My name is Dayna Landry and I am a Grade 4 teacher from Drayton Valley who is passionate about purposeful learning and getting outside. I have been at Wild Rose School Division for 17 years, and Aurora Elementary School for 8. As the Wellness Champion at my school, I wanted to do more to get […]
“Food is health. Health is happiness. Happiness is strong community.” “We’ve gone so far away from nature, but nature is medicine”. These are powerful words Buchi Onakufe (owner of Akachi Farms) expressed to me when I recently visited her organic farm. Her farm is a self-sustained agricultural business. They grow organic crops for the community […]
I have loved the outdoors for my entire life. Both of my parents were born in Guyana. My mother in the capital city of Georgetown and my dad in the countryside (Land of Canaan). They grew up spending a lot of their time outdoors. My father is an avid outdoorsman (fishing, camping, etc.). Their […]
Take Me Outside Day 2021 had 9,000 educators and 400,000 students across Canada participate – a commitment to heading outside to help advocate for outdoor learning. This video highlights the week’s events and the work we’re doing with partners.
A huge congrats to Colin Fearing from Canmore, Alberta for being this year’s grand prize winner! And congrats to all the winners in other categories who worked hard to make some great short films about our backyard in Canada and the importance of spending time outside. All of these winners will receive gift cards from […]