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
Stepping Out of the Social Science Textbook
We share strategies and resources to expand on the materials in Social Sciences textbooks, such as virtual field trips and local history initiatives. Using additional
The Snowshoe Story: Outdoor Learning & STEAM for Cycle 3 & Secondary
By taking my students outside to discover nature, by listening to student curiosity, acting on their inquiry, and then helping students access information, my job
Winter Mindset
So how does one ascribe to the popular advice to take ourselves and our class outside, for some fresh air, away from masks and indoor
Get Outside and Let Nature be Your Guide
Sylvie Ozell (LBPSB) and Kelly Fahey (SWLSB) are teachers who have been practicing outdoor learning with their students for years. They lead discussions during LEARN’s
Play is the Heart and Soul of All Child Development
When the new preschool program was recently released by the Ministry of Education, I was floored that the foundation is built around PLAY!
Pining for the Great Outdoors
Within a wide open space, students are able to engage in the real world where they can practice ‘learning by doing’.
Outdoor Learning in Winter
You would be surprised how much nature can be explored even within your schoolyard. Students can become outdoor learners, even in the middle of winter,
Heads, Hearts & Hands: Together for Earth Day
A review of the “Environment and Sustainability online conference”. This blog provides teacher examples and resources from the conference.
Curated Resources for Outdoor and Environmental Education
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