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Advancing Outdoor and Land-based Outdoor Early Childhood Education in Canada – Come Join Us! February 19, 2026 Thank you to the CCOP’s Sub-committee on regulating outdoor and land-based programs for writing this post. Going outdoors with young children is beneficial. Indigenous people have learned on the land for many generations. Many outdoor early childhood......
In support of the Lawson Foundation’s Policy Brief: Regulating Outdoor and Land-Based Learning as Early Learning and Child Care The Canadian Centre for Outdoor Play (CCOP) and the National Panel on Regulating Outdoor and Land-Based Early Childhood Education (‘the National Panel’), a collective within the CCOP, are pleased to endorse the Lawson Foundation’s October......
Outdoor Play Canada is looking to hire a full-time Canadian Centre for Outdoor Play (CCOP) Fellow for one year to build capacity and thought-leadership for outdoor play stakeholders. As the CCOP Fellow, your role will be to lead advocacy and thought-leadership initiatives for the promotion of outdoor play in the early years, in collaboration with......
Thank you to Marnie Power for providing this post. This article was originally published in Playful Mindset. If you read early learning curriculum documents across Canada today, you might assume that play has always been central to how we understand children’s learning. Many educators certainly knew this long before curriculum frameworks formally acknowledged it. But......
Thank you to Dr. Louise de Lannoy, Executive Director, Outdoor Play Canada, and Kim Hiscott, Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Fleck Children’s Services, for providing this post. Why play outside when its cold? What are the benefits? The health benefits of outdoor play are clear and wide-reaching… but what about in winter time? Is it safe......
Regulating Outdoor and Land-Based Early Learning Programs by Christine Alden, PhD (Program Director, Lawson Foundation) This story was initially published in the Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development’s weekly e-newsletter, originally published on October 16, 2025. Children playing outdoors—in nature, on the land—is a beautiful experience that holds many benefits for healthy child development......
Queen’s University invites you to a special online session, led by Dr. Eun-Young Lee, exploring key insights from the 2025 Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play, with a particular focus on inclusion and mental health. Marking a decade of global evidence, the Position Statement examines the vital connections between active outdoor play and pressing global issues such......
Dr. Shawnda Morrison gave a presentation on OPC’s global 2025 Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play to the World Health Organization Health-Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA) Europe – Environment working group, which focuses on Environmental Approaches to HEPA in the European region. Dr. Morrison’s presentation was titled “The 2025 Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play: A......
Policy Award The Outdoor Play Canada Policy Award recognizes and celebrates a significant contribution to the policy base for the field of outdoor play. It is awarded to a policy-maker and/or organization for demonstrated commitment and leadership in policy development and/or implementation that promotes and/or facilitates outdoor play. Qualified nominees are individuals or groups/organizations......
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