Outdoor Play Canada is thrilled to announce that registration is now open, and we are currently accepting presentation/workshop submissions for the 2025 Breath of Fresh Air (BoFA) Outdoor Play Summit. 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...
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...
Jouons dehors Canada est à la recherche d'un(e) boursier(e) à temps plein du Canadian Centre for Outdoor Play (CCOP) pour un an, afin de renforcer les capacités et le leadership des parties prenantes du jeu en plein air. En tant que boursier du CCOP, votre rôle consistera à mener des initiatives de défense des intérêts et de leadership intellectuel pour la promotion du jeu en plein air dans la petite enfance, en collaboration avec...
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...
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...
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...
Save the Date! The Breath of Fresh Air Summit 2025 will run from September 25-27, 2025 at the Ottawa Forest and Nature School and Wesley Clover Parks Campground in Ottawa ON! This three-day Outdoor Play Summit will bring together thought leaders, practitioners, researchers, and policy makers from across Canada and internationally to connect and share best outdoor...
BREAKING NEWS. Outdoor Play Canada, the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group at the CHEO Research Institute, Andrew Fleck Children’s Services, Algonquin College and the Canadian Disability Participation Project have recently been awarded funding for a 4-year project to address challenges in the built and social environment for outdoor play and learning in natural spaces for young children living...
Get Outside & Play organise conjointement sa deuxième conférence annuelle sur le jeu en plein air dans la petite enfance ! Voir les détails ci-dessous. Dates : 12 avril (en soirée) et 13 avril (toute la journée) Lieu : Calgary, Woodcliff United Church et Edworthy Park : Calgary, église unie de Woodcliff et parc Edworthy Coût : 210 $ + TPS Les enfants ont besoin d'être à l'extérieur. Cette conférence inspirera les éducateurs à être dehors avec les enfants d'une manière qui...
Merci à Christina Han, coordinatrice de la recherche au PlayOutside Lab, d'avoir fourni cet article. Mariana Brussoni et son équipe de recherche à l'Université de la Colombie-Britannique sont ravis de partager https://teacher.outsideplay.org, un outil en ligne gratuit conçu pour aider les enseignants à soutenir le jeu et l'apprentissage en plein air dans les écoles élémentaires. L'outil Jeu et apprentissage en plein air a été...
