supports schools across Cardinia Shire Council, the City of Casey, and the City of Greater Dandenong. The Achievement Program is funded by the Victorian Government and managed by Cancer Council Victoria.

Vic Kids Eat Well (schools and OSHC)

We’re proud to get behind Vic Kids Eat Well, an exciting, free Victoria-wide movement focused on boosting healthy food and drink options in the places kids spend their time, including schools and OSHC.

Vic Kids Eat Well is a fresh new approach to making healthy eating easier, by focusing on bite-sized changes and aligning with the Department of Education’s Canteens, Healthy Eating and Other Food Services Policy (schools) and National Quality Standard – Quality Area 2 (OSHC).

It is an opportunity to receive some great rewards for your school, be nominated for the annual Vic Kids Eat Well Awards and generate a real community buzz for healthy eating.

Vic Kids Eat Well is supported by the Victorian Government and is delivered by Cancer Council Victoria’s Achievement Program, in partnership with Nutrition Australia’s Healthy Eating Advisory Service. The Health Promotion team supports schools and OSHC services with on-the-ground support every step of the way.

To sign up for free or to learn more about the movement, head to www.vickidseatwell.health.vic.gov.au.

Get inspired by these local case studies and blogs

Cranbourne Carlisle OSHClub has tasty and diverse foods.

Dandenong Primary School CommunityOSH refreshes menu.

Dandenong West Primary School makes healthy eating and wellbeing a top priority.

DS Sports Topirum OSHC completes all 9 small bites in Vic Kids Eat Well.

Holy Family Catholic Primary School Doveton is a small school with a big heart for wellbeing.

Merinda Park Learning and Community Centre OSHC is a hub of healthy snacking and learning for little chefs and Vic Kids Eat Well Award winner.

TeamKids Berwick Fields is a Vic Kids Eat Well OSHC star.

Find local sports clubs and build connections

Schools, parents and guardians: sports clubs resource hub

Learn more about our free resources for helping schools, parents, and guardians connect with local sports clubs.

Resource hubs

Schools resource hub

Visit our resources page to support your health and wellbeing journey.

Stay in touch

Stay up to date with all the school health and wellbeing information from around the state with our monthly newsletter. Full of free professional development, grants and resources, it is a great way to stay informed.

Monthly Schools and OSHC newsletter

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