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

Alyssa Stapleton
May 25th, 2023
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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 […]

Nakoda Elementary Wild Program

Colin Harris
October 13th, 2022
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The NES Wild program began in 2021 with grade 4 students from Nakoda Elementary, located in Mînî Thnî, Alberta, to help get them outside. Every afternoon, educators linked and Indigenized curriculum so students could embrace the land and their connection to it. Take Me Outside partnered with this program to create this short film to […]

Times Colonist

Colin Harris
October 27th, 2011
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Colin Harris ended his nine month, cross-Canada odyssey Tuesday by dipping his foot in the ocean at Royal Roads University, but it was just the beginning of the next episode in his quest to bring youth closer to the great outdoors. The 36-year-old had plenty of company in the final metres of his run, which […]

Royal Roads University

Colin Harris
October 25th, 2011
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7,600 kilometers. Nine months. Three pairs of runners. One passion. That’s what has been driving Royal Roads University MA in Environmental Education and Communication student Colin Harris across Canada on a run that spans from St. John’s, N.L. to Victoria, B.C. Harris combined a life-long dream to run across the country with his Take Me Outside campaign […]

Kamloops : The Daily News

Colin Harris
October 14th, 2011
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Oct. 14, 2011. When Colin Harris learned that children today are likely to face a shorter lifespan than their parents, he knew he had a good reason to run across Canada. Wearing a T-shirt that read, “Tell your teacher to take you outside,” Harris brought that purpose to an assembly at Beattie School of the […]

Explore Online Magainze: Trail Mixings

Colin Harris
October 4th, 2011
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Running nearly a marathon a day. Every day. From St. John’s Newfoundland to Vancouver, BC. Just typing those words leaves me… amazed? in awe? inspired? … exhausted? Yes, even thought of running each day, let alone running a marathon each day, exhausts me, yet that’s what Colin Harris of Take Me Outside (TMO) has been […]

Westman Journal

Colin Harris
September 10th, 2011
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The Westman Journal just recently did a write-up about the TakeMeOutside project. Go and read the full article here. Let me know your thoughts in my comments section!

CBC Television Interview

Colin Harris
August 27th, 2011
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My CBC Television interview was just televised. Here’s a link to the video page. You’ll want to jump to the 20:50 mark of the video in order to see my bit! Drop me a line in the comments section letting me know what you thought.

CityTV Breakfast Television

Colin Harris
August 25th, 2011
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I recently had an interview with Breakfast Television in Winnipeg. I’m not able to embed it in our own website, so you’ll need to follow the link in order to check it out! Let me know what you thought in the comments section!

The Haliburton Echo

Colin Harris
June 21st, 2011
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Colin Harris loves the outdoors. So much so that the outdoor education director for YMCA Camp Wanakita is running across the country encouraging students to get outside. And so far it’s working. In January of this year Harris began his dream to run across Canada in St. John’s, Nfld. During the past five months he […]

Category: In The Media

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

Nakoda Elementary Wild Program

Times Colonist

Royal Roads University

Kamloops : The Daily News

Explore Online Magainze: Trail Mixings

Westman Journal

CBC Television Interview

CityTV Breakfast Television

The Haliburton Echo

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