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Health, Wellbeing & Development

We are recruiting for two positions to join our Canadian Centre for Outdoor Play research-practice-policy partnership - a project coordinator and bilingual professional learning lead. Project Coordinator Position The project coordinator position is specifically focused on coordinating our SPROUT-able project, exploring how to support children with disabilities in outdoor play and learning in natural spaces! For more details...

15 September, 2026

Thank you to Kimberly Squires for providing this post! [su_spacer] The Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario (COEO) is hosting their ​Annual Fall Conference themed, “The Strength of Play: Living, Learning, and Leading with Nature” from September 25th to 27th at Camp Muskoka. They warmly welcome all individuals who incorporate (or have incorporated) the outdoors into their...

14 September, 2026

Thank you to Tammy Potter, RECE, FNS Practitioner and Supervisor of Forest Explorers and Ottawa Forest and Nature School for providing this post! In 2025, Andrew Fleck Children’s Services, thanks to Lawson Foundation funding,  partnered with Algonquin College on a year-long research project exploring the evolution of outdoor play and learning at our outdoor-focused early childhood education...

02 September, 2026

Thank you to Ruth Berzins from the Madiha Foundation for writing this post. This blog post was originally published on the Madiha Foundation website.   Just this spring, I learned about a Canadian nature-based prescription program called “PaRx” (which is the short form for parks prescription). I’m so pleased to have the opportunity to share some of the...

05 August, 2026

Thank you to Owen Wiseman, director of Nature Quant, for providing this post! Beyond Access: Why Outdoor Play Needs Healthier Nature, Not Just More Space As a healthcare provider, I spend a lot of time talking with families about the foundations of health: sleep, movement, nutrition, stress, social connections, and daily routines. But one theme continuously shows...

29 June, 2026

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,...

08 June, 2026

Thank you to Cécile Tang, Project Coordinator with the SPROUT-able project at Outdoor Play Canada, for providing this post.  The SPROUT-able project is excited to share a series of free, bilingual videos and tip sheets designed to help early childhood educators (ECEs) and families support children with disabilities in outdoor play. Covering topics from risky play to sensory needs and...

02 June, 2026

This post was written by Louise de Lannoy, Michael Down, Javier Sayavera, Peter Bentsen, Richard Larouche, Eun-Young Lee, Leigh Vanderloo, Lærke Mygind, Trish Tucker, Avril Johnstone, Alessandra Prioreschi, Stephanie Prince Ware, Maeghan James, Arlene McGarty alongside the other 11 co-authors of this manuscript (see all names and affiliations below). Highlights Active outdoor play is linked with...

11 May, 2026

Thank you to CPCHE for providing this post.  Today is Healthy Environments for Learning Day (HELD)! We’re proud to join over 50 organizations in Canada calling for healthy, sustainable and climate-resilient outdoor learning and play settings for all children. Evidence shows that natural outdoor settings with tree canopies and natural surfacing are not only beneficial to...

23 April, 2026
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