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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...

26 May, 2025

The Outdoor Play Canada 2025 Awards will be presented at this year’s Breath of Fresh Air Outdoor Play Summit!  If you know of an individual or organization that has demonstrated exceptional commitment and leadership in the promotion of outdoor play, nominate them for an OPC award! Award categories include: 2023 OPC Honour Award Dr. Mariana Brussoni...

08 April, 2025

The Children, Youth, & Environments Network of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA CYE) is thrilled to present an online webinar led by Louise Chawla, a Professor Emeritus in the Environmental Design Program at the University of Colorado Boulder. This webinar will explore the numerous benefits of connecting with nature while also addressing the challenges of...

21 March, 2025

Get Outside and Play and Nature Play are hosting the Outdoor Play in the Early Years Conference again this year, May 2-4, 2025, in Calgary. There will be something for everyone. Whether you stay within the fenced yard or venture out to local natural spaces, the 28 sessions will inspire and offer new ideas. The conference starts...

13 March, 2025

  Thank you to Rachel Ramsden, PhD student at the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, for providing this post. When it comes to children’s experiences at early learning and child care (ELCC) centres, how much outdoor play are children actually participating in – and can it be improved? New research from the...

10 February, 2025

Outdoor Play Canada is thrilled to announce that registration is open for the 2025 Breath of Fresh Air (BoFA) Outdoor Play Summit until September 10th! The BoFA Outdoor Play Summit will once again take place at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, Ontario, from September 25-27, 2025, in partnership with the CHEO Research Institute, Andrew Fleck...

16 January, 2025

The Outdoor Learning School and Store is offering a free virtual workshop titled Outdoor Learning in the Early Years. This expert-led session features an incredible panel of educators, researchers, authors, and practitioners who will share practical tools, resources, and ideas to enhance your outdoor learning practices, specifically tailored for the early years. Among the esteemed...

14 January, 2025

From Dec 7-10, OPC held an intensive workshop in Seoul, South Korea on the 10th anniversary update to the Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play. This 3-day meeting was led by the executive team for this project: OPC Executive Director, Dr. Louise de Lannoy, OPC President, Dr. Mark Tremblay and OPC Secretary, Dr. Eun-Young Lee...

12 December, 2024

Registration for the Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario's Annual Make Peace with Winter Conference is now open! The conference runs from the evening of Friday, January 24 to mid-day Sunday, January 26, 2025 at Camp Kawartha. This year's theme of "Winter's Embrace" encourages us to discover ways to engage with outdoor education in the winter...

28 November, 2024

This new two-part Lancet series, delivered by the Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN), explores the "next 1,000 days" of a child's life, covering the critical developmental period from ages two to five. The series highlights the importance of this developmental period, explores care environments, risks, and protective factors shaping development, assesses access to nurturing care, and...

18 November, 2024
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