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Call for CCOP National Panel on Licensing of Outdoor Early Childhood Education

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...

11 April, 2023

Scoping Review of Adult-Oriented Outdoor Play Publications in Canada

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...

30 March, 2023

Unpacking children’s desires and wishes in outdoor play on playgrounds – Insights from a scoping review.

Thank you to Thomas Morgenthaler, PhD student in Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at University College Cork and Queen Margaret University, for providing this post. If you were to visit your local playground and ask several children what they like about it, you would likely hear a common response repeated over and over again: "It's so...

27 March, 2023

Spring Outdoor Learning Virtual Series

Outdoor Play Canada is proud to support the Outdoor Learning Store's (free!) Spring Outdoor Learning Virtual Workshops! There is something for every educator at these 60min virtual workshops featuring a diversity of presenters and topics. In addition to ideas & inspiration, you’ll walk away with a certificate of attendance, discounts on outdoor learning resources & entry...

25 March, 2023

Research – Scoping Review on Children’s and Youth’s Outdoor Play Publications in Canada

Thank you to Dr. Louise de Lannoy, Research Manager at Outdoor Play Canada, for providing this guest post. The 2015 Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play highlighted the unequivocal benefits of outdoor play for children’s physical, mental, emotional, social and environmental health, well-being and development. The Position Statement invigorated the outdoor play sector, bringing together many...

06 February, 2023

Registration now open! New Indigenous Learning Opportunity

The Outdoor Learning Store is working in partnership with Reconciliation Education, the First Nations University of Canada, the Orange Shirt Society, the Moose Hide Campaign, and many Outdoor Learning Partners (including Outdoor Play Canada!) to offer a new Indigenous Learning opportunity. The Every Child Matters - 4 Seasons of Reconciliation learning initiative seeks to better acknowledge...

30 January, 2023

Research: A look at children’s development of peer community: What are “microcultures” and what can they tell us about children’s play outdoors?

Thank you to Dr. Michelle EE Bauer, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, for providing this post. Most children enjoy playing outdoors with their friends and other peers. Children typically play with other peers they feel comfortable and safe around and those who bring the most excitement and joy to them during their...

04 January, 2023

Research Study: What factors are associated with outdoor time among children speaking a non-official language at home?

Thank you for Dr. Richard Larouche, Assistant Professor of Public Health at the University of Lethbridge, and Dr. Ransi Nayakarathna, MSc student in Health Sciences at the University of Lethbridge, for providing this post. As discussed in the Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play (Tremblay et al., 2015), children who spend more time outside are more...

14 December, 2022

Canada’s First-Ever Comprehensive Summary of Activity Data for Children and Adolescents with Disabilities

Thank you to Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos and the Canadian Disability Participation Project team for contributing this guest post. An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Canadian Disability Participation Project (with expertise in childhood disability, physical activity, health behaviour change, surveillance and inclusive physical education programming), representatives from disability and physical activity organizations, and parents of children and...

07 December, 2022

Evergreen unveils Canada’s first Climate Ready School Ground

This post was originally published on GlobeNewswire and written by Evergreen. On Thursday, October 6, 2022, Evergreen marked the completion of its Climate Ready Schools Pilot at a Milton, ON public school, as part of a school- and community-wide celebration. The first-of-its-kind in Canada, the Climate Ready Schools project has transformed the school ground at Irma...

29 November, 2022

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Call for CCOP National Panel on Licensing of Outdoor Early Childhood Education

Scoping Review of Adult-Oriented Outdoor Play Publications in Canada

Unpacking children’s desires and wishes in outdoor play on playgrounds – Insights from a scoping review.

Spring Outdoor Learning Virtual Series

Research – Scoping Review on Children’s and Youth’s Outdoor Play Publications in Canada

Registration now open! New Indigenous Learning Opportunity

Research: A look at children’s development of peer community: What are “microcultures” and what can they tell us about children’s play outdoors?

Research Study: What factors are associated with outdoor time among children speaking a non-official language at home?

Canada’s First-Ever Comprehensive Summary of Activity Data for Children and Adolescents with Disabilities

Evergreen unveils Canada’s first Climate Ready School Ground

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