8 results for author: Alyssa Stapleton

Celebrating the Success of the 1st National Outdoor Learning Conference! #OLConference23

Words contributed by Jade Berrill, 2023 Conference Co-Organizer.  Nestled amidst enchanting forests of lodgepole and aspen, beneath majestic pillars of gray limestone, 450 delegates embarked on an immersive journey where the convergence of place and pedagogy unfolded at the National Outdoor Learning Conference. Spanning multiple days, the conference served as a transformative watershed, channeling three streams of learning: Indigenous Ways of Knowing, Health and Wellbeing, and Environmental and Climate Change Education. With 60 captivating outdoor workshops, participants were immersed in a tapestry of diverse styles, ideas, and landscapes, ...

May 2023 Outdoor Learning Ideas

Image from Mrs. Brown-Lloyd in Ontario #TMO4LearningChallenge: Activity Ideas from May! This is a portion of what we send to those participating in the #TMO4LearningChallenge each month! In this post, we’re passing on some of the ideas we share with our 4500+ Learning Challenge participants each month to support their commitment of weekly outdoor learning. For those who are not a part of this challenge, you can still have access to these outdoor learning ideas through our blog posts! We hope they also equip you with inspiration for your time outside. If you try one of these ideas we would love to hear how it went! Please email us (info@tak...

April 2023 Outdoor Learning Ideas

Image from Mrs. Brown-Lloyd in Ontario #TMO4LearningChallenge: Activity Ideas from April! New Season, New Resources🌱 This is a portion of what we send to those participating in the #TMO4LearningChallenge each month! In this post, we’re passing on some of the ideas we share with our 4500+ Learning Challenge participants each month to support their commitment of weekly outdoor learning. For those who are not a part of this challenge, you can still have access to these outdoor learning ideas through our blog posts! We hope they also equip you with inspiration for your time outside. If you try one of these ideas we would love to hear ...

February & March 2023 Outdoor Learning Ideas

 #TMO4LearningChallenge: Activity Ideas from February & March! Spring is in the air and we have so many resources to share with you for the winding down of winter and the fresh start to spring! This is a portion of what we send to those participating in the #TMO4LearningChallenge each month! In this post, we’re passing on some of the ideas we share with our 4500+ Learning Challenge participants each month to support their commitment of weekly outdoor learning. For those who are not a part of this challenge, you can still have access to these outdoor learning ideas through our blog posts! We hope they also equip you with inspiration for your ...

International Women’s Day 2023

#EmbraceEquity: The women involved with Take Me Outside! Take Me Outside relies on the support and work of many individuals in order to accomplish each of our staple initiatives and to grow our offerings each and every year. We are very fortunate to have so much support encompassing our organization. March is Women's History Month and Wednesday this week is International Women's Day. As such, we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge, celebrate, and honour some of the women identifying staff, board members, and committee members whose passion and dedication are two of the reasons Take Me Outside is where it is today. We recognize as an organization ...

Reflections from the 2023 Winter Challenge

Our yearly Winter Challenge does not draw the huge crowds that our annual Take Me Outside Day or the year-long Learning Challenge does, but we think that the group of educators that commit to daily outside time in winter is a really special bunch. It's not always easy to suit up yourself - and your learners - to then head out into the cold. Throughout the Challenge we supported educators by providing daily suggested activities around a central theme, while extending the learning with additional resources and plans covering a variety of subjects and grades. Each year, we aspire to make the Winter Challenge an accessible and inclusive offering with ...

December 2022 Outdoor Learning Ideas

 #TMO4LearningChallenge: Activity Ideas for December! In this post, we’re passing on some of the ideas we share with our 4500+ Learning Challenge participants each month to support their commitment of weekly outdoor learning. For those who are not a part of this challenge, you can still have access to these outdoor learning ideas through our blog posts! We hope they also equip you with inspiration for your time outside. Let the fun, celebration, and connection to the earth begin! If you try one of these ideas we would love to hear how it went! Please email us (info@takemeoutside.ca) or tag us on Instagram (@take.me.outside) or Twitter (@take...

November 2022 Outdoor Learning Ideas

The 2022-23 Take Me Outside for Learning Challenge is officially underway!  If you happen to be one of the 4,500+ educators who has committed to a full school year of weekly outdoor and land-based learning we offer our utmost gratitude to you! In this post, we're passing on some of the ideas we share with Learning Challenge participants each month to support their commitment of weekly outdoor learning. We hope they also equip you with inspiration for your time outside. Let the fun, celebration, and connection to the earth begin! We believe in sharing good news stories, so please email us (info@takemeoutside.ca) or tag us on Instagram (@take.me.o...