Schedule At A Glance

Summit schedule

Time	Event
9:00am-4:00pm	Registration open Earth Day & CNAC POP-UP Adventure Playground at the Ottawa Forest and Nature School Presented by KAMIK
1:00pm-2:30pm	Land Acknowledgement and Opening
2:30pm-3:30pm	A look back and a way forward: from the position statement on active outdoor play to the launch of Outdoor Play Canada and beyond With Dr. Mark Tremblay and Dr. Mariana Brussoni Presented by KAMIK
4:00pm-5:30pm	WORKSHOPS
	Demystifying play: Using pedagogical documentation technology to understand and explain play-based learning with Storypark Outdoor play: Great for kids, tough [to measure] for researchers with HALO Land as Our First Teacher: Establishing and maintaining relationships with York Region Nature Collaborative
6:00pm-8:00pm	DINNER SERVICE
8:00pm-10:00pm	Pop-up forest bonfire & bar at the Ottawa Forest and Nature School

Time	Event
9:00am-4:00pm	Registration open
7:30am-8:30am	Forest Walk and Talk with Dr. Mark Tremblay and Marlene Power
9:00am-10:00am	Rethinking Childhood An interview with Tim Gill
10:30am-12:00pm	WORKSHOPS
	How-to guides: Play Charter and Mobile Adventure Playground with the City of Calgary Pedagogy of play: Early years perspectives on outdoor play with CNAC facilitators Walking with place: Storying forest encounters with Humber College’s Aboriginal Resource Centre, Early Childhood Education, and Child Development Centre
12:00pm-2:00pm	LUNCH SERVICE
2:00pm-3:00pm	Think Tank Risk benefit assessment for outdoor play Led by Marlene Power, Tim Gill, and Dr. Mariana Brussoni
2:00pm-3:30pm	WORKSHOP
	Forest school in the city: Building an ethic of care with urban green spaces with The Lion and The Mouse Loose parts and outdoor learning: Thinking and playing outside the box with Earth Day Canada
3:00pm-4:00pm	Think Tank National outdoor play strategy: Engaging the public and practitioners in moving the needle on outdoor free play Led by Dr. Mark Tremblay and Deb Doncaster Presented by KAMIK
4:00-4:30pm	Outdoor Play Canada Awards Presented by KAMIK
4:00pm-6:00pm	Storytelling sessions: Snapshots of outdoor play and learning Details to be announced
6:00pm-8:00pm	DINNER SERVICE
8:00pm-10:00pm	Pop-up forest bonfire & bar at the Ottawa Forest and Nature School

Time	Event
10:00am-11:00am	Youth panel discussion: Connection to the land through play Details to be announced
11:00am-12:00pm	A special look at the child: Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Article 31 An interview with Charles Pascal
12:00pm-12:30pm	Closing Gratitudes