Thank you to Hanah and Emily with Compass Early Learning & Care for providing this post! This fall Compass Early Learning & Care will be hosting a two-day outdoor institute to slow down and reflect on what the land teaches us about care and connection. Hear from keynote speakers Anne Marie Coughlin and Grandmother Kim Wheatley who...
Thank you to Cécile Tang (Project Coordinator) and Hannah Raudssus (Project Assistant) with the Canadian Centre for Outdoor Play’s SPROUT-able Project, for providing this post. On May 8th and 9th, two of us from the SPROUT-able team had the opportunity to attend and lead two workshops at the Early Years Outdoor Play Conference 2026 held in Espanola, ON. The conference was organized by Our Children, Our Future,...
Thank you to the Saskatchewan collective for providing this post! The Outdoor Play Collective of Saskatchewan is a province-wide collaboration dedicated to advancing outdoor play as an essential part of everyday life. With a shared vision of a Saskatchewan where people of all ages engage in outdoor play year-round, the collective works to ensure that opportunities to...
Thank you to Morgan Potter and Valerie Carson, from the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, at the University of Alberta, for providing this post! Before children are able to contribute to the game winning goal on their hockey team or deliver a flawless pass to their friend in the soccer game at recess, they need...
Join us on June 6th, 2026 to celebrate the second anniversary of the opening of Forest Explorers Outdoor Early Learning Centre, home of the CCOP! This year, the event will be part of Doors Open Ottawa, with visitors welcome from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Our event is for all families, educators, and community members!...
