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Title

Chain of Life

Age
15-17
Grade(s)
10-12
School Program
Language Arts
Healthy Living
Social Responsibility
Workshop
Teacher's Guide
Curricula
Civics
Video
Educational Program
Description
Chain of Life is a comprehensive school-based ESL and English Language Arts program with a mission to educate youth ages 15–17 about organ and tissue donation. Developed in the province of Quebec, Chain of Life may be suitable for adapting in other jurisdictions.
Title

Life is a Gift - Grade 11 Biology Curriculum

Age
15-17
Grade(s)
11
School Program
Science
Curricula
Educational Program
Teacher's Guide
Lesson Plan
Presentation
Speakers
Description
Life is a Gift is a Grade 11 biology resource for organ donation and transplantation developed by the Transplant Manitoba - Gift of Life Program and Manitoba Education.
Title

Saskatchewan Transplant Stories

Age
11-18
Grade(s)
6-12
Story
Presentation
Speakers
Description
A collection of transplant stories for students in Saskatchewan to complement an organ and tissue donation lesson plan or in class presentation.
Title

One Life... Many Gifts

Age
15-18
Grade(s)
10-12
Curricula
Educational Program
Lesson Plan
Language Arts
Science
Civics
Social Responsibility
Biology
Miscellaneous
School Program
Teacher's Guide
Description
One Life...Many Gifts is a curriculum resource to educate senior secondary school students about the vital importance of organ and tissue donation and transplantation. Though developed in Ontario, these materials may be suitable for use in other regions.
Title

The Mighty Kind Movement: An Orgamites Teacher Toolbox

Age
8-14
Grade(s)
2-8
Toolkit
Lesson Plan
Teacher's Guide
Parent Guide
Activity
Social Responsibility
Educational Program
Description
Teacher Toolkit #3 from the Orgamites' collection, this educational toolkit has been created to encourage and inspire kids to take better care of one another and the environment too. As part of the ‘Mighty Kind Movement’ — over the course of 5 short lessons, your students will learn all about recycling, upcycling, lifecycling and how to not just do kind things, but be kinder people too.
Title

Celebrate Orgtober with the Orgamites!

Age
5-11
Grade(s)
K-8
Educational Program
Description
Orgtober, formerly known as October, will be sweeping into primary school classrooms and calendars across the country. While the normal education curriculum will not be affected, this supplementary campaign seeks to breathe new life into organ donation education by starting earlier, getting more families talking, celebrating the fundamental values that underpin organ donation (kindness, compassion, and inclusivity), and having loads of fun while doing all of this!
Title

Video: How Organ Donation Works

Age
14-18
Grade(s)
8-12
Video
Description
Organ donation is an incredible gift. A number of things have to happen in sequence and in a really specific way for a person to become an organ donor.
Watch this video to learn how organ donation works in Canada.
Title

Book: Heart Sister

Age
12+
Grade(s)
6-12
Book
Language Arts
Description
Heart Sister is young adult fiction novel written by Michael J. Stewart and published by Orca Book Publishers in September 2020. The story covers the themes of organ donation, loss and grief. A teacher's guide is an important accompaniment to this novel as it clarifies the facts versus fiction in the context of this story.
Title

High School Outreach Initiative

Age
14-18
Grade(s)
9-12
Presentation
School Program
Speakers
Description
The University of Toronto Transplant Institute in partnership with the Trillium Gift of Life Network, delivers presentations in and around Greater Toronto Area (GTA) high schools to increase awareness about organ donation and Transplantation.
Title

Poster: Do you know where the Orgamites go?

Age
6-11
Grade(s)
K-5
Poster
Infographic
Science
Miscellaneous
Description
An Orgamites poster showing where each of our organs are located in the body.
Title

"Live Life. Pass It On" Scholarship

Age
16-18
Grade(s)
12
Miscellaneous
Description
BC Transplant will award two $1000 scholarships to grade 12 students who lead an organ donation awareness project in their school or community 
Title

Connecting D.O.T.S

Age
11-18
Grade(s)
6-12
Educational Program
Lesson Plan
Science
Activity
Teacher's Guide
Description
Connecting DOTS | Donation & Organ Transplantation for Schools is an online platform dedicated to educating schoolchildren on donation and organ transplantation. It provides information for teachers, students and their families and is based on a program first developed in the Netherlands.
Title

Green Shirt Day - School events and activities

Age
5-18
Grade(s)
K-12
Event
Presentation
Miscellaneous
Activity
Lesson Plan
Toolkit
Description
Green Shirt Day is an opportunity to generate class discussions on organ donation, inspire action from students, and participate in a meaningful cross-Canada initiative. Learn about how you can spark a movement at your school on Green Shirt Day.
Title

Video: One Life... Many Gifts

Age
14-18
Grade(s)
8-12
Video
Science
Description
In addition to the curriculum booklets, One Life...Many Gifts offers an accompanying video that shows the emotional journeys of several of the individuals and families who are profiled within.
Title

Lifesaving organs and tissues that can be donated

Age
11-18
Grade(s)
6-12
Poster
Infographic
Miscellaneous
Science
Biology
Description
Find out which are the organs and tissues that are most often donated to patients in need of transplant.
Title

The Orgamites - It's What's Inside That Counts

Age
6-11
Grade(s)
K-5
Educational Program
School Program
Toolkit
Teacher's Guide
Parent Guide
Video
Miscellaneous
Science
Social Responsibility
Lesson Plan
Healthy Living
Curricula
Description
The Orgamites is a global program for 6- to 11-year-olds Through the inspired use of creative tools, toys and tech, we hope to empower grown-ups to talk to their kids, and kids to talk to their grown-ups, about organ donation and healthy living.
Title

Video: Learning to Save Lives - Organs and Tissues

Age
11-18
Grade(s)
6-12
Video
Description
A 90-second video describing the basics on organ and tissue donation, types of donors, organs and tissues that can be donated.
Title

Let's Talk Science - Organ Transplantation Backgrounder

Age
11-18
Grade(s)
6-12
Science
Miscellaneous
Infographic
Healthy Living
Biology
Description
Learn about organ transplantation - what it is, how it can save lives, how your immune system responds, and how the matching process works.
Title

Organ and Tissue Donation in Nova Scotia

Age
11-18
Grade(s)
6-12
Story
Miscellaneous
Video
Description
In 2021, Nova Scotia became the first jurisdiction in North America to adopt a deemed consent model for organ donation. This resource page compiles links to transplant and donation stories and information specific to Nova Scotia. Include local stories in your lesson plan on organ donation and transplantation or bring the concept of deemed consent into your classroom discussions.
Title

Video: Meet the Orgamites

Age
6-11
Grade(s)
K-5
Video
Miscellaneous
Description
The Orgamites are a colourful team of animated organs that represent the most-donated parts of the body, designed to speak to children 6-11 years old.

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