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Welcome to the 2025 Outdoor Learning Conference
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TEDtalk style Keynote
Thursday May 8, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm MDT
Kinnear Centre
Short but powerful 15 minute sessions (x5) highlighting the importance and different aspects of Outdoor Learning from a set of diverse perspectives.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Gillian Judson

Dr. Gillian Judson

Assistant Professor, Simon Fraser University
Dr. Gillian Judson is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. She gratefully works on unceded traditional Indigenous territories, including those of the Semiahmoo, Katzie, kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Kwantlen, Qayqayt and Tsawwassen Nations... Read More →
avatar for Court Rustemeyer

Court Rustemeyer

President, GEOEC - Global, Environmental, & Outdoor Education Council
Court has been a full-time outdoor educator in Calgary, for over 17 years. He is President for the ATA Specialist Council - GEOEC. He is also an Executive Director for the Outdoor Council of Canada, serving as the Director of the Prairies. Court was the recipient of the 2020 EECOM... Read More →
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avatar for Emily McDermott

Emily McDermott

Em, part-time human, sometimes climber and full-time nature enthusiast. She's scaled the ranks to third in the world for paraclimbing, proving that even with a limb difference, you can still kick rocks (figuratively, and sometimes literally.) With a passion for the healing power of... Read More →
avatar for Léa Flowers Nelson

Léa Flowers Nelson

Canadian Rockies Youth Network
Léa Flowers Nelson is a grade 12 student currently living in Calgary, Treaty 7 Territory. Since grade 10, they have been a part of the leadership committee for the Canadian Rockies Youth Network, a youth-led environmental action and education group that works to foster a community... Read More →
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Maggie Cumming

Canadian Rockies Youth Network
Maggie is a grade 11 student in Calgary, Alberta, and is a member of the Canadian Rockies Youth Network committee, a youth-led environmental action and education group. Maggie enjoys playing sports, going on hikes, and camping in Kananaskis and the surrounding area. She believes that... Read More →
avatar for Geovanna Nicole Schmeiske Nunes

Geovanna Nicole Schmeiske Nunes

Canadian Rockies Youth Network
Nicole grew up in Brazil and moved to Canada in 2023; she is now a grade 12 student in Calgary. From the jungles of her home to the mountains and plains of her new home, Nicole has always loved to be outdoors and to find the beauty in her surroundings. Even so, she sees the damage... Read More →

Thursday May 8, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm MDT
Kinnear Centre
  Plenary

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