Dr. Brianne Bruijns and Dr. Trish Tucker are launching a new research study to gather Canadian parents' perspectives regarding their educational background and needs pertaining to healthy movement behaviours, as well as their knowledge and confidence in this area. This will act as a needs assessment study for an extension of their TEACH e-Learning course,...
We at Outdoor Play Canada, in collaboration with the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group at the CHEO Research Institute, Andrew Fleck Children's Services, and Algonquin College, are launching the Canadian Centre for Outdoor Play (CCOP), a centre of excellence and demonstration site in outdoor play. The CCOP will have a licensed nature-based early childhood...
The Canadian Centre for Outdoor Play collaborative invites those interested in outdoor early childhood education to come join our community of practice! Our community of practice is geared towards early childhood educators across Canada that are interested in and/or already in support of regularly bringing children outdoors. The overarching ethos is to promote collaboration, avoid duplication...
Early bird registration is now open for the upcoming 4 Seasons of Indigenous Learning, hosted by the Outdoor Learning Store! This initiative encourages and empowers educators to deepen their understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives while strengthening connections with the local land. The Outdoor Learning Store team have confirmed an incredible line-up of Indigenous presenters and learning...
On May 16th, 2023, Outdoor Play Canada will be hosting a Risky Outdoor Play webinar, featuring speakers from Canada, the US, and Norway! This 90min webinar will begin with a summary of research from each of our speakers, followed by what's sure to be a lively discussion! Join us! Register here. ...
Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities has released its 2023 State of Sport Report, an annual survey on the continued impact of the pandemic on youth sport in Canada. The new report reveals one major barrier keeping kids on the sidelines: rising costs. In fact, nearly half of parents surveyed said they cannot afford to register their kids...
Thank you to Emily Gemmell, PhD student from University of British Columbia for providing this post! What does a playable neighbourhood look like? Researchers at the University of British Columbia's School of Population and Public Health are inviting five to twelve-year-old kids and their parents to participate in an online survey assessing visual perceptions of neighbourhood playability...
The Canadian Centre for Outdoor Play Collaborative (CHEO Research Institute, Algonquin College, Andrew Fleck Children’s Services, Outdoor Play Canada) is seeking outdoor early childhood education (ECE) leaders to join the newly formed National Panel on Licensing of Outdoor Early Childhood Education (“The National Panel”). This National Panel will advance efforts towards changing ECE licensing regulations across...
Thank you to Anna Kaufmann, Intern at Technical University of Munich, Germany, Jan Ellinger, PhD Candidate at Technical University of Munich, Germany, and Dr. Christoph Mall, Researcher at Technical University of Munich, Germany, for providing this post. “Man is by nature a social animal” - Aristotle. It was already known in 300 B.C. that we humans...
Thank you to Dr. Louise de Lannoy, in-coming Executive Director of Outdoor Play Canada, for providing this post. When Outdoor Play Canada started the process of developing the 2021 Outdoor Play in Canada: State of the Sector Report, they envisioned the report consisting of three components: 1) a review of where the outdoor play sector has...
