Outdoor Learning Conference 2025: Full Schedule

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3:15pm MDT

Empathy, Immunity and Nature: The Symbiotic Relationship Forged Through Play LIMITED

Thursday May 8, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT

Join Adam to explore the impact of biodiverse environments on social, emotional, and physical well-being. Discover the gut-brain axis connection and strategies for full-sensory learning and play in nature. Adam highlights how immunology, child development, and education intersect in natural spaces, emphasizing that outdoor learning requires more than green fields—it thrives with natural flora overhead and living soils underfoot. Vibrant schoolyards foster deeper connections to nature, enhancing cognitive and physical development. With emerging research linking biodiversity, immune health, and climate change to child development, Adam weaves compelling data and stories to bring these connections to life.

Speakers

Adam Bienenstock

Founder, Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds Inc

Adam is an internationally acclaimed designer, researcher and advocate of nature-based play spaces, and the founder of Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds. He believes that an authentic connection to nature is paramount to a better future for our children, communities, and planet; he... Read More →

Thursday May 8, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm MDT
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