Events & Workshops

Check out our event calendar for all upcoming Take Me Outside Events! To learn more or see other partner events continue scrolling.
These free virtual workshops are offered in partnership with the Outdoor Learning School & Store. Sessions are 60 minutes and will be recorded for those who can't attend live. Attendees can access a certificate of attendance, and will be entered to win draw prizes! You can register for the entire series at the link below, or keep scrolling for specific session details.
Register for the series here: https://outdoorlearning.com/event/fall-2025-virtual-workshops/

Did you miss one of our past workshops? No problem!

Spring 2025

New Indigenous Learning Resources for the Elementary Years – June 3 2025
Being Held and Known by the Land: Indigenous Resources for Outdoor Learning - May 27 2025
Claws, Paws, & Jaws: Resources for Teaching about Wildlife - May 20 2025
STEAM Learning Outdoors - April 29 2025
Outdoor Learning Across the Curriculum - April 22 2025
Learning in the Garden: Activities, Lessons & Resources - April 15 2025

Winter 2025

Teaching Ideas and Activities for using Sit Spots - Feb 25 2025
Indigenous Resources for the Early & Elementary Years - Feb 18 2025
Disability Justice in Outdoor Learning - Feb 11 2025
Climate and Sustainability Education Games and Resources - Feb 4 2025
Outdoor Learning in the Early Years - Jan 14 2025
View recordings from past seasons.

Other upcoming workshops to support outdoor learning

Please check dates and time zones carefully! Most sessions are intended for educator professional development; however, grade level will be indicated if applicable. Take Me Outside is not involved in the delivery or content of the following workshops. Please contact the organizations directly for more information.

Fall 2025 Opportunities

  • Outdoor Learning Leadership Conference
  • NAAEE Virtual Conference
    • Research Symposium: October 30/ Conference: November 3–6/ Registration TBA

2026 Opportunities

Ongoing Opportunities

Learning from the Land: Indigenous Teachings and Resources

September 23, 2025 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET

Join Sarah-Anne Tourond (Anishinaabe and Métis) and Launa Payne (Douglas / Xa’xtsa First Nation) as they discuss Indigenous Teachings and Resources that are applicable for all educators who work with children.

Begin the new school year with purpose, building awareness, relationships and connection to Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being that you can resonate, implement or shape your learning space with, wherever you are.

 

 

 

 

Indigenous Learning Across The Seasons

September 30, 2025 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET

Join Director of Indigenous Learning, Jenna Jasek (Secwépemc, Ktunaxa), along with special guests to showcase resources for learning about Truth and Reconciliation for self-practice and to share with students, colleagues, community members, friends and family.

To recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day on September 30, we also want to recognize that undertaking meaningful positive change needs to happen beyond a day or week each year. We invite you to participate in this welcoming workshop to better learn, recognize and take action in your truth and reconciliation practice through all seasons.

 

 

 

 

Learning Through Lifecycles: A Spotlight on Salmon

October 7, 2025 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET

Dive into curriculum-linked learning with a focus on Salmon. This workshop will bring together a wonderful array of activities, tools and resources for elementary aged learners to discover the incredible world of Salmon! Bringing together western and Indigenous learning resources, learn to help students look below the surface, and explore the habitat, behaviour, lifecycle, and patterns of this species that make it so unique and important.

In collaboration with our partners at NatureKidsBC we have recently released a Super Salmon Learning Kit! This kit is made with grades 2-5 in mind, but can be adapted to slightly younger and slightly older grade levels. It includes books, resources, models, activities, memory cards, and more!

 

 

Outdoor Learning In Parks & Protected Places

October 14, 2025 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET

Are you are looking to diversify your outdoor learning environment beyond the schoolyard or nearby nature, and connect to your wider place?

Whatever your needs or reasons, join these fantastic authors, educators and park interpreters who will share how your local park, green or protected spaces can become your go to outdoor learning environment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taking Science Outdoors! Resources, Tools & Activities

October 21, 2025 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET

Science comes alive when you learn it outside. Join 3 lifelong science educators to share about their experience in community science. You will learn how you and students can become scientists (and meet curriculum) by counting species of plants, animals or birds in your local area, testing water quality in community spaces or using free apps to contribute to the scientific knowledge base.

Whatever your needs or reasons, join these fantastic authors, educators and park interpreters who will share how your local schoolyard, park, backyards, green or protected spaces can become your go to outdoor learning environment.

 

 

 

Outdoor Learning In The Early Years

October 28, 2025 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET

Join our trio of expert early childhood educators to discuss Outdoor Learning in the Early Years. Experience the must do’s, how to’s, resources for success & professional development opportunities available to you to spend more quality time outside with your early childhood group.

 

 

 

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