Outdoor Learning Leadership Conference 2026

Outdoor Learning Leadership Conference 2026

Welcome to the 2026 Outdoor Learning Leadership Conference

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7:30am MDT

Breakfast (included with registration) Vistas Dining Room

8:30am MDT

Accommodation Check-out

9:30am MDT

Morning Welcome Main Plenary Room

9:45am MDT

Professional Learning Session D Thriving and walking together through climate uncertaintyAleks Waliszewska • Dr. Meredith Lemon Honouring the Heart of Indigenous Teachings - Learning from the land through joyful and playful experiencesTheresa Thorsen • Elder Bente Huntley Leading the Shift: Building a Culture of Sustainability and Well-beingDouglas Jones Made in Manitoba: Homegrown Climate Leadership for K-12 EducationWhitney Crooks • Heather Eckton • Will Burton PINE – Principals in Nature Education “We wish that we knew what we know now…”Nicole McKenzie • Sandra Major • Jenny Groves • Dr. Michael Datura Setting educators up for success in outdoor learning experiences: A leadership collaborativeDr. Fiona Watkins Where Learning Happens: Reimagining schools as embedded in systems of reciprocity with social and environmental communitiesGlen Thielmann • Dr. Hartley Banack Pin to Pine: Bringing Structured Literacy Instruction Outside K-3Dr. Rachel Tidd Panel Discussion: Formal & Informal Partnerships Panel Discussion: International Outdoor Learning Building a Culture of “Yes" - Risk, Responsibility, and Relational Accountability in Land-based LearningShirley Thompson • Charles Ettawacappo • Shea Henderson From Approval to Adventure: Shared Risk Management for Outdoor LearningLeith Monaghan Understanding how outdoor learning influences the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the school communityDr. Jean Buckler

11:00am MDT

12:00pm MDT

Conference Closing Remarks Main Plenary Room