LEAP 2021: Promoting Positive Play During a Pandemic
Adventureworks Associates Inc
511 Lions Club Rd, Ancaster, ON L9H 3L3, Canada
Ontario
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Description
Play is a vital part of healthy child development. While the pandemic has resulted in the loss of some traditional play and programs within schools and communities, it has also led to some creative approaches. The Norval Outdoor School, has embraced a creative approach to play within their program offerings.
The Norval Outdoor Centre is owned and operated by Upper Canada College (UCC) and, like many other programs, has been forced to close during the pandemic. The Norval teachers have been redeployed to the main campus in downtown Toronto. They have transformed a small corner of the campus into a story telling outdoor classroom and a free play forest that is affectionately called, “the wild things forest.” Since the Christmas break the Norval teachers have been online promoting positive interactions through engaging lesson’s, and play. Please join Brent Evans, Senior Teacher at the Norval Outdoor School, in an inspiring story about the power of play during a pandemic. You will leave with ideas and resources for both in-person and online teaching that encourages community, learning, and of course positive play.
Want to learn more check out the article: Joys of Norval campus shift to the city https://www.ucc.on.ca/news-detail-with-comments?pk=1366003
About the Presenter: Brent has been teaching outdoor education and experiential education for the past 19 years. He is a frequent presenter at outdoor education conferences and this will be his second time presenting at the LEAP conference. In 2008, he received the prestigious Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and in 2019 he received the Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario (COEO) award for leadership in education. The only thing he enjoys more than teaching is spending time with his wife Denise and their two children Cora and Tim exploring the great outdoors.
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Start:
2021-03-10T15:30:00-05:00
End:
2021-03-10T16:30:00-05:00
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LEAP 2021: Positive Emotions and the Importance of Play During a Pandemic
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