Schedule At A Glance

Summit schedule

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September 27-29th, 2023
All events will be on-site at Wesley Clover Parks

Wednesday, September 27

9:00 am – 5:00 pm             Check-in (open all day)

1:00 – 5:00 pm                 Outdoor exhibit area

1:00 – 1:30 pm                 Land acknowledgement & welcome address

1:30 – 2:20 pm                 Keynote address – Dr. Mariana Brussoni

2:30 – 3:30 pm                 ‘Speed-greeting’ through the outdoor exhibit area

3:40 – 5:00 pm                 Scavenger hunt

5:00 – 5:30 pm                 BREAK

5:30 – 8:30 pm                 Dinner (on-site) – Sponsored by #NatureForAll & Take It Outside film screening 

8:30 – 10:00 pm               Evening fireside chat (on-site)

 

Thursday, September 28

7:30 – 8:00 am                 Guided morning hike

7:30 – 9:00 am                 Breakfast

8:00 am – 4:00 pm             Check-in (open all day)

9:00 – 10:25 am               Concurrent sessions A, B, C, D

10:35 am – 12:00 pm      Concurrent sessions E, F, G, H

12:00 – 1:30 pm               Lunch (onsite)

1:00 – 2:20 pm                 Outdoor exhibit area

2:30 – 4:00 pm                 OPC Board of Directors discussion, awards presentation, & unveiling of the Forest Explorers building

4:10 – 6:00 pm                 Concurrent session (workshops) I, J, K

6:00 – 7:00 pm                 BREAK

7:00 – 9:00 pm                 Dinner (onsite)

9:00 – 11:00 pm               Evening fireside chat & sing-along with Greg Taylor (onsite)

 

Friday, September 29

7:30 – 8:30 am                      Morning walk & talk

8:30 – 9:50 am                      Breakfast

10:00 – 10:30 am             Storytelling sessions with the Ottawa Forest and Nature School

10:40 am – 12:00 pm      Concurrent sessions L, M, N

12:10 – 12:30 pm             Closing

 

*Sessions will consist of panel discussions and oral presentations by attendees organized by theme. We have already heard from you that there is major interest in having a panel discussion on licensing of outdoor early childhood education, so we are working to make this happen!A
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