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Pride Outside
Happy Pride Month!
We have put together a Read, Watch, Listen guide featuring books, films, podcasts, resources, and accounts to explore. Plus some amazing outdoor opportunities to explore and celebrate Queer Ecology and creating safe spaces in the outdoors!
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For Educators
Nature Needs a New Pronoun by Robin Wall Kimmer
Evoluntion's Rainbow by Joan Roughgarden
Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality by Eliot Schrefer and illustrated by Jules Zuckerberg
Queer Ecology: Relationships to Nature by Braelei Hardt (National ...
June is National Indigenous History Month
June is National Indigenous History Month, and June 21st is Indigenous Peoples' Day!
Below you will find a collection of favourite resources for integrating Indigenous Knowledge, perspectives, and history into your classroom. In addition, our friends over at the Outdoor Learning School and Store have put together a list of 30 recommended resources and learning opportunities that we have included below! You can find their complete list of resources by clicking here.
You can also view all of the Outdoor Learning School & Store Indigenous Learning Resources by ...
Earth Day 2025
Looking to take your learners outside for this year's Earth Day? Check out the amazing resources below curated to help inspire integrating Environmental and Climate Change Education into your Earth Day Celebrations. On top of the below resources, we wanted to share some helpful resources for navigating climate anxiety with your learners this Earth Day.
GreenLearning: How to Help Your Students Cope with Eco-Anxiety
KidsHelpPhone: Resources and Tips for Navigating Eco-Anxiety
Ontario Nature: Navigating Eco-Anxiety: How to Stay Positive and Take Action
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Celebrating Black Voices in Outdoor Spaces
Each February, we honour the legacies, contributions, struggles, and triumphs of Black communities. This year, you’ll notice we’ve moved from Black History Month to Black History & Futures Month - a shift that acknowledges the past and present while also looking forward to an equitable future that uplifts and celebrates Black leadership, resilience, and innovation. To learn more about Black Futures month visit https://m4bl.org/black-futures-month/.
Below, you’ll find our Read, Watch, Listen guide featuring books, films, podcasts, resources, and accounts that ...
Thank You Steph and Welcome Julie, TMO’s new Program Manager!
Thank you Steph!
Steph Korolyk has worked with Take Me Outside for the past 3 years, shifting from a part time Outreach position into a full time Coordinator role and then into being our Program Manager. TMO has done some important work over the last few years, and Steph has been an integral piece of that work and of our growth organizationally. She is a wonderful human and we will miss her dearly in the months to come as she transitions to other life projects on the west coast. She has expressed a desire to stay involved with TMO down the road in a volunteer ...
Welcome Rachel, TMO’s new Education Outreach Coordinator!
Rachel's earliest memories are of her being outdoors.
Her childhood was filled with family camping trips and exploring nature. This early love of the outdoors has contributed to Rachel's passion for working with others to promote outdoor and land-based education. Rachel is an educator in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Treaty 1 Territory, and passionate about working with youth to connect them to the outdoors. She currently is a high school educator in the Louis Riel School Division. Rachel’s background in Indigenous Studies has a large presence in her work as she strives to ...
Black History Month 2024
This Black History Month, let's honour some of the incredible organizations and individuals dedicated to fostering outdoor experiences for Black communities:
Jacqueline L. Scott is a passionate researcher and advocate for Black representation, access, and inclusion in outdoor spaces, and runs a platform across multiple outlets called Black Outdoors - "where race, nature and history meet". She is a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto, OISE, in the department of Social Justice Education, and is a fellow at the Safina Center. Her recent report and associated ...
Here’s what the stars are saying… ✨
A message from TMO Executive Director, Colin Harris:
I'll admit to feeling a lot of despair over the past year - from deadly conflicts in various parts of the world, to the continued political divisiveness closer to home, to what could be the hottest year on record for the planet in the past 125,000 years. It's sometimes difficult to find a sense of hope in this barrage of daily news.
Years ago, when I was just starting this work with Take Me Outside, I came across this Calvin and Hobbes cartoon. Perhaps it's overly simplistic at some level, yet it contains a message ...
Giving Tuesday 2023
It's that time again - the year is coming to a close, and we are reaching out to ask for your support.
We have a great way for you to support Take Me Outside this Giving Tuesday on November 28th. Every donation gives you a chance to win! Each donation of $10 or more counts as an entry, with multiples beyond that = more chances! $20 = 2 entries, $50 = 5 entries, and so on. ✨ PLUS everyone who participates will receive a special 20% discount to spend at the our social enterprise store (whether you're a draw winner or not)!
We'll be doing weekly giveaways for an entire ...
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 ...
