Outdoor Learning Conference 2025

What relations ground your practice? How are these relationships resilient? How do we interweave our connections to land and place in order to strengthen them? Join us to explore relationality and resilience in our educational lives by creating a hands-on metaphor representing our diverse pedagogical practices. Our session begins with dialogue as we share how we know what we know, and examine our own personal beliefs. Participants will intra-connect with land and place, and craft physical metaphors using both found and brought items that will represent our relationship building and resiliency practices. Our session closes with sharing and celebration, and considering steps for the journey to come. Please dress for the weather as we will be walking and sitting outside. There will be some moments to contemplate and journal should you wish to.