Start your day with something good, for your body and your brain! Drop in to the Breakfast Bar at Heritage Place because fueling your body is an essential part of self-care and academic success! Grab something to eat, learn cost-saving food strategies, and connect with peers. Take 10 minutes to nourish yourself and set a positive tone for the rest of your day!

Feeling overwhelmed? Need a minute to check in with yourself? 

Drop by Heritage Place for a Mental Health Check-In & Self-Care Planning, an opportunity to pause, reflect, reset, and prioritize your mental well-being. 

Check in with your mental health using our WellU Key. Choose from physical, emotional, social, and academic wellness strategies to create a personalized self-care plan. Learn about supports and resources, both on campus and in the community, that can help you care for your mental health, manage stress, and build a sustainable self-care routine. 

Take 10 minutes out of your day to explore what consent really means, beyond just "yes" or "no." This drop-in event is all about building confidence in communication, understanding boundaries, and learning how to support yourself and others.

What you can expect:

• Learn what consent is (and what it’s not)

• Reflect on your own boundaries and comfort zones

• Learn about resources and supports that can help you navigate consent, set healthy boundaries, and build respectful relationships

Whether you're navigating new relationships, supporting a friend, or just curious, this event gives you the tools to feel informed, empowered, and respected.

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.