Outdoor / Environmental Education
What is Outdoor and Environmental Education?
Outdoor and Environmental Education (OEE) is a holistic approach to learning that focuses on connecting individuals, often students, with the natural world and promoting an understanding of the environment, sustainability, and outdoor skills.
Training Video Capsules for Outdoor Education
This video capsule aims to highlight research done at Université de Sherbrooke that looks at the benefits of taking our students outdoors to learn subject content, support well-being and increase student engagement.
Jean-Philippe Ayotte-Beaudet, Research Chair on Outdoor Education at Sherbrooke University
This video capsule aims to offer practical ideas, strategies, and tips and tricks for actively taking your students outdoors for learning.
Jean-Philippe Ayotte-Beaudet, Research Chair on Outdoor Education at Sherbrooke University
Kelly Fahey, Morin Heights Elementary School, SWLSB
Pamela Gibson, Learning for a Sustainable Future
For more practical strategies see LEARN’s Outdoor Education: A rapidly changing approach webinar.
Resources for Outdoor and Environmental Education
Outdoor Education Webinar: Nature Journaling: A Tool to Learn and Wonder with Céliane Trudel
Accompanying presentation slides for the webinar recording. Nature Journaling is a fun, easy, and low-prep outdoor education tool that can be tied to most learning
The Nature-Based Classroom Webinar
Join the LEARN team and Coyote Programs for an hour webinar where Steve Leckman, Director of Coyote Programs, will share the “Nature Mentoring Approach” featuring
Winter Wonderland Webinar – Winter Activities
The presentation from Kelly Fahey, teacher at Morin Heights Elementary School (SWLSB), on the topic of winter activities.
Let’s Talk Science! Webinar
Join us, along with Let’s Talk Science! guest presenters Joanna Sanders and Adele Reynolds, for a webinar on all that is offered for science educators
Taking the Arts Outdoors with Pamela Gibson
Presentation slides to accompany the webinar recording.
Taking the Arts Outdoors with Pamela Gibson
Are you wondering how you can further the outdoor experience for your students beyond science and geography? Perhaps re-envisioning your Arts Programs to include the
Spring Story Walk: Books to Get us Outdoor and Cli-fi! with Judy Halpern
Presentation slides by Judy Halpern to accompany our spring book webinar which feature Judy Halpern talking about picture books that will get you outdoors!
Spring Story Walk: Books to Get us Outdoor and Cli-fi! with Judy Halpern
Our spring book webinar will feature Judy Halpern talking about picture books that will get you outdoors! Judy will highlight new and well-loved spring titles,
Curated Resources for Outdoor and Environmental Education
Upcoming Events
for Outdoor and Environmental Education
OCS Day : Creating Audio-Visual Content
4190 rue Garand, Suite 201, Laval, Québec, H7L 5Z6
L’IA et les outils numériques dans l’enseignement des langues : Explorer l’intersection de la technologie et de l’identité
Hotel Bonaventure, Rue De la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, QC, Canada
Le Continuum en littératie de LEARN : Un pont entre observation et intervention en classe de langue
Hotel Bonaventure, Rue De la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, QC, Canada
Raconter des histoires en numérique pour les apprenants en langues
Hotel Bonaventure, Rue De la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, QC, Canada
OCS Day : Innovative Storytelling Techniques
4190 rue Garand, Suite 201, Laval, Québec, H7L 5Z6
