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Outdoor Play Canada and Children & Nature Denmark recently came together to present a special webinar on supporting outdoor play and learning for children disabilities. This session highlighted the ongoing work of two national outdoor play organizations and research findings on inclusive and accessible outdoor play and learning from both Canada and Denmark. To watch this...

21 November, 2024

Kim Hiscott, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Andrew Fleck Children's Services sat down with Debbie Groff, Child Care Deputy Senior Administrator for the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) in Washington State. In 2021, Washington State became the first state in the US to license outdoor, nature-based childcare programs for preschool and school-age children....

31 October, 2024

Playful Mindset is a national, charitable organization currently operating in the Ottawa, Ontario region with plans to expand nationally in coming years. Their mission is to disrupt adverse childhood experiences and support children and caregivers' mental health through outdoor play. They offer a number of Outdoor Play Support Groups, including: Grief & Loss Gender Based...

23 September, 2024

The Let's Move Canada podcast published an episode on Risky Play with Dr. Suzanne Beno and Dr. Mariana Brussoni. Dr. Suzanne Beno is a pediatric emergency medicine physician based at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, and senior author of the new Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS)'s Position Statement on Outdoor Risky Play. Dr....

19 August, 2024

Check-out OPC's inaugural Annual Report to learn about everything we've been up to in our first year as a not-for-profit organization! We're immensely proud and honoured to be leading several exciting collaborative, cross-sectoral projects both in Canada and internationally. We could not have done it without our new and growing team of staff, students, and...

24 July, 2024

This table highlights nationwide efforts in Outdoor Early Childhood Education (ECE) licensing, covering research, policy, and practice. It includes guiding documents, legislative initiatives, and professional development opportunities. The primary aim is to showcase the collective efforts of organizations, the ECE workforce, outdoor learning advocates, and policy and research specialists dedicated to advancing outdoor ECE licensing...

03 July, 2024

Drawing on a recent research project led by Dr. Tanya Halsall from the Royal Ottawa that explored outdoor learning in Canada, this video was created to share the children’s enjoyment of outdoor learning. Using data from interviews, the video highlights children’s quotes and shares important messages about the benefits and significance of outdoor learning. This...

07 June, 2024

The OutsidePlay.org Teacher Tool is a free online tool designed by Dr. Mariana Brussoni and her research team at the University of British Columbia to help teachers support outdoor play and learning in elementary schools. The Outdoor Play and Learning tool was designed by teachers for teachers. The Outdoor Play and Learning tool aims to...

06 June, 2024

At the 2023 Breath of Fresh Air Summit, attendees were invited to contribute to a poster on gaps in research, questions on how to advance outdoor play policy, thoughts about who we need to invite to the table and pedagogical priorities for outdoor play and learning. Download the resulting Future of Outdoor Play Poster here!    ...

24 November, 2023
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