Outdoor Learning Leadership Network

Cultivating a Culture of Outdoor Learning through Systems Change

Join a growing network of leaders looking to create meaningful change and support outdoor learning at a school system level

Introduction

Take Me Outside (TMO) invites school system leaders across Canada to join the Outdoor Learning Leadership Network. This new community will bring together school system leaders from across Canada who are engaged or interested in advancing outdoor learning into curriculum and teaching practices. This Community of Practice will gather seasonally and serve as a space for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and the exchange of best practices to support and grow outdoor learning at a systems change level.

Background

The Outdoor Learning Leadership Network emerged from the 2025 Leadership Conference in Banff, Alberta, where 325 school system leaders gathered to advance outdoor learning through diverse approaches, including Indigenous ways of knowing, health and wellbeing, environmental education, and literacy and math. The Network aims to foster national collaboration among school system leaders engaged in this work.

Who is welcome: 
  • Senior School District/ Division Leadership
  • Superintendents
  • Directors 
  • District Administrators 
  • School Principals & Vice-Principals 
  • And any other positions that entail system-level influence
How to Join:

Please register for the free virtual meetings using the links below, and you will be added to the Outdoor Learning Leadership Network, where updates and future opportunities will be circulated.

Please note that Take Me Outside is committed to providing a welcoming, safe, and harassment-free environment.

For more information, please contact info@takemeoutside.ca

Upcoming Gatherings

Please note only the invited speaker will be recorded
Thursday, February 26th at 8 am PT/ 11 am ET
Theme: Cultivating a Culture that Values Outdoor Learning
Thursday, April 23rd at 8 am PT/ 11 am ET
Theme: Embracing and Managing Risk
Thursday, August 27 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET
Theme: Leading Land-Based Education
Thursday, November 26 at 9 am PT/ 12 pm ET
Theme: Environmental Stewardship

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