Workshops and Research
- Child and Nature Alliance Presentation at Cities Fit for Children Conference in Langley, BC - November 21, 2009 - click here
- Below is a list of workshops presented at the Get Outside Forum in Victoria, BC - March 6-8, 2009.
Biographies and abstracts for all the presenters and their workshops - download the PDF here.
| Friday March 6th: 10 ‐ 12 noon | |
| Session A MEWS 110 | Coyote’s Guide, the essential manual for getting outside. Ellen Hass & Lindsay Huettman CHAIR – Tara Zajac |
| Session B MEWS 109 | Connecting with our natural instinct to play in the mud – The power of cob. Beth Cruise CHAIR - Hilary Leighton |
| Session C MEWS Lounge | Reinventing children’s unstructured play: Transferring the learning from the UK experience to BC. Bob Yates CHAIR – Nancy Wilkin |
| Session D MEWS Ballroom | Research Session 1 An Introduction to children and nature research – Nevin HarperExperiential and outdoor education in an alternative school in western Canada: a qualitative longitudinal study – Michael Caulkins & Sean Blenkinsop“Not this playground…this one!” – Enid Elliot & Natasha Blanchet‐Cohen CHAIR – Nevin Harper Download the Abstracts for Research Session 1 |
| Friday March 6th: 2 ‐ 4pm | |
| Session A MEWS 110 | Scaling up: School grounds designed to reconnect children and natureCam Colyer & Delores Altin CHAIR – Ben Finkelstein |
| Session B MEWS 109 | Re-inventing the Summer Camp Experience - Moving toward unstructured play…Joe Richards CHAIR – Nancy Wilkin |
| Session C MEWS Lounge | Ecotherapy: bringing the self into nature: A Tool for helping professions. Katy Lipkind & Diane Allen CHAIR – Hilary Leighton |
| Session D MEWS Ballroom |
Real connections and real change: Facilitating environmental empathy and youth leadership in sustainability through outdoor experience. Ryan Barfoot & Karin Westland CHAIR – TBA, for more information visit: www.outdoors.sd47.bc.ca/ |
| Saturday March 7: 10 - 12 noon | |
| Session A MEWS 110 | Power to Be adventure therapy; removing barriers and connecting people with nature. Jason Cole & Tim Cormode CHAIR - Duncan Taylor |
| Session B MEWS 109 | OPEN SPACE DIALOGUE CHAIR - Hilary Leighton |
| Session C MEWS Lounge | Inspiring change in science education: sustainability education through students’ eyes. Johan Stroman CHAIR - Tara Zajac |
| Session D MEWS Ballroom | Research Session 2 A study of children’s understandings and attitudes about nature during a 10 month environmental education program - Laura EstradaChildren’s cognitive sensual, behavioural and affective experiencing of nature – Cara LinzmayerLong term effects of pre‐school nature program: Yes, it makes a difference – Jim Robertson CHAIR – Nevin Harper Download the Research Abstracts for Session 2 |
| Saturday March 7: 2 ‐ 4 pm | |
| Session A MEWS 110 | Connecting with nature: Nature awareness. Corrina Stevenson & Wes Geitz CHAIR - Kara Leier |
| Session B MEWS 109 | FILM Larger Than Life – an expedition to Ellesmere Island for teens living with cancer. Mario Bilodeau CHAIR – Tara Zaja |
| Session C MEWS Lounge | Building momentum: A youth-led dialogue centered around key forum topics CHAIRS - Becs Cumming & Nick Stanger |
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Session D MEWS Ballroom |
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