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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 […]

Earth Day 2023 with TMO Nature Journaling

Stephanie Korolyk
April 14th, 2023
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April 22nd: Earth Day 2023 ✏️ We hope you’re looking forward to celebrating Earth Day in your classroom, learning group, or family! This year, we wanted to focus on the practice of nature journaling, and give it a little sharable twist within our amazing community of outdoor educators and learners! Read on to learn more […]

Showcasing our amazing Student Video Contest winners!

Stephanie Korolyk
November 2nd, 2022
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Thank you to everyone who entered the 2022 Student Video Contest! This year’s entries really showcased the diversity of the country’s people and landscapes, and we are thrilled to be able to share these works with our audience. There are so many ways to spend time outside, and these short films will certainly inspire you […]

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 […]

Learning Challenge 2021-22 Impact Report

Stephanie Korolyk
August 11th, 2022
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Launched during the 2019/20 school year, the Take Me Outside Learning Challenge has grown to encompass participation in almost every province and territory across the country. The goal is simple: encourage educators to implement outdoor learning with their students once per week from September to June. Ultimately the Learning Challenge works to extend the impact […]

Take Me Outside Day 2021 video

Shawn Wernig
November 16th, 2021
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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.

2021 Video Contest Winners

Shawn Wernig
May 14th, 2021
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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 […]

To the Top

Colin Harris
January 5th, 2018
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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 […]

Be a role model, not a scroll model

Colin Harris
November 19th, 2017
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“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 […]

2017 TMO Contest Winners

Colin Harris
November 5th, 2017
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2017 Winners Grade 1-6 Category: Grand Prize Winner and 1st Place Winner David Peatfield from Whistler, BC 2nd Place Winner Claire Brillant from Saint John, NB 3rd Place Winner Isabella, Abby and Ava Quinn from Fredericton, NB Grade 7-12 Category: 1st Place Winner Max Yang from Richmond, BC 2nd Place Winner Jaiden Gibbons from Baldonnel, BC 3rd Place Winner Lara Mylde from Calgary, […]

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

Earth Day 2023 with TMO Nature Journaling

Showcasing our amazing Student Video Contest winners!

Nakoda Elementary Wild Program

Learning Challenge 2021-22 Impact Report

Take Me Outside Day 2021 video

2021 Video Contest Winners

To the Top

Be a role model, not a scroll model

2017 TMO Contest Winners

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