In response to the COVID-19 crisis, a coalition led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and TED-Ed, has come together to launch “Earth School,” a series of free, high-quality educational resources to support learning around the world while students, teachers, and parents are at home. Earth School takes students on a 30-day “Adventure” through...
Wild About Vancouver (WAV) is developing a series of outdoor lessons and blogs to help support Canadians in getting active while at home. WAV is normally the home site for the WAV Outdoor Education Festival, a free public outdoor education festival offering practical ways to get children and adults outdoors more regularly. Given these uncertain...
The Evergreen Outdoor Learning & Play Resources are a series of learning and play lessons focused on the outdoors. These resources have been developed by Evergreen Canada and are available for free on their website. Most lessons can be easily adapted for use in outdoor spaces near the home. Access the Evergreen Outdoor Learning and Play...
Active for Life helps Canadians raise physically literate kids. At activeforlife.com parents and educators will find fun activities, engaging articles, and free resources to get kids active, healthy and happy. In this podcast, Dr. Brussoni explores the value of risky play and our perceptions of risk when it comes to kids’ play. She shares ideas about...
In 2016, YYC Plays developed the Calgary Play Charter, a unifying document outlining why we believe play is important and how, in working together, we can create a community that supports and encourages comprehensive play opportunities for all Calgary children. The creation of the Play Charter was generously funded by The Lawson Foundation as part...
Outside Play UBC Lab has an online tool to help parents and caregivers confidently allow their kids to engage in more outdoor play. It is a collaborative initiative between University of British Columbia(UBC), BC Children's Hospital, and the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit to support parents and practitioners in finding a more balanced approach...
