Thank you to Dr Monica McGlynn-Stewart, professor at George Brown College, for providing this guest post. In our recent article we discuss a three-year qualitative research study (2020-2023) in which we explored the impact on early years educators’ knowledge, perspectives, and pedagogies when introduced to Indigenous perspectives on Land-Based Learning in 10 urban preschool early learning...
Thank you to current and former PhD Students Lisa Frances, Antoine Deschamps, Emilie Skoglys, Yannick Lacoste, Marie-Claude Beaudry, Theres Mühlberg, Elena Diana, Tommaso Reato, Dorte Eggersen, Salvatore Laneri, Katrine Bergkvist Borg, and researchers Mads Bølling, PhD (Center for Clinical Research and Prevention) and Karen Seierøe Barfod, PhD (VIA University College) for providing this post on...
Celebrating One Year of Outdoor Play at the CCOP On June 26th, the Canadian Centre for Outdoor Play (CCOP) hosted its first-ever Open House to celebrate one year of the Forest Explorers licensed outdoor early learning program and launch of the CCOP at Wesley Clover Parks. Families, educators, and community members joined us for an evening...
Canada’s four-season climate means that spending time outdoors year-round requires a lot of gear — from waterproof rainwear to warm winter layers. While outdoor play is essential for children’s development and well-being, not everyone has equal access to the clothing and equipment needed to enjoy time outside safely and comfortably. High-quality outdoor gear can be expensive...
Thank you to Yousif Al-Baldawi, BSc, MSc student at the University of Ottawa, for providing this post. Are Outdoor-Focused Childcare Programs Safe? A Look at Injuries in Canadian Early Childhood Education Programs Injury Statistics in Outdoor Compared to Conventional Early Childhood Education (ECE) Programs in Canada: A Lay Summary Outdoor play is widely recognized as essential for children’s...
Thank you to Michelle Stahlhut, Forsker, PT, PhD (Center for Klinisk Forskning og Forebyggelse) for providing this post on behalf of the Danish MOVEOUT-SPECIAL Project Team. Researchers from the Danish MOVEOUT-SPECIAL project have published a scoping review highlighting what is currently known about education outside the classroom (EOtC) for children with neurodevelopmental disorders in special education...
(This posting was originally published on the HALO website) Congratulations to OPC team members Drs. Mark Tremblay (OPC Board President), Louise de Lannoy (Executive Director) and Maeghan James (Postdoctoral fellow) on their presentations at the International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Congress, June 11-14, 2025! See the presentations below. Duncan S, Tremblay MS, de Lannoy...
Thank you to Ivana Polackova, Dr. Louise de Lannoy, and Taylor Bradbury for providing this post. This post is featured on Ciernalabu. Less than five per cent of Canadian teenagers spend at least two hours a day outdoors in physical activity – despite the fact that this very time frame brings significant benefits for their mental well-being...
Thank you to Dr. Kerry Crofton for providing this post. This article was originally published in Mindful. In the summer of 2014, I participated in the first-ever digital detox retreat, Camp Grounded in Northern California. My camp name was Momma Zen. Each morning, I led mindfulness practice to ease the adult campers’ edgy tech cravings, guiding them through simple breath...
Thank you to Mads Bølling, PhD from (Center for Clinical Research and Prevention) and Karen Seierøe Barfod, PhD (VIA University College) for providing this post on behalf of the international network of PhD Students in School-based Outdoor Learning and Teaching. Part I – A global PhD network for research and collaboration: Delegating the future researchers in school-based...
