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Celebrating and Sustaining Experiential and Outdoor Education Programs LIMITED
Friday May 9, 2025 2:00pm - 3:15pm MDT
Toad
This workshop invites educators, administrators, and advocates to both celebrate the immense value of outdoor and experiential learning and to confront the challenges these programs face. We will:
Examine the anatomy of exemplar experiential programs, showcasing innovative practices and their impact on students.
Explore strategies to build resilience and longevity into programs, focusing on advocacy, sustainable funding models, and embedding these approaches into the broader educational framework.
Engage in dialogue about the tensions inherent in critical pedagogies and their transformative potential for education systems.
Join us to envision a future where outdoor and experiential learning is not only celebrated but firmly rooted as an essential pillar of education. Together, we’ll strategize ways to ensure these vital programs thrive for generations to come.
Speakers
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Nick Townley

Outdoor Education Teacher, TREK Outdoor Education Program, Vancouver School Board, TREK Outdoor Education Program, Environmental Educators Provincial Specialist Assocation (EEPSA), and Take Me Outside
"Nick lives, works, and adventures on the shores of the Salish Sea. He has taught for the past ten years with the Vancouver School Board’s TREK Outdoor Education Program. He is the president of EEPSA, director of Take Me Outside, director of Classrooms to Communities, and a past... Read More →
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Ryan Barfoot

qathet School District, Outdoor Council of Canada
Ryan Barfoot (@rybarfoot) completed his Bachelor of Education specializing in Outdoor and Experiential Learning at Queens University and a M.Ed. in Curriculum Development and Implementation at Simon Fraser University. His research interests include transformative education, contemporary... Read More →
Friday May 9, 2025 2:00pm - 3:15pm MDT
Toad
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