Outdoor Learning Leadership Conference 2026: Full Schedule

Welcome to the 2026 Outdoor Learning Leadership Conference

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TBA

Breakfast (included with registration)

Friday October 30, 2026 TBA

Vistas Dining Room

Friday October 30, 2026 TBA
Vistas Dining Room

Meal

9:00am MDT

Morning Welcome

Friday October 30, 2026 9:00am - 9:15am MDT

Main Plenary Room

Friday October 30, 2026 9:00am - 9:15am MDT
Main Plenary Room

Plenary Session

9:15am MDT

Ted-Style Talks

Friday October 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:00am MDT

Main Plenary Room

Friday October 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:00am MDT
Main Plenary Room

Plenary Session

10:00am MDT

Break

Friday October 30, 2026 10:00am - 10:45am MDT

Break

10:45am MDT

Professional Learning Session B

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

10:45am MDT

Learning With the Land - An Introduction

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

What does it actually mean to “learn with the land”—and how can this look in real school and district contexts? In this interactive outdoor session, participants will experience four simple, repeatable nature routines—sit spot, nature walk, nature journaling, and circle—and explore how these connect to the Spiral of Inquiry. Grounded in a place-based and inclusive approach, this session highlights how small, consistent practices can shift teaching and learning over time. Together, we’ll examine how leaders can support staff in getting started, building confidence, and embedding outdoor learning into everyday routines. Leaders will leave with practical strategies, adaptable frameworks, and a clearer understanding of how to scale outdoor learning across classrooms and schools.

Speakers

Lauren MacLean

Outdoor Learning Consultant, Teach Outdoors

Lauren MacLean is a primary teacher, author, and outdoor learning consultant passionate about helping children and educators connect with nature. With a background in land-based education through Soaring Eagle Nature School, she brings a rich understanding of outdoor play and learning... Read More →

April Pikkarainen

Principal, Richmond School District SD38

April is a passionate nature-based educator and principal dedicated to fostering meaningful connections between learners, communities, and the natural world. A recent graduate of the Transformative Educational Leadership Program (TELP) at the University of British Columbia, she brings... Read More →

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Environmental & Climate Education Workshop

10:45am MDT

Students as Change Agents: Empowering Youth to Lead Climate Action

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Youth are not just the leaders of tomorrow; they are essential actors today in the fight against climate change. Yet too often, children and young people are framed as passive victims rather than capable agents of change. This interactive workshop equips educators and school system leaders with practical strategies to intentionally position students as central drivers of environmental action and climate justice by showcasing replicable climate initiatives that affirm students as powerful, capable change agents now.
Drawing on experiences from the EcoSchools program, which already offers diverse opportunities for students to collectively contribute to planetary health, we will explore a critical question: How do we systematically strengthen students' leadership skills, confidence, and agency as change agents?

Speakers

Bonnie Anderson

Teacher, Bluewater District School Board

I work outside inspiring students to learn more about the world around them. I love what I do and hope that comes thru in my classes. I hope to learn a lot about nature journaling to help students put words numbers and diagrams together to explain the nature they see around them and... Read More →

Pam Miller

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Environmental & Climate Education Workshop

10:45am MDT

Respectful inclusion of Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Moving at the speed of trust

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

The education system plays an important role in the Calls to Action by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. The K-12 curriculum in British Columbia reflects these calls but teachers report feeling not knowledgeable enough and concerned about respectful inclusion of Indigenous knowledge. At a leadership level, how can we support educators with learning opportunities and resources so they can do the important work of including Indigenous knowledge systems in their outdoor learning teaching practice? Are professional development sessions and resources enough? In this dialogic session, examine how Ocean Networks Canada's K-12 education team has co-developed a series of resources that integrate Indigenous knowledge, ocean science, and data exploration. Discuss the team's important insight that relationships with community members move at the speed of trust and explore the implications this has on the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge in the school system.

Speakers

Lauren Hudson

K-12 Education Coordinator, Ocean Networks Canada

Teacher Resources (not curriculum related)

Karine Cere

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Indigenous Knowledge Workshop

10:45am MDT

Beyond One-Time Experiences: Going Deeper Through Relational, Sustainable Practice

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Building on last year’s introduction to O’to’po’pa, a Blackfoot Field School at Mount Royal University, this session explores what it takes to move beyond one-off experiences toward outdoor learning that is relational, accountable, and enduring. Grounded in Blackfoot teachings and guided by Elders, faculty, and program leaders, this workshop shares the ongoing work of deepening a field school within the realities of post-secondary systems.

Through story, reflection, and dialogue, leaders will engage the tensions of sustaining interdisciplinary and intercultural collaboration, resisting extractive approaches, and remaining accountable to community and land over time. This session offers practical and ethical insights for leaders seeking to build programs that not only begin well, but continue with integrity.

Speakers

Dr. Sarah Brown

Mount Royal University

Dr. Sarah Brown is a settler of European descent who is grateful to live and work in Treaty 7
territory. She strives to embody kinship, respect, and reciprocity with the people and beings with
whom she shares this land. Sarah is an Associate Professor at Mount Royal University an... Read More →

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Leadership & System Implementation Workshop

10:45am MDT

Bricks, Branches & Big Ideas: Building a Foundation for Outdoor Learning

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

This interactive session invites school leaders to bridge theory with grounded practice in outdoor learning. Drawing on place-based and inquiry frameworks, we’ll explore how guiding principles, like time in nature, core routines, and knowledge-building, translate into real strategies for classrooms and school communities. You’ll engage with a spectrum of approaches, experience what they look like in practice, and leave with practical tools to mentor staff, communicate impact and embed outdoor learning meaningfully across the curriculum.

Speakers

Andrea Barnes

Education Specialist, Alberta Forestry and Parks

Andrea is passionate about teaching and learning outdoors. She has been the Education Specialist with Alberta Forestry and Parks for over 20 years where she has been developing, delivering and evaluating outdoor learning experiences for students and professional development workshops... Read More →

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Leadership & System Implementation Workshop

10:45am MDT

Equity and Social Justice in Outdoor Learning: Early Findings from a National Survey

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

In May 2026, Take Me Outside, with partners at Trent University and Nipissing University, launched a national survey to better understand the demographic characteristics, identities and lived experience of educators within the TMO community. In this session, Blair will provide an overview of the survey findings, and contextualize the results within contemporary theories of social justice, including some of his own work on how to operationalize abstract ideas of social justice into the daily practice of educators who are committed to outdoor learning. The session will include time for dialogue on the implications of the survey results for system planning that prioritizes inclusive access to and welcome within spaces and places of outdoor learning.

Speakers

Dr. Blair Niblett

Associate Professor, Trent University

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Leadership & System Implementation Workshop

10:45am MDT

From Seeds to Systems: A Progressional Walk Through Rural Ag Education

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Join me for a "walking workshop" that mirrors the journey of establishing a multi-faceted Rural and Agricultural Education program. Designed for school and system leaders, this session moves beyond the "why" of outdoor learning into the "how" of systemic implementation.

As we navigate a series of outdoor stations, each stop represents a critical milestone—from community consultation and navigating policy to building sustainable industry partnerships and inclusive pedagogy. At each milestone, I share the "boots-on-the-ground" realities of my experience as a rural Principal, offering practical strategies for resource allocation and stakeholder buy-in. Participants will engage in discussion prompts at every station, leaving with a roadmap to transform their school into a community-serving hub. Step into the field to explore how we can bridge the gap between rural heritage and modern career pathways.

Speakers

Tracey Gilmour

Tomahawk Principal, Parkland School Division

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Leadership & System Implementation Workshop

10:45am MDT

Partnerships in Place: Team Yukon's Experience of helping shape the future of land-based learning in the K-12 context

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

The Yukon Association of Education Professionals, alongside education partners, is building a vision for a cross-territory, Place-Based network. Through our evolving partnership with TMO, new opportunities for outdoor learning are emerging for Yukon educators. Following two delegations to TMO conferences in 2024/2025, “Team Yukon” returned home to explore how collective actions might support land-based, experiential learning in school communities and on-the-land. We are a case study of how building relationships with the TMO organization has informed our team’s effectiveness in supporting Yukon learners and educators. Our 2024 Conference marked the beginning of TMO engagement in the Yukon and the 2026 Conference will see 1,000 educators across the Territory participate in 2 days of shared learnings as well as the Yukon’s first TMO Teacher Wellness retreat. Hear our story of connections and inspiration!

Speakers

Steve Fergusson

PD Coordinator, Yukon Association of Education Professionals

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I am a big supporter of Place-based Learning and am working to promote more Place-based Learning opportunities for Yukon educators and learners.

David Barnum

Helping Teacher/Educational Consultant, School District 44 North Vancouver

David has worked in classrooms, in a blended home-school/community framework, as Curriculum Coordinator and volunteered as president of the BC Science Teachers’ Association. He co-authored the BC K-7 Science curriculum, contributed to assessment documents, created resources for... Read More →

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Leadership & System Implementation Workshop

10:45am MDT

Supporting Outdoor Math Instruction in Grades 3-7

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Explore how outdoor learning environments, such as schoolyards, parks, forests, and sidewalks, are powerful spaces for teaching mathematics that align with provincial curricular learning outcomes. This session highlights how key concepts and skills in number sense, multiplication, division, fractions, and geometry can be enriched through hands-on, real-world activities that help connect learners to their local place. Try out easy-to-implement outdoor math instructional routines and activities and experience firsthand how the outdoors naturally stimulates mathematical thinking, increases student engagement, and deepens conceptual understanding. Leave with a deeper understanding of not only how the outdoors supports and enhances math instruction but also practical ideas to share with the educators in your school or district to encourage them to take their math instruction outside.

Speakers

Dr. Rachel Tidd

Assistant Professor and Executive Director, SUNY Empire State University, Wild Learning

Dr. Rachel Tidd is passionate about using outdoor and place-based learning to enrich literacy and math instruction. She is the author of the book Wild Learning: Practical Ideas for Bringing Teaching Outdoors and the creator of the Wild Math® and Wild Reading® curricular resources... Read More →

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Literacy & Numeracy Workshop

10:45am MDT

Panel Discussion: Health & Well-being

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Join us as we ecplore the question: How can Outdoor Learning support student and staff wellbeing?

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Panel Discussion

10:45am MDT

Panel Discussion: Indigenous Knowledge

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Join us as we explore the question: How can Outdoor Learning meaningfully support and engage with Indigenous Knowledge and Ways of Knowing?

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Panel Discussion

10:45am MDT

Risk Management. How to say "Yes" while evaluating and mitigating risk

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Risk and Risk management: a practical exploration of methods to advocate for experiences where there is an increased level of risk and how to mitigate the challenges associated with risk.

Speakers

Colin Halsall

Vice-Principal, OCDSB

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Policy & Operations & Risk Management Workshop

10:45am MDT

Environmental education and mental health: Developing coping strategies that foster emotional resilience.

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Educational systems play an important role in supporting human and ecological well-being. Through a highly participatory, experiential, practice-focussed workshop, we examine the nexus between environmental education and mental health, particularly considering how school leadership can help support learners and educators to navigate distressing emotions related to the climate crisis. Coping strategies that foster emotional resilience and that align with the principles of environmental education will be explored and practiced. Leaders will have the opportunity to reflect upon and discuss how to integrate these strategies into their own contexts. Leaders will leave with concrete strategies and resources to address the emotional challenges of the climate crisis.

Speakers

Dr. Laura Sims

Professor, Université de St. Boniface

Laura Sims teaches in the faculty of education at the Université de Saint-Boniface, Winnipeg. Sims' research specializes in education-for-sustainability and learning in formal (i.e. faculties of education) and non-formal learning contexts (i.e. small scale farmers in Latin America... Read More →

Dr. Annabel Levesque

Friday October 30, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Student & Staff Health & Wellbeing Workshop

12:00pm MDT

Lunch (included with registration)

Friday October 30, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm MDT

Vistas Dining Room

Friday October 30, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm MDT
Vistas Dining Room

Meal

2:00pm MDT

Plenary Panel

Friday October 30, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm MDT

Main Plenary Room

Friday October 30, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm MDT
Main Plenary Room

Plenary Session

2:45pm MDT

Break

Friday October 30, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm MDT

Break

3:15pm MDT

Professional Learning Session C

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

3:15pm MDT

Designing Citizen Science for Climate Change Education

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

Today’s system leaders need to be environmentally responsive and climate predictive. We must design educational systems and frameworks that emphasize adaptable thinking and learning strategies so that all our stakeholders have the knowledge and skills necessary to mitigate our environmental impact and adapt to climate realities. In this session, participants will observe how data visualization techniques and applications can be used to take immediate and future action to address the challenges of climate change through citizen science in the analysis of real-time patterns. We will examine readily available data to better design future strategic plans meant to curb emissions now and in the future by building capacity in this generation of leaders and the next.

Speakers

Alicia Roberge

Instructional Leader for Environmental Education, TDSB

Alicia Roberge is currently the Instructional Leader for Environmental Education and EcoSchools in the TDSB's Sustainability Office. Before this role, she held the role of Hybrid Teacher-Coach for Geography and digital literacy. Her work as a lead teacher, curriculum writer and instructor... Read More →

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

Environmental & Climate Education Workshop

3:15pm MDT

Practicing Outdoor Education and Addressing Climate Change Go Together

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

How do we get to a desperately needed climate action phase?
This session provides an overview of three presentations Grant makes to middle and high school audiences: the science of an existential crisis; the impressive variety of solutions already available; why we remain paralyzed by inaction. This session will also include initiatives Grant has taken within the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board. Finally, it will address the need for system wide change and for our students to be repeatedly immersed in nature through publicly funded outdoor education.

Speakers

Grant Linney

Presenter (1100+ presentations), Climate Reality Project Canada

Grant Linney is an actively retired outdoor and environmental educator. In a career spanning six decades, he has connected children of all ages (+ adults) to nature through hands-on experiential education in all four seasons. He has won numerous teaching and environmental awards at... Read More →

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

Environmental & Climate Education Workshop

3:15pm MDT

Leading Through Kinship: Practical Pathways for Land-Connected Outdoor Learning

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

This interactive 75-minute outdoor session invites school and system leaders to explore how kinship-centred, land-connected learning can become a practical part of school experience for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students alike. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action have a key educational calls to action (#62- 65) which explicitly relate to our work with Kinship Club, bannock making with Grade 5 students, and learning with Elders in the school. Outdoor learning can grow through relationship, story, food, making, and community partnership. Grounded in wahkohtowin, this session shows how leaders can move beyond one-time cultural events toward sustained, inclusive practices that strengthen belonging, Indigenous student identity, family-school connection, and interculturalism. Participants will leave with concrete examples, leadership strategies, and practical first steps for removing barriers and supporting outdoor learning in their own schools and systems

Speakers

Nazia Jeelani

Principal, FMPSD

Nazia Hiscock is the Principal of Christina Gordon Public School. Originally from Toronto, ON, she has lived and worked in Fort McMurray since 2010 as a Junior High Humanities teacher and coach at École McTavish and Westview School, both part of the Fort McMurray Public School Division... Read More →

Dr. Trudy Cardinal

Dr. Trudy Cardinal, a Cree/Métis professor at the University of Alberta, is a mother, kokom, aunt, and scholar deeply co

Dr. Trudy Cardinal, a Cree/Métis professor at the University of Alberta, is a mother, kokom, aunt, and scholar deeply committed to community and Indigenous education. Her doctoral research, a narrative inquiry into experiences of Indigenous youth and families, continues to inspire... Read More →

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

Indigenous Knowledge Workshop

3:15pm MDT

Building Capacity for Outdoor and Place-Based Learning: What System Leaders Can Put in Place

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

Outdoor and place-based learning thrives when the conditions around teachers are intentionally designed to support it. A recent doctoral case study of three Calgary teachers, completed by Alexandra (Sam) Ross under the supervision of Dr. Erin Spring at the Werklund School of Education, identifies the institutional conditions that allow this work to take root and spread.
This session focuses on what system leaders can build. Five conditions emerged as the strongest predictors of sustained practice: collegial teaching partnerships, mentorship structures pairing experienced practitioners with developing ones, administrative stances that actively champion outdoor learning, staffing decisions that include students with complex needs, and system-level prioritization that names this work as a district commitment.
Participants will reflect on their own districts and leave with one clear action they can take this term.

Speakers

Dr. Erin Spring

Associate Professor, University of Calgary

Dr. Erin Spring (she/her/hers) is a scholar and educator of British descent now living and working with/in Treaty 7. She grew up on Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe Territories and lived in many different places before moving to Moh’kins’tsis (the Blackfoot name for Calgary). She... Read More →

Sam Ross

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

Leadership & System Implementation Workshop

3:15pm MDT

From Schoolyard to System: Leading the Shift to Outdoor Learning

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

This session supports school and system leaders in moving outdoor learning from isolated practice to a sustainable, school- and district-wide approach. Drawing on experience leading a whole-school shift and organizing the Let's Lead Outdoor Learning Conference, participants will explore practical strategies to build staff confidence, align outdoor learning with literacy, numeracy, and wellbeing priorities, and embed it into school improvement planning. Designed for leaders in the early stages of implementation, the session addresses common barriers such as risk perception, time constraints, and staff readiness. Through real-world examples, collaborative dialogue, and structured planning time, leaders will leave with a clear, adaptable framework to foster a culture of “yes” and confidently initiate or scale outdoor learning within their context while supporting equity, inclusion, and student engagement.

Speakers

Steven Carroll

Principal, John Adam Memorial

Francois Couture

Principal, Courtland Park International School

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

Leadership & System Implementation Workshop

3:15pm MDT

Growing with the Land: Shifting Culture and Deepening Practice

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

In this follow-up session, we’ll slow down and look more closely at what the land can teach us about leading change, nurturing growth, and understanding complex systems. Using the Spiral of Inquiry as both a reflective and leadership framework, leaders will explore the conditions, beliefs, and practices that support—or hinder—meaningful outdoor learning. Through observation, dialogue, and simple thinking routines, we will examine what may need to shift, evolve, or be intentionally let go of in order to move beyond isolated initiatives. This session focuses on aligning vision, practice, and culture so that outdoor learning becomes embedded in everyday pedagogy across classrooms, schools, and districts. Leaders will leave with a clearer sense of their role in supporting sustainable, system-wide change.

Speakers

Lauren MacLean

Outdoor Learning Consultant, Teach Outdoors

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

Leadership & System Implementation Workshop

3:15pm MDT

Walking Together: A systems change approach through collaboration with Indigenous Communities, School Board Initiatives, and School Based Educators.

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

Join Vancouver Island administrators Alison Leslie and Kelly Girvan from Cowichan Valley School District as they share district initiatives such as the Climate Action Plan, Place Based Learning Guide and Land-based learning leadership committee. This informative workshop will give district leaders a road map to create systemic changes that value First People’s Principles of Learning and Land as Pedagogy to enhance student learning and building relationships with the land they live on. Building relationships with local Indigenous Nations is integral to building and creating district initiatives and documents to guide student learning, development, cultural competence and mental wellness.

Speakers

Alison Leslie

Principal at Mill Bay Nature School, SD 79 Cowichan Valley School District

Alison Leslie began her teaching career at a small rural school in Surrey, B.C., where she discovered her passion for integrating the natural world into her students' daily curriculum. This initial experience ignited her interest in ecological education, leading her to pursue further... Read More →

Kelly Girven

Vice-Principal Quw’utsun Secondary, SD 79 Cowichan Valley School District

Kelly Girvan grew up in treaty 8 territory in northern Alberta and is a graduate (2005) of the U of A Teacher Education North program. She has worked and learned on the traditional territory of the Cowichan Tribes Nation for the past 18 years. Her thesis work involved 2 Eyed seeing... Read More →

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

Leadership & System Implementation Workshop

3:15pm MDT

Panel Discussion: Environmental & Climate Education

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

Join us as we explore the question: How can schools respond to environmental issues like climate change through Outdoor Learning?

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

Panel Discussion

3:15pm MDT

Panel Discussion: Literacy & Numeracy

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

Join us as we explore the question: How can Outdoor Learning improve academic outcomes?

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

Panel Discussion

3:15pm MDT

The Climate‑Responsive Educator: Navigating Risk, Resilience, and Relationship to Land

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

As climate change reshapes outdoor learning, educators face rising concerns around allergies, asthma, invasive species, ticks, air quality, and shifting weather. This session explores how to respond with clarity and confidence while keeping outdoor learning open, safe, and inviting. Through whole‑group and small‑group collaboration, participants will examine effective messaging, policy development, and implementation strategies that inform without creating fear. We will explore practical tools for climate‑responsive planning and communication, alongside land‑based approaches that strengthen connection and resilience. This workshop supports educators in navigating risk while ensuring students continue to learn with the land in meaningful ways.

Speakers

Rob Ridley

Field Centres Coordinator, Peel District School Board

Rob Ridley has taught outdoor and environmental education since 1988 and for the last 13 years has been the Field Centres Coordinator for the Peel District School Board in Ontario. He coordinates environmental, outdoor and historical interpretation programming for 30,000 students... Read More →

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

Policy & Operations & Risk Management Workshop

3:15pm MDT

From Programs to Systems: Embedding Land-Based Learning Across an Education Ecosystem

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

Outdoor learning is often delivered as occasional programming or enthusiastic individual teacher initiatives. Systems change requires something different: leadership structures, partnerships, operational planning, and community relationships that allow land-based learning to become part of the educational fabric.

This outdoor workshop shares practical lessons from building land-based learning across an entire education ecosystem in partnership with a First Nations community in northern British Columbia. Leaders will explore how outdoor learning can connect K-12 schooling, adult education, employment training, and post-secondary pathways while supporting Indigenous language, culture, and student wellbeing.

Through a short case study, walking discussion, and collaborative planning activities, participants will identify strategies for building leadership support, addressing operational barriers, and creating sustainable outdoor learning structures within their own districts.

Speakers

Bretton Clark

Director of Education, https://tsaykeh.com/departments/education-and-training/

Layering experiential and outdoor learning into every dimension of education and training

Friday October 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

Student & Staff Health & Wellbeing Workshop

4:30pm MDT

Exhibitor Time, Networking & Drinks

Friday October 30, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm MDT

Main Plenary Room

Friday October 30, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm MDT
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Do Your Own Dinner Downtown

Friday October 30, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm MDT

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Friday October 30, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm MDT

Social & Networking Opportunities

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