Upcoming Events
Unlocking the Mysteries of Life with Dr. Lewis Kay
Dec 8, 2022 (13:00 - 13:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants
Join Dr. Kay on this program which will take you on a tour through the world of proteins - the building blocks of cells and of you! Learn how top scientists explore the inner world of the very small with some of the most high tech tools on the planet and find out how their discoveries help shape our world.
2022 GEOEC Solstice Series: An Environmental and Outdoor Education Experience
Dec 9, 2022 - Vincent Massey School | Calgary Board of Education
Hosted by: Global, Environmental & Outdoor Education Council (GEOEC) of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
The Global, Environmental and Outdoor Education Council (GEOEC) of the Alberta Teachers’ Association is excited to bring a PD Event for all educators, enthusiasts and leaders in the fields of Environmental and Outdoor Education. Please join us for this amazing workshop weekend! We have not one but THREE very exciting Keynote Speakers Friday night! Event starts...
Thandiwe Mweetwa | Protecting Lions in Zambia
Dec 9, 2022 (09:00 - 09:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants
Thandiwe is a Zambian wildlife biologist and conservation educator working to protect large carnivores in her home country with the nonprofit organization Zambian Carnivore Programme. As a believer and supporter of community-based conservation, she is also dedicated to exploring effective ways of integrating local communities in wildlife conservation through environmental awareness programs,...
Friends of the Rainforest with Jamie Kisela
Dec 9, 2022 (11:30 - 12:15) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants
Friends of the Rainforest seeks to educate and inspire children and adults to take action to protect, support, and expand the Rainforest. They do this by facilitating free educational programs in schools and community groups around the St. Louis metro area and providing grants to science and conservation work in the Children’s Eternal Rainforest preserve in Costa Rica. Founded by a global...
Polar Bears in Svalbard With Hearts in the Ice and Jon Aars
Dec 12, 2022 (12:00 - 12:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants
Join Hilde and Sunniva to learn all about polar bears in Svalbard with Dr. Jon Aars, a senior researcher who is responsible for the polar bear research program at the Norwegian Polar Institute. Jon spends a lot of time in the field, which is his favorite thing about his job! He loves being out and experiencing nature on Svalbard under all weather conditions. One part of the work he does is...
Steve Winter | On the Trail of Big Cats
Dec 13, 2022 (13:00 - 13:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants
Steve has been charged by by rhinos in India, stalked by jaguars in Brazil, charged by a 11-foot grizzly in Siberia, and trapped in quicksand in the world's largest tiger reserve in Myanmar. He has slept in a tent for six months at -40 below zero tracking snow leopard, flown over erupting volcanoes, and visited isolated villages where residents have never before seen a blond foreigner—or a...
Prêt pour l'hiver
Dec 15, 2022 (09:00 - 10:00) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Ecole en réseau - Parcs Canada
Avant de vous aventurer au froid, assurez-vous de vous habiller convenablement !
Notre équipe d’initiation au camping vous explique comment bien vous préparer avant de pratiquer vos activités hivernales favorites!
Brownsville Holiday Open House
Dec 15, 2022 (15:00) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time - Brownsville Preserve - Virginia Coast Reserve
Hosted by: The Nature Conservancy
Join the staff of TNC's Volgenau Virginia Coast Reserve for a seasonal tradition—our annual Holiday Open House! This event is free and open to the public.
Bring your family and friends for wagon rides around the preserve...
Andrew Stein | Collaring Lions in Botswana
Dec 19, 2022 (10:00 - 10:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants
Andrew has over 15 years experience working on human-carnivore conflict throughout East and southern Africa. His work draws upon his interest in wildlife ecology, culture, and engaging with communities to develop pragmatic solutions to challenging issues in the field. His previous work includes studies of African wild dogs and lions in Laikipia, Kenya, and leopards on farmlands in the...
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults
Jan 17, 2023 (16:00 - 17:00) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Outdoor Learning Store
Join us to learn from award-winning, best-selling author and professional consultant Monique Gray Smith as she shares about her most recent published book, the adaptation of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s ‘Braiding Sweetgrass’ for the Young Adult audience.
Monique has written eight books including Speaking our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation, My Heart Fills with Happiness, You...
Caring for Our Earth's Caregivers
Jan 18, 2023 (16:00 - 17:00) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Green Teacher
Personal Wellness Webinars — at no charge — for Nature Conservationists, Environmental Advocates, and Educators.
Co-hosts: Take Me Outside, Green Teacher,
Presenter: Dr. Kerry Crofton of Global Health Alliance.
Your ticket includes four Wednesday sessions:
First session: November 9th, 2022 – Watch the recording
Dirty Teaching: A Beginners Guide to Learning Outdoors
Jan 24, 2023 (16:00 - 17:00) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Outdoor Learning Store
Juliet Robertson is one of the world’s leading education consultants specializing in outdoor learning and play. She is passionate about enabling schools, play organizations and early years settings to provide quality outdoor learning and play opportunities for children and young people. Juliet will share tips, tricks, and strategies from her renowned book,
Climate Change & Sustainability Education Resources
Jan 31, 2023 (16:00 - 17:00) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Outdoor Learning Store
Join Ian Shanahan & Sam Levac-Levey to learn about some fantastic resources for educating, engaging, and empowering students around climate change and sustainability education.
Sam is the developer of the Solutions, a board game to inform and inspire hope and action for the climate. Solutions was...
IMPAC5
Feb 3, 2023 - Vancouver
Hosted by: IUCN
Join us in Vancouver, Canada for the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5), a global forum that brings together ocean conservation professionals and high-level officials to inform, inspire and act on marine protected areas.
Taking Math Outdoors: Practical Ideas & Examples
Feb 7, 2023 (16:00 - 17:00) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Outdoor Learning Store
Wondering how you can further the outdoor experience for your students beyond science and geography? Perhaps re-envisioning your Math Program can help. Join Pamela Gibson & Janice Haines of Learning for a Sustainable Future (LSF) for some inspiring ideas and practical ways of connecting math curricula with outside. It’s...
EECOM 2023 - Taking action through environmental learning and youth leadership
Feb 15, 2023
Hosted by: Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication
Themes:
- Green careers and mentorship
- Supporting youth climate action
- Cross-curricular experiential learning
The next EECOM conference will be hosted virtually from Passomoquody, Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqey homelands in collaboration with the
Green Ummah & The Great Outdoors
Feb 21, 2023 (16:00 - 17:00) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Outdoor Learning Store
Join Aadil Nathani of Green Ummah, a non-profit organization with the goal of creating a green movement in the Muslim community.
Aadil has responded to the urgent need to address climate change and the responsibility that we have to take care of the planet by co-founding Green Ummah with the hope that it can provide simple, practical...
Caring for Our Earth's Caregivers
Mar 1, 2023 (16:00 - 17:00) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Green Teacher
Personal Wellness Webinars — at no charge — for Nature Conservationists, Environmental Advocates, and Educators.
Co-hosts: Take Me Outside, Green Teacher,
Presenter: Dr. Kerry Crofton of Global Health Alliance.
Your ticket includes four Wednesday sessions:
First session: November 9th, 2022 – Watch the recording
2023 EcoSchools EcoSummit
Mar 2, 2023
Hosted by: EcoSchools Canada
The 2023 EcoSchools EcoSummit will bring students, educators, and partners together for a free, dynamic, and accessible 3-week event. The conference will assemble and connect diverse voices to discuss important environmental issues and approaches focused on the following four themes:
- Low-carbon commuting
- Outdoor learning
- Waste...
GENERATE & NAVIGATE | YOUTH ENERGY, WATER & CLIMATE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
Mar 16, 2023 - Canmore
Hosted by: Inside Education
Navigate/Generate is a dynamic no-cost education summit that provides 120 Canadian high school students and teachers with a unique opportunity to learn about, collaborate on, and ultimately advance energy, water, climate, and leadership education in Alberta.
We invite teams of six high school students and two teachers to apply. We will be...
GENERATE & NAVIGATE | YOUTH ENERGY, WATER & CLIMATE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
Mar 16, 2023 - Canmore
Hosted by: Inside Education
Navigate/Generate is a dynamic no-cost education summit that provides 160 high school students and teachers with a unique opportunity to learn about, collaborate on, and ultimately advance energy, water, climate, and leadership education in Alberta.
National Outdoor Learning Conference
May 4, 2023 - Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Hosted by: Take Me Outside
FOR THE FIRST TIME: A NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OUTDOOR LEARNING!
SAVE THE DATE MAY 4-6TH, 2023
Join us in beautiful Banff, Alberta for the chance to connect with experts in the field, colleagues, and community partners through workshops, panels, and keynote speakers.
The conference will focus on three main topics:
...
ANNUAL SPRING STATEWIDE CONFERENCE 2023
May 5, 2023 - YMCA Camp Jones Gulch
Hosted by: ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL & OUTDOOR EDUCATION
Join us for a weekend of learning, networking, and fun in the redwoods! The conference will be held Friday evening through Sunday lunch and includes ~30 workshops, a keynote speaker, an awards ceremony, networking/career fair, EECP presentations, live and silent auction, evening entertainment, and more. Lodging and meals are offered onsite...
Nature Journaling Workshop: How to Draw Water
Jun 5, 2023 (10:30 - 12:00)
Hosted by: International Nature Journaling Week / Ocean Week Canada
Connect with water through nature journaling!
Go outside. Pay attention. Look closely. Listen. Feel. Corina Brdar (M.Sc.) is a Great Lakes-based ecologist and passionate nature journaler. She will lead nature journaling workshops on the theme “How to Draw Water”, guiding participants in noticing the sights, sounds, and movement around them and to give visual...
Outdoor Play Summit
Sep 27, 2023 - Ottawa Forest & Nature School
Hosted by: Outdoor Play Canada
BREATH OF FRESH AIR is a two-day Outdoor Play Summit where thought leaders, practitioners, researchers, and policy makers can connect and share best practices.
The theme for the 2023 summit is ‘Research, policy, and practice – their intersections for the promotion of outdoor play’. The summit will feature inspiring keynote addresses and open...
2023 INQUIRING VOICES GATHERING FOR EDUCATORS
Oct 19, 2023 - Canal Flats
Hosted by: CBEEN
The goal of this annual event is to bring together educators to learn, share, connect, and collaborate with one another. These retreats are a great opportunity to network, exchange resources and stories, inspire one another, and have fun through dialogue and activity.
