September 19, 2017
When Adult Perceptions of Risk Result in Real Bans on Children’s Play
Written by: Marlene Power, Executive Director, Child and Nature Alliance of Canada Remove rocks,…
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August 18, 2017
The Time We Put Chalk in the Fire
By Petra Eperjesi, Manager of National Programs I’m squishing a waterlogged piece of sidewalk chalk…
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August 3, 2017
Dinner Conversation: Stolen Land
Written by Adrienne Wong, parent at Ottawa Forest & Nature School It happened so…
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July 21, 2017
Wanna Play?
by Stephanie Smith, Administrative and Project Coordinator, Child and Nature Alliance of Canada Have you…
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July 20, 2017
A couple more reasons to get outside to play
by Sonja Lukassen, Lead Educator and Manager Regional Programs, Ottawa Forest and Nature School It all…
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July 13, 2017
Dynamically Assessing Risk
by Petra Eperjesi, Manager of National Programs “There are eight children barreling towards a…
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June 29, 2017
Stepping over the Magic Line…
We are honoured to have another guest share insight. Liz LeCain is an educator with…
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June 22, 2017
When You Want to Say, “Be Careful!”
by Petra Eperjesi, Manager of National Programs “Be careful!” Saying (shouting) that can be such a knee-jerk reaction when we see kids doing something that we perceive as dangerous. Just…
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June 16, 2017
What items could be in a Forest School Kit?
by Sonja Lukassen, Lead Educator and Manager Regional Programs, Ottawa Forest and Nature School We are…
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June 9, 2017
Defining Forest School Part 2- What do you mean “Emergent Curriculum?”
By Sonja Lukassen, Lead Educator and Manager Regional Programs, Ottawa Forest and Nature School June…
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