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Summer resources for getting outside
Featured image above from Janelle D. in B.C.
Summer is in full swing! We wanted to share a few resources from our outdoor learning partners to ensure you have the most enjoyable, safe, and fun season you can while spending time outside. Whether you're camping, at the beach, in the park or your backyard - or anywhere else you enjoy! - we hope you're soaking up the season and all it has to offer us.
The Child & Nature Alliance of Canada has great resources for beating the heat - check out their interactive resource "Thrive Outside" for more! Click on each photo below ...
June 2023 Outdoor Learning Ideas
Image from Sussex Elementary School (@Sussex_Elem) on Twitter
#TMO4LearningChallenge: Ideas for June!
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 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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Earth Day 2023 with TMO 🌎 Nature Journaling
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 and a chance to win...
The first official organized "Earth Day" began in 1970, and has grown immensely since its inception. There is no singular correct way to celebrate, and we hope you have the opportunity to head ...
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 inspira...
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 ...
International Women’s Day 2023
#EmbraceEquity: The female identifying folks that are 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 female identifying staff, board members, and committee members whose ...
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 ...
January 2023 Outdoor Learning Ideas
#TMO4LearningChallenge: Activity Ideas for January!
Feel like hibernating? Check out this latest blog post for fun activities and helpful resources to move you through winter. Stay warm, stay active - we're all in this together!
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 ...
