As the summer (and stress levels) heats up, it's important to take some time to unwind! Drop by the picnic tables outside the dining hall to kick back and relax over your lunch break with some light refreshments, lawn games, and creative crafts. Or, you can just bring your lunch and recharge with some fresh air and sunshine. You'll also be able to chat with staff from Student Health and Wellness and Student Success to learn about the supports and services available to you (health services, mental health supports, study skill building, and leadership opportunitites, to name just a few!)

Get ready, Thunderwolves, for No Pressure, All Pleasure: Consent, Relationships & All the Stuff Sex Ed Didn’t Teach Us.

Let’s be real — most of us didn’t get the full story in health class. Join us for a judgment-free, inclusive, and useful conversation about the things we wish we’d learned sooner: how to navigate consent with confidence, build healthy relationships (romantic or otherwise), communicate boundaries, and take care of your sexual health.

Whether you’re single, dating, hooking up, or just curious, this event is for everyone. Expect interactive activities, real talk, expert insight, and space to ask the questions you never got answered.

Featuring: Peer educators, health professionals, and students keeping it honest and real.

Come for the info, stay for the open conversations, and leave feeling empowered. Snacks, resources, and good vibes provided!

Here's a breakdown of the day, be sure to drop by the various activities and sign up for any workshops you'd like to attend!

✅ Swipe Right on Consent: 12 - 4pm, Across from the kiosk

Learn about red flags, green flags, and what consent really looks like (hint: it's more than a yes or no)

✅ "Get Cliterate" Spicy Book Bedazzling: 12 - 4pm, Across from the kiosk

Bring your spicy books (or other books!) to bedazzle! We've got all the supplies you need for you to come and bedazzle your books and talk red and green flags in your favourite books.

✅ Flow and Tell: 12:30 - 1:30pm in Alumni Commons

Workshop hosted by Dr. Kristen Johnson, ND, all about understanding periods, hormones, PCOS and endometriosis, and getting all your period questions answered!

Sign Up Here

✅ Consent, Condoms, and Conversations: 1:30 - 2:30pm, Alumni Commons

This drop-in is all about casual, peer to peer conversations. Connect with peers and check out some interactive displays featuring myth busting, sexual health supplies, and healthy relationship info and games.

✅ Power, Privilege, and Oppression: 2:30 - 3:30pm in Alumni Commons

Join Huronia Transition Homes for a workshop exploring power, privilege, and oppression through a feminist lens! This workshop will discuss how social locations can contribute to issues of privilege and oppression, how power and privilege are present in different populations, and explore anti-oppressive work and how to be an ally.

Sign Up Here

✅ Pee for Pizza: 12:30 - 3:30 in the Wellness Centre

Drop by the Wellness Centre for a quick, free, and confidential STI test (just a urine sample) and/or birth control counselling, and grab a slice of pizza on us! No appointment necessary.

Drop by the tennis courts outside Rotary Place any time between 12 pm and 2 pm to play a game of pickleball or tennis, or meet up with fellow Thunderwolves for a walk along the paths through the West Orillia Sports Complex.

Notes regarding pickleball/tennis: No experience required, we're all learning together! The courts can't be booked, so we will play on whichever courts are available.

This event promises to be a fun and active way to celebrate wellness and fitness among colleagues and friends here on campus. We look forward to seeing you there, It's Your Move, Thunderwolves! Don't forget to track your hours for the 100-Hour Challenge!

Get to know the wellness services on and off campus and meet the Lakehead staff that will be here to support you throughout your journey as a Thunderwolf! There will be lots of activities, food, crafts, and fun! We can’t wait to see you there! 

This event is outdoors and weather-dependent. The rain date is Tuesday, September 9th.

Grab your fellow Thunderwolves and get ready to play Bubble Soccer! Spaces are limited for bubble soccer, so be sure to sign up in advance. Each bubble soccer registrant will be guaranteed a minimum of 15 minutes of playing time.

If you want to attend Rec The Yard but don’t want to play bubble soccer, you do not need to sign up in advance. There will be other games available for those who do not play bubble soccer, and cheerleaders are always appreciated! We can’t wait to see you there!

Prioritizing your well-being and taking care of yourself is a lot like nurturing a garden. Water, sunlight, and patience are important things that plants (and students!) need to thrive. Join Student Health & Wellness to intentionally plant seeds of self-care by creating your own mini garden and reflecting on a wellness routine that works for you. The mini garden will serve as a visual reminder to take time for yourself while discovering new strategies to recharge, de-stress, and cultivate growth. All supplies to create your garden of self-care will be provided! No artistic experience needed - just bring yourself and an open mind!

 Rain Location: Inside Simcoe Hall

Join Student Health and Wellness for Snoozefest, where you will play a life-sized board game called Sheeps and Scrolls, where your sleep habits decide your fate! Just like Chutes and Ladders, you'll climb toward better rest with good sleep hygiene and slide back for the not-so-great sleep decisions. You may also find yourself hanging out in a blanket fort! 

Learn how to build better sleep habits and win sleep-themed prizes while you're at it! Pyjamas are highly encouraged—and might even earn you bonus chances to win.

safeTALK is an in-person workshop to build skills in suicide prevention. Participants will learn how to recognize and engage with someone thinking about suicide, overcome attitudes that act as barriers to help, talk openly about suicide and connect with intervention resources for further support.

Participants will receive a certificate of completion, registration is required.

Registration is required, space is limited. Register here

Open to students, faculty, and staff!

safeTALK is an in-person workshop to build skills in suicide prevention. Participants will learn how to recognize and engage with someone thinking about suicide, overcome attitudes that act as barriers to help, talk openly about suicide and connect with intervention resources for further support.

Participants will receive a certificate of completion, registration is required.

Registration is required, space is limited. Register here

Open to students, faculty, and staff!

Join the Office of Indigenous Initiatives and Knowledge Keepers Tim McGregor and Cheryl May for our annual tipi raising event at Lakehead in Orillia! Thurs. June 12th, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm, with lunch to follow. Please register by clicking on this link: https://forms.gle/j3CicnrgJiegtmF19

*The tipi raising at Lakehead started in 2017 in response to Indigenous students requesting a visible space to honour their presence and to highlight Indigenous representation on campus. With the support of community, it remains an important space for gatherings and cultural connection for students, staff and faculty from June to October.