Outdoor Learning & Early Childhood Education

June 21st (Wedensday) Reading Group Meeting!

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Hi everyone, We had a great time at Terra Nova Nature School in Richmond for our last reading group meeting. Thank you Kate for hosting us. What a neat area you and the kids get to know! And what a nice conversation we had as we explored the notion of building environmental identity. We’ll be walking  for our next gathering 🙂 We’re meeting on Wednesday, June 21st from 11:00am-12:30pm, at UBC. We’ll get together at the garden behind Scarfe (Fac. of Ed). Then we’ll go on a walk to discuss…read more

Jun.06
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May 31st reading group meeting details & announcements

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Happy Spring, Our next reading group meeting will take place at Terra Nova Nature School, in Richmond. On Wednesday, May 31st, we’ll meet at 10:30am in order to be finished around noon. The address for the school is:   2680 River Road, Richmond, B.C. PLEASE PARK in the Adventure Play Space public parking lot, just west of the school, so that no vehicles come down the driveway while program is in session 🙂 Thanks! We plan to read:  Carie Green, Darius Kalvaitis & Anneliese Worster (2016) Recontextualizing psychosocial development in young children:…read more

May.20
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Current Events!

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Lots of new stuff to share… spring is here and there are many activities happening outdoors: READING GROUP — April 22 (Saturday) 11:30-1:00pm; Everett Crowley Park ** see blog post below Let Them Eat Dirt w Dr. B. Brett Finley — April 24 (Monday) 6:30-7:30pm; AMS Nest 4th Floor Patio (UBC Campus) http://www.wildaboutvancouver.com/event/let-them-eat-dirt-with-dr-b-brett-finlay/ UBC Beach Walk Adventure — April 25 (Tuesday) 11:30am-1:00pm http://www.wildaboutvancouver.com/event/ubc-beach-walk-adventure/ Reading Group — May 31* (Wednesday) Time: TBD; *We hope that this May date will take place at Terra Nova Nature School. Reading Group — June 21 (Wednesday)…read more

Apr.06
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April plan

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Hi everyone, The plan has shifted for April. There will be NO gathering on April 10th (Monday evening). Instead, we will be meeting at 11:30am (till 12:30-1pm) on Saturday, April 22nd. The gathering will be held during the Earth Day celebration at Everett Crowley Park. We will meet at the log reading circle, 2 mins walk south west of Manfred’s Meadow. You will also have time to participate in the Earth Day activities or explore the park before or after the reading group 🙂 The article will be: Affrica Taylor &…read more

Apr.05
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February thank you; Looking forward to March & April

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Thanks for a fun reading group on February 15th. It was certainly enlivening to unpack the article: Alex Kudryavtsev , Richard C. Stedman & Marianne E. Krasny (2012) Sense of place in environmental education, Environmental Education Research, 18:2, 229-250, DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2011.609615 Sorry that I forgot to post an announcement about it on the blog. ——————————————————————————————————————– Next reading group is Wednesday, March 8, 1PM-2PM, SCARFE GARDEN (Southwest side of the building) This gathering is designed to be accessible to B.Ed. students, as it is during their lunch hour and adjacent to where classes…read more

Feb.22
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Reading Group Dates for Winter & Spring 2017 AND Article for January gathering

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Please see the calendar for updated reading group dates. For now, they are scheduled for 11:00-12:30 pm on the following Wednesdays: Jan 18, Feb 15, Mar 8, Apr 10 [Monday], Apr 26, May 17*, June 21. *We hope that this May date will take place at Terra Nova Nature School. FOR JANUARY 18, we will be reading: David F. Lancy, Utah State University. “Playing With Knives: The Socialization of Self-Initiated Learners”. Child Development, May/June 2016, Volume 87, Number 3, Pages 654–665. Please contact David if you are having trouble finding this article. We…read more

Dec.21
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Subscribing to the RSS Feed

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Once the person has the RSS reader installed (The Chrome RSS Reader is a very popular tool: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rss-feed-reader/pnjaodmkngahhkoihejjehlcdlnohgmp?hl=en), then click on the RSS feed icon (not the title “Children Outdoors RSS Feed” but the orange icon itself) The feed will be added to the RSS reader. The viewer can click on “Subscribe”.

Dec.21
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2017 EECOM Conference dates and program available!

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This year’s conference— “See Change: Tides of Environmental Learning” takes place May 18-21, 2017 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia From the website: Do you have ideas or work to share on how innovative learning inspires connection to nature, more sustainable lifestyles, resilient communities and/or a life-giving planet? You are invited to propose a workshop or presentation workshop or presentation proposal for the SEE Change conference in May 2017? The conference is a partnership of the Canadian Network for Environmental Education, the Canadian Network of Ocean Educators, and the Nova Scotia Environmental…read more

Dec.03
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One Year Anniversary Celebration Pot Luck

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Please join us atop the AMS Nest (4th Floor Patio, UBC Campus) from 12-2pm on Wednesday, November 30th for a pot luck party! We have been working on this project for one year and it’s time to celebrate. Let’s get together and reflect upon one year of reading groups, guest speakers, literature, making and sustaining friendships and connections, and exploring Early Childhood Education and Outdoor Learning. We’ll be chatting about the literature and collaboratively steer the direction of this group for the upcoming year. Please come and make your voice…read more

Nov.21
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Speaker Series: Dr. Heesoon Bai on October 13th

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Heesoon Bai is an Associate Professor in Philosophy of Education at Simon Fraser University, Canada. She is committed to the resurgence of Philosophy in Education, and has been actively fostering a philosophic culture through her teaching, graduate supervision, and research. Her work in education is particularly known for its East-West dialogue scholarship. Her research interests include ethics and moral education; epistemology, ontology, and consciousness studies; ecology and environmental education; and Asian philosophies. She served (2007-2010) as Director in Graduate Studies in Education at SFU, and the Editor (2005-2010) of Paideusis, Journal…read more

Sep.27
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