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Author Archives: leah edmonds
GET OUTSIDE- 2016 T-shirt design
If we at the Manitoba Nature Summit have one message to give it’s this: Plain and Simple. To the point. Of course we want you to Love Nature, Be Eco-literate, be a Steward for our Earth but it’s all starts … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Manitoba Nature Summit, Get Outside, kids and nature, Manitoba Nature Summit, tshirts
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Top 10 things to do support your child’s learning, Forest School Style
Top 10 things to do outside with your kids: Forest School Style! by Leah Edmonds Playing outside with the children you care for is a great way to spend quality time. Here are some tips on how to maximize your child’s … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, General, Nature Summit Organizing Committee, Uncategorized
Tagged Adventure, early childhood education, ECE, Forest School, Forest School Canada, Free Range Kids, kids and nature, Leah Edmonds, manitoba, nature education, Outdoor Play
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6 Things To Do To Promote Your Child’s Outdoor Education
Transitioning into a new school year is a big adjustment for kids of all ages. New lessons and routines await but, that doesn’t have to mean the end of outdoor time for your children. Schools across Manitoba are incorporating outdoor … Continue reading
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Tagged kids and nature, Manitoba Nature Summit Inc., nature education, nature summit, Outdoor Ed, Outdoor Play, school age children
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Journey to Nunavut: Experience, Inspiration, and Impact
A beautiful post written by our very own Madeleine Kettner In summer 2013 I was fortunate to participate in a unique and meaningful journey to Nunavut. Though a year and a half has passed, the experience remains strong within me. … Continue reading
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Tagged CWF, Iqaluit, Jeannie Padluq, Kimmirut, Maddi Kettner, Ministry of Education, Nunavut, Polar Bears, Summer Institute for Educators, Traditional Ways
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How to Tobboggan
Since the word got out about Hamilton’s sledding ban, the news and social media have been giving a lot of attention to tobogganing. Calgary has now followed suit, restricting many of their local hills. Stories of severe injury have been popping up … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, children and nature, Free Range Kids, Leah Edmonds, letsgetoutside, manitoba, Outdoor Play
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Why Nature Play Now?
Article written by Leah Edmonds, printed by Bridges Magazine, adapted to blog form for Manitoba Nature Summit Nature Playgrounds, Outdoor Classrooms, Two Week Outdoor Challenge. These have been some of the growing buzzwords in the culture of early childhood education … Continue reading
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Tagged Active Kids, Active Play, Bridges, Childhood Obesity, Eco-literacy, Healthy Children, Nature Play, Unstructured outdoor play, Why Nature Play Now?
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Celebrate Child Day
INVITES YOU TO… CELEBRATE NATIONAL CHILD DAY! Saturday, November 22 11am-2pm Meet at Assiniboine Park’s Duck Pond for some mini-outdoor play workshops followed by warm fire side discussions and community building! Together we’ll start building a community of play … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Events, General, Uncategorized, Workshops
Tagged Child Day Nature Play, Manitoba Nature Summit Children's Day
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City Kids in a City Forest – Last Day
Part 6 of a series of posts that share how one Early Childhood Educator and her colleagues bring some of the children in their care to Assiniboine Forest once a week for 6 weeks to offer them an experience with Forest School principles in … Continue reading
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City Kids in a City Forest- Day 5
Part 7 of a series of posts that share how one Early Childhood Educator and her colleagues bring some of the children in their care to Assiniboine Forest once a week for 6 weeks to offer them an experience with Forest School principles in … Continue reading
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Tagged children and nature, early childhood education, ECE, Forest School, kids and nature, Leah Edmonds, Manitoba Nature Summit, nature education
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City Kids in a City Forest – Day 4
Part 5 of a series of posts that share how one Early Childhood Educator and her colleagues bring some of the children in their care to Assiniboine Forest once a week for 6 weeks to offer them an experience with Forest School principles in … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Inspiring Playscapes, Uncategorized
Tagged children and nature, early childhood education, ECE, Forest School, hiking, kids and nature, Leah Edmonds, letsgetoutside, Manitoba Nature Summit, nature education
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