A three-year-old girl is with her dad at the park down the street from their home on a sunny, autumn afternoon. Her dad brought something he dug out of the storage, something he hadn’t played with in years, it’s his old soccer ball. Finding an open patch of grass, he places the artifact of his […]
We know the future of school is likely to look a whole lot different when it reopens. As the current school year comes to a close, provincial education departments, educators, and parents are grappling with what September will bring in terms of educating children and youth across the country. Naturally there will be variations and […]
Thanks to all the educators who joined us on May 28th for our webinar – Finding Hope Through Connecting to the Land. We are grateful to Chief Joe Pierre for sharing the Ktunaxa Creation Story and inspiring educators to help connect their students to the land. The webinar was recorded with permission and can […]
Kate Porter August 1, 2019 I love being outdoors, and as I have gained teaching experience I have learned how to navigate the barriers of taking students outside, and have come to a place in my career where learning outside has been enjoyable and effective. Teachers, if you are at the planning or brainstorming phase […]
The Take Me Outside team is growing and with that we are able to offer new initiatives for getting students outside. New skills and expanded capacity = new TMO challenges and awesome new shirts; we’re excited to tell you all about it. At the beginning of this year we put out a national call for […]
Congratulations to the 2018 Contest Winners! Here are the winning videos from each category. Stay tuned for details for the 2019 Contest coming soon! Grade 7-12 Category: Grand Prize and 1st Place Winner Rachel Peressini from Victoria, BC 2nd Place Winner Ian Oliphant from Vernon, BC 3rd Place Winner Jacqueline Shi from Oakville, ON Grade […]
Dear Elementary School Students, We all make mistakes and sometimes, we don’t even realize we’re making a mistake until someone talks to us about it. I know you don’t know me, but I’m wondering if I can ask for your help. We grown-ups are making a mistake these days but I’m pretty sure you can […]
Written by Judith Lipp, TMO’s new Manager. In my second week of being the new manager for Take Me Outside, I was inundated with hundreds of new e-mails in a period of just a few hours. As I sat before my in-box, I had a sinking feeling and doubts about the job all of a sudden. […]
We’re excited to share our short film “To the Top,” which highlights one of Canada’s favourite winter activities – tobogganing! If you’re looking for motivation to pull out the old wooden sled or the GT snow racer to take your son, your daughter, your niece or nephew, your friend’s kids or maybe just yourself out […]
“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” ― James Baldwin, American author Recently, an old friend posted something on Facebook that triggered a flurry of comments and criticism. The photo showed four dads sitting off to the side of the room as their […]