Outdoor Learning Conference 2024

Investigate Microplastics in the Environment with Ocean School 9:00am - 11:30am

Developing a Conservation Ethic: Service Work Meets Fun Adventures 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Slow Networking: Creating Meaningful Connections at a Human Pace 8:30pm - 10:30pm

Get outside! Access practical guides, tips and recognition for taking environmen... 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Outdoor Learning Movie Night 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Juggling Into New Connections 9:00am - 11:30am

Learn to Carve Soapstone 9:00am - 11:30am

Climate Learning Takes Root in Climate Action 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Decolonizing Maps, Indigenous Knowledge and Environmental Learning 3:00pm - 4:15pm

miskasowin askihk - finding oneself on the land 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Bringing Wetland Education to Life: A Hands-On Field Trip Experience for Educators 9:00am - 11:30am

Forest for Change: Using School Yard Trees to Teach About Climate Change 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Whose Voice Is This?: Creating Accessible and Inclusive Outdoor Spaces through S... 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Puppets Sing! Connecting with the Land through Puppets, Stories and Songs 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Perimeter Walks: Two laps around your schoolyard is just the beginning 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Land-based learning and Connection at Îyâ Mnathka 9:00am - 11:30am

Land-based Play and Co-learning through Etuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Building a Sense of Place Through Birds 9:00am - 11:30am

Forest Bathing 9:00am - 11:30am

Take Science Outside! Using Outdoor Education skills to teach K-8 Science Outcom... 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Indigenous Storytime 8:30pm - 9:30pm

Fireside Gathering with Smores 8:30pm - 11:15pm

Casual Drinks and Snacks (pay as you go) 8:30pm - 11:15pm

First Nations Games and Environmental Connections 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Admins and Access to Outdoor Learning Circle 8:30pm - 10:30pm

Exploring Indigenous Ways of Knowing to Inspire Elementary Writing In/From Fores... 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Forest Play 9:00am - 11:30am

Design Thinking for Environmental Education 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Un projet interdisciplinaire fait par et pour les élèves 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Awe, Wellness, and Nature: Nurturing Connections for Healthier Outdoor Learning 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Taking Math Outside 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Empowerment through Risk 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Lessons From the Land: Indigenous Food Sovereignty as Climate Action 11:00am - 12:15pm

How Does Vulnerability Show up in the Outdoors? 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Bridging Communities: A Journey of Reconciliation 11:00am - 12:15pm

A Walking Curriculum for the Early Years: Learn What It's All About 2:00pm - 4:30pm

A Meaningful Approach to Climate Change Education 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Wake Up Yoga and Functional Movement Class 6:00am - 7:00am

Nurturing Nature's Joy 11:00am - 12:15pm

Let’s Walk! More then getting from point A to B 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Playing in Dirt Builds Grit! - the importance of all types of play for the mind... 3:15pm - 4:30pm

Games and Activities to Move You - Using Drama and Games to Enhance Nature Conne... 11:00am - 12:15pm

Learning Outside in the Big City: Outdoor Environmental Learning for Urban Teach... 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Co-Conspiring In Partnership To Bring More Than One Story to the Outdoors 3:15pm - 4:30pm

A Day in the Life of a NES Wild Student! 2:00pm - 4:30pm

We All Belong in Nature: Ecojustice in Outdoor Education 11:00am - 12:15pm

A Workshop on Sharing Stories of Tiny Miracles 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Active Hope: Practices to move through climate anxiety 3:15pm - 4:30pm

Hear and Now: Sound Mindfulness for Outdoor Learning Experiences 11:00am - 12:15pm

Nurtured by Nature, connecting to the idea that we are Nature 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Healing in Nature - Introducing The National Healing Forest Initiative 3:15pm - 4:30pm

The Evaluation of a Nature-Based Childcare Program: Findings, Lessons Learned an... 11:00am - 12:15pm

Placemaking as an approach to increase access to Outdoor Experiential Education. 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Educating the hearts of youth to promote nature stewardship 3:15pm - 4:30pm

Active Hope: Practices to move through climate anxiety 11:00am - 12:15pm

Foundations of Water Education: A Water Literacy Education Certification Worksho... 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Environmental Games: Bring the fun of outdoor learning into your classroom 3:15pm - 4:30pm

Walking Together through Etuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Designing activities that address Climate Change and Strategizing Sustainability 3:15pm - 4:30pm

Afternoon Community Building and Exhibitor Fair *Trivia and Prizes!* 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Traditional Games in the Classroom 11:00am - 12:15pm

Environmental Awareness Games that work! 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Traditional Games in the Classroom 3:15pm - 4:30pm

Core Routines for Connecting and Learning with and on the Land 3:15pm - 4:30pm

Creating Reciprocal Relationships in Nature: Spiritually, Emotionally, Physicall... 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Braiding Indigenous and Forest School Epistemologies on the Land 3:15pm - 4:30pm

How Do I Teach This Outside? Outdoor Literacy Instruction Meets the Science of Reading Movement 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Documenting Children’s “Worlding”: Towards the Development of Common Worlds Peda... 11:00am - 12:15pm

Engaging a Connection to Nature Through the Arts 2:00pm - 3:15pm

May We Be Peaceful: Inner Work for Systems Change 3:15pm - 4:30pm

Pivoting in Place 11:00am - 12:15pm

Decolonized Indigenous Outdoor Learning - A Culturally Responsive Pedagogy 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Listen, Heart, Imagine, Reciprocate, Repeat! 3:15pm - 4:30pm

Nature Journaling as a Tool for Connection & Conservation 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Nature Knows No Limits: Promoting Inclusion and Accessibility in Our Outdoor Cla... 11:00am - 12:15pm

Overcoming the Barriers to Regularly Including Alternative Environment Activitie... 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Tetpawsuwakon - Living A Balanced Life 3:15pm - 4:30pm

Reading into Belonging and Well-being with Children’s Literature 11:00am - 12:15pm

Good-bye binary: Creating Safe, Affirming spaces in outdoor programs for Trans a... 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Nature-based physical activity: Fostering human-nature connectedness with young... 3:15pm - 4:30pm

Sacred Buffalo (Tunnel) Mountain Hike *Unguided* 6:00am - 8:00am

Tipi Teachings and Balanced Living 11:00am - 12:15pm

Tipi Teachings and Balanced Living 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Listening to the Land, Learning About the Self: A Relational Experience 3:15pm - 4:30pm

Engaging with Indigenous Authors to support outdoor experiences 11:00am - 12:15pm

Red River Métis Environment and Climate Change Education 9:45am - 11:00am

Beading is Medicine 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Climate Education in Teacher Education: aims to means to curriculum and pedagogy 9:45am - 11:00am

Wake Up Yoga and Functional Movement Class 6:00am - 7:00am

Check Out (Accommodation) and Free Time! 8:30am - 9:45am

Learn to Carve Soapstone 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Outdoor Play-Based Learning 9:45am - 11:00am

Land-based Learning: An inquiry about relationships, the environment and our stu... 9:45am - 11:00am

Building capacity for outdoor play and learning: Introducing Teacher.Outsideplay... 9:45am - 11:00am

Forest and Natue School for All 9:45am - 11:00am

Well-being, Climate Change and Physical Education : links, challenges and soluti... 9:45am - 11:00am

Kapabamayak Achaak Healing Forest- Live, Learn, Heal 9:45am - 11:00am

Nature Journaling 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Building a Sense of Place Through Birds 2:00pm - 4:30pm

The Land Acknowledgement as a Seed for Engaging in Etuaptmumk 9:45am - 11:00am

To love and protect: How land based learning leads to environmental stewardship 9:45am - 11:00am

Camp Magic 9:45am - 11:00am

No more playing Indian: Addressing the colonial legacy of Indigenous-themed summ... 9:45am - 11:00am

Participatory research with children and educators to support the scaling of out... 9:45am - 11:00am

Walking Together through Etuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing 9:45am - 11:00am

One year in: Our journey launching the Canadian Centre for Outdoor Play 9:45am - 11:00am