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Take Me Outside Week is Coming

Wild About Outdoor Learning celebrates and encourages people of all ages in British Columbia to #getOUTdoors and #getINvolved in activities to prompt their general well-being, physical health, mental health, learning about nature and caring for it. Wild About Outdoor Learning is fully in support of the upcoming Take Me Outside is one of the partnerContinue reading “Take Me Outside Week is Coming”

Thanksgiving and Reciprocity

Some books are better listened to than read. Particularly when they are read by the author, and it seems like that author is talking directly to you. Braiding Sweetgrass is one of those books. Not a book to listen to in one sitting but a book to savour over time. It is like sitting down to visit with either myContinue reading “Thanksgiving and Reciprocity”

Wild About Outdoor Learning Supports Take Me Outside

Missing the Mark

“Missing the Mark” is a phrase that has been incorporated into our lives and readily understood. The concept of “being close but not quite there,” has its roots in archery. Your arrow has almost hit the bullseye, but it is still a little off the mark. It is a rallying call to continue the practice. An encouragement that theContinue reading “Missing the Mark”

A Celebration of Outdoor Learning at Tatlow Park

Kids anxious to play on the playground and in the trees, tennis players, Green Party candidates, birders, book club members, dogs and their owners, people out for a bike ride and fans of Tatlow Park came together to celebrate the role of the neighbourhood park in learning and celebrating outdoor possibilities. This event was fundedContinue reading “A Celebration of Outdoor Learning at Tatlow Park”

Tatlow Park Celebrates

WHEN ? Saturday, September 24, 2022 11:00 am – 3:00 pm WHERE ? Tatlow Park. Directions WHY ? I was fortunate for Tatlow Park to be a mainstay in my growing up and adult life. This is a community celebration of the activities, stories and the learning we take away from life in a neighbourhood park. WHO ? Everyone isContinue reading “Tatlow Park Celebrates”

Back to School for Teachers: Building Classroom Culture

I loved Back to School throughout my career as an educator. I loved buying new school supplies. Choosing new posters. Back to school clothes shopping. Fresh bulletin boards. Welcoming students to a new school year. I was a big believer in tapping into student excitement to be back and involving them in creating an inclusive culture. The concept of “inclusive classrooms”Continue reading “Back to School for Teachers: Building Classroom Culture”

Family Tradition at the PNE

As a kid growing up in Vancouver, the annual Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) was greeted with great anticipation and excitement. It had something for everyone from kids to grandparents. Buying tickets and lining up to win the PNE Prize Home was the first requirement for my mum, her siblings, and my Nanny Keenan. As was crossing your fingersContinue reading “Family Tradition at the PNE”

Introducing WILD ABOUT Outdoor Learning Society

Wild About Vancouver has split its seams. The work and networks of WAV (pronounced “wave”) now extend well beyond the boundaries of Vancouver, British Columbia. What started as a grassroots movement in 2015 spearheaded with the zestful enthusiasm of Dr. Hart Banack, and a team of outdoor education advocates, has morphed into an incorporated non-profitContinue reading “Introducing WILD ABOUT Outdoor Learning Society”

Congrats to Dr. Judith Scott for induction into Reading Hall of Fame

The British Columbia Literacy Association is proud to announce that Dr. Judith Scott is one of five 2022 inductees into The Reading Hall of Fame. On December 1st, she will join the 136 living members in the RHF and will receive one of the highest honours bestowed on literacy scholars worldwide. Dr. Scott recently retiredContinue reading “Congrats to Dr. Judith Scott for induction into Reading Hall of Fame”