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C&NN 2017 International Conference and Summit

Our 1-day Summit on Connecting to Nature in an Urban World, April 19, features a morning plenary and roundtable sessions followed by interactive workshops and walkshops in the afternoon. Building on the Summit is our Conference, April 20-21, featuring keynotes speakers, hands-on workshops and networking opportunities.

Please note: Schedules are now locked from being changed. If you would like to make changes to your schedule, please come see us at the registration desk. See you in Vancouver!

Kristen Simonson

Swift Current Comprehensive High School
teacher

For the past 18 years, I've been teaching senior science to high school students. My main experience has been centred in Saskatchewan, but I've also taught in Colombia as well as Australia. Now back at home on the prairies, my focus has been to advise our high school outdoor education club, write the new curriculum on Environmental Science, and spend as much time in the outdoors with my own family as humanly possible.

5:30pm

Welcome Reception Bayshore Grand BallroomTa'Kaiya Blaney • Richard Louv • Dep. Mayor Geoff Meggs • Lisa Moore

8:00am

Keynote - Creating Connections to Nature in an Urbanizing World: An International Perspective Bayshore Grand BallroomGil Penalosa • Jesús Aguirre • Matilda van den Bosch • Lauraleigh Paul

9:30am

Networking break TBA

10:00am

Learning Outdoors: Growing the Movement In and Out of School Stanley Salon 1 (2nd Floor)FULLBill Kilburn

12:00pm

1:00pm

Walkshop: The Floating Classroom: Academic Engagement through Outdoor Learning OutsideLIMITEDMeg Krueger • Julie Storck

3:00pm

Networking Break and Exhibits Bayshore Grand Foyer

4:15pm

Keynote Address - From Rising Tide to Tsunami: Scaling the New Nature Movement Bayshore Grand BallroomScott Sampson

7:30pm

Celebrate #NatureForAll! Bayshore Grand Ballroom

7:00am

Breakfast Bayshore Grand Ballroom

9:45am

Diapers In the Forest: Fostering Learning Skills for Success Beginning In the Early Years Mackenzie (Ground Floor)FILLINGGenevieve Ploch • Jenn Thrasher • Wilderness Inquiry

11:00am

Networking Break TBA

11:15am

All Children Need Nature: Examples from Around the World Stanley Salon 1 (2nd Floor)FULLCheryl Charles • Janani Eswar • Gill Mulholland • Alexandra O'Rourke • Simon Stroud • Kaleidoscope Foundation

12:30pm

Lunch Bayshore Grand Ballroom

2:45pm

Success Stories from the Field: Innovative Programs Across the Ages Bayshore Grand BallroomFILLINGBill Kilburn • Lisa Frey • Dolf De Jong • Sheila Williams Ridge • Ruth Wilson • Wilderness Inquiry

4:15pm

Keynote Address Bayshore Grand BallroomRichard Louv

5:00pm

Poster Session Stanley Salon 3 (2nd Floor)

7:00am

Breakfast Bayshore Grand Ballroom

9:15am

Networking Break TBA

9:45am

Walkshop: Designing a Natural Playground OutsideFILLINGAdam Bienenstock • TD Friends of the Environment

12:00pm

Plenary - Moving Forward Bayshore Grand Ballroom