Schedule At A Glance

Summit schedule

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

Wednesday, September 27

9:00 am – 5:00 pm             Registration (open all day)

1:00 – 5:00 pm                 Outdoor exhibit area

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

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

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

3:30 – 5:00 pm                 Scavenger hunt

5:00 – 6:00 pm                 BREAK

6:00 – 8:00 pm                 Dinner (onsite)

8:00 – 10:00 pm               Evening fireside chat & sing-along (onsite)

 

Thursday, September 28

7:30 – 8:00 am                 Guided morning hike

8:00 am – 5:00 pm             Registration (open all day)

9:00 – 10:30 am               Concurrent sessions A, B, C*

10:30 am – 12:00 pm      Concurrent sessions D, E, F

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

1:00 – 2:30 pm                 Outdoor exhibit area

2:30 – 3:00 pm                 OPC discussion on the Board of Directors

3:00 – 3:30 pm                 OPC awards presentation (nominate here!)

3:30 – 5:00 pm                 BREAK

5:00 – 7:00 pm                 Outdoor exhibit area

5:00 – 7:00 pm                 Unveiling and tour(s) of the Forest Explorers building & Canadian Centre for Outdoor Play

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

9:00 – 11:00 pm               Evening fireside chat (onsite)

 

Friday, September 29

9:00 – 10:00 am                   Morning walk & talk

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

10:30 – 11:30 am             Concurrent sessions G, H, I

11:30 am – 12:30 pm      Outdoor exhibit area

12:30 – 1:00 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!
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