EveryBody

Follow the 4-step process to take a planned and comprehensive approach to work on this topic.

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Getting Started

• Do your school’s physical spaces (e.g., classroom, staff room, main office, cafeteria) accommodate people of all body shapes, sizes, and abilities? 
• Is your school’s furniture and equipment (e.g., chairs, desks, gym equipment, playground equipment) inclusive of all body shapes, sizes, and abilities? 
• Are school and/or sports uniforms size inclusive?
• Do the images in your school reflect all body shapes, sizes, and abilities? 
• Do the books in your library and classroom portray a variety of body shapes, sizes, and abilities, in a positive way and/or engaging in health-promoting behaviours?

Bright Ideas

• Include images and pictures throughout the school that reflect all body shapes, sizes, and abilities.
• Write a letter to your school’s administration about the changes you’d like to see in your school.
• Use or develop a checklist to ensure each space in the school is inclusive of all body shapes, sizes, and abilities.
• Promote books that encourage and celebrate body diversity. 
• Fundraise to buy new equipment and/or furniture that is body inclusive.
• Rearrange existing spaces to be more inclusive for all body shapes, sizes, and abilities.
• Review programs and activities to ensure they promote a body inclusive approach and do not weigh students, calculate BMI, count calories, or promote weight loss.
• Train all staff members on weight bias and weight inclusive approaches.