Trans Canada Trail is conducting a national research study to better understand the current state of trails across the country, including how people use trails, what helps or gets in the way of access, and how trails are experienced in different communities. The survey takes about 10-15 minutes to complete and is anonymous. Take the survey here! Discover...
BugQuest is a free national biodiversity engagement program run through the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph. The project connects insect sampling and DNA barcoding with schools and community sites across Canada, helping participants explore the insect biodiversity in their own area while contributing to a larger research effort. Host sites receive a trap...
Thank you to Learning by Nature for providing this guest post. Learning by Nature is a national movement of students, teachers, and school communities enhancing and stewarding nature on their school grounds. They support tracking biodiversity on school grounds and making small enhancements at a large scale. Last year, they funded 104 Student Climate and Biodiversity...
Thank you to Rune Storli (rus@dmmh.no), Professor in Physical Education and Health at Queen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education, Norway, for providing this post. This article explores the Granåsen Nature Playground, built in Trondheim, Norway, in the autumn of 2024. The playground was designed using research-based principles and evidence about children’s play, learning and...
This article written by Josh Fullan was originally published in Spacing After years of relatively mild winters, the darkest season is once again bringing sustained cold and abundant snow to Canadian cities. And if spring excites thoughts of romance in some of us, then winter is for generalized complaining. Toronto sank into a polar freeze sometime around...
Advancing Outdoor and Land-based Outdoor Early Childhood Education in Canada - Come Join Us! February 19, 2026 Thank you to the CCOP’s Sub-committee on regulating outdoor and land-based programs for writing this post. Going outdoors with young children is beneficial. Indigenous people have learned on the land for many generations. Many outdoor early childhood programs have been...
In support of the Lawson Foundation's Policy Brief: Regulating Outdoor and Land-Based Learning as Early Learning and Child Care The Canadian Centre for Outdoor Play (CCOP) and the National Panel on Regulating Outdoor and Land-Based Early Childhood Education (‘the National Panel’), a collective within the CCOP, are pleased to endorse the Lawson Foundation’s October 2025 Policy Brief,...
This article written by Marnie Power and Linsey Sherman-Zekulin was originally published in The Philanthropist A partnership between a family foundation and a grassroots charity demonstrates what happens when two organizations trust each other enough to shift power, follow community wisdom, and explore an idea without prescribing what it must become. Three years ago, Playful Mindset and...
The importance of outdoor play and learning in the lives of children and communities has never been greater. Growing evidence reveals the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social benefits of outdoor activity for children. Despite these benefits, trends toward indoor lifestyles, urbanization, digital entertainment and schooling, and safety concerns have led to a notable decline in...
This article was originally published by Let Grow. Canadian schools begin implementing Let Grow’s independence-building programs, supported by new leadership and philanthropic backing nationwide. CANADA, January 22, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Let Grow, the nonprofit championing childhood independence, has moved its Canadian expansion plans into action. Canadian schools are now implementing programs such as the Let Grow Play Club...
