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Take Me Outside Day helps to raise awareness about outdoor learning by encouraging teachers to take their students outside. The entire week is full of activities, speakers, and prizes from our partners. Beyond that, check out our online resource library, sign up for our free fall virtual workshop series with the Outdoor Learning Store, contribute to our Smart Forest fundraiser with Canada’s Forest Trust, or explore the amazing offerings from our partner organizations below! By registering for the Take Me Outside for Learning Challenge, you will also receive 20% off Take Me Outside educator apparel, 5% off at the Outdoor Learning Store, along with a chance to win many more prizes from TMO and our partners!
8:30am PT / 11:30am ET – The Importance of Plant Knowledge with Joe Pitawanakwat (Grades 3-9)
10am PT / 1pm ET – Reading and Discussion of “I Wish You Were Here” with Erica Jean Reid Gidin Jaad and James Michael Reid (All Grades)
Thank you to our partners for the following prizes given away at our live sessions on Monday!
8:30am PT / 11:30am ET – Live Physical Activity with PHE Canada and Olympic Athlete Joshua Binstock (All Grades)
10am PT / 1pm ET – Health and the Outdoors Discussion with Olympic Athlete Haley Daniels (All Grades)
Thank you to our partners for the following prizes given away at our live sessions on Tuesday!
8:30am PT / 11:30am ET – Sing along with Remy Rodden (Grades K-4)
10am PT / 1pm ET – Discussion + Q&A with Richard Louv (All grades)
Thank you to our partners for the following prizes given away at our live sessions on Wednesday!
8:30am PT / 11:30am ET – “Ripples of Change” Live Art with Green Learning (Grades 4-8)
10am PT / 1pm ET – A Conversation on Climate and Sustainability with Larissa Crawford and Mario Rigby (Grades 5-12)
Join the live events for a chance to win the following prizes throughout the day!
10am PT / 1pm ET – Reading and reflection with author and knowledge holder Cecilia John (Grades K-6)
Join the live events for a chance to win the following prizes throughout the day!
Presented in partnership with Natural Curiosity and David Robertson
Outdoor learning would not be possible without access to the natural world that has been stewarded since time immemorial by the many First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and Indigenous peoples who have walked and continue to walk and steward these places on Turtle Island (North America). Facilitating learning on the land is in essence entering into a relationship with the land and with the peoples whose land you’re learning on. This workshop with Natural Curiosity and award-winning author David A Robertson will delve into this important topic, and is relevant for all educators taking learning outdoors.
Presented in partnership with Learning for a Sustainable Future and Invasive Species Council of British Columbia
At times, we all need a little extra inspiration and some fresh ideas to get started, regardless of whether outdoor learning is new to you or not. Join Pamela Gibson from Learning for a Sustainable Future and Stephanie Weinstein from the Invasive Species Council of BC on Oct 13th to hear from experts in the field (literally!), who can help you add meaning, intention, and community connections to your practice – all while meeting curriculum expectations. Come see how easy it can be!
We are committed to creating a future for outdoor learning where diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental and foundational pieces that illuminate the beauty and strength of our learning communities. We recognize, as individuals and as a collective, that not every school-aged child in Canada has equal opportunity to engage in outdoor learning at present. We also recognize that not all educators have equal opportunity or experience with taking learning outdoors, due to a wide variety of barriers. We envision a future where every school-aged child and every educator feels welcome learning outdoors.
Part of our commitment to this work in the realm of outdoor learning is to further support and educate our community on strategies to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion into outdoor learning, and further into all educational practices.
We are developing a section of our website here where you will find tools and resources to assist you in making sure your outdoor learning can address issues of race, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientation, accessibility needs, and other marginalized identities.
A huge thanks to Grade 3/4 students at Richard Secord School for showing us why #TakeMeOutsideDay is so important – great work!
