Outdoor Learning Conference 2026: Full Schedule

Welcome to the 2026 Outdoor Learning Conference

9:30am MDT

Morning Gratitude

Saturday May 9, 2026 9:30am - 9:44am MDT

Main Plenary Room - Kinnear Centre

Speakers

Ann Fox

Elder in Residence

Sylvia Ann Fox, Ii’sts’pan’sts’aa’kee (Singing Alone from Above) has been the Traditional Wellness Coordinator at the Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge for the past 8 years. She is the mother of three beautiful children and four grandchildren.Sylvia Ann studied Arts... Read More →

Saturday May 9, 2026 9:30am - 9:44am MDT
Main Plenary Room - Kinnear Centre

Plenary

9:45am MDT

Land-Based Learning Collaborative Learning Panel

Saturday May 9, 2026 9:45am - 11:00am MDT

Main Plenary Room - Kinnear Centre

Speakers

Faye O'Neil

Indigenous Education Coordinator, School District #5

"Faye O’Neil was born on her homelands of Ktunaxa ʔamaʔkis at the beginning of the headwaters of the miȼ̓qaqas akinmituk (Chickadee River/Columbia River) where she played in the water and on the land. She shares Ktunaxa and European ancestry, Ktunaxa, a member of the ʔaq̓am... Read More →

Dr. Lindy Henderson

Instructor, Faculty of Education; Interim Director of Education Bimose Tribal Council, University of Winnipeg, Bimose Tribal Council

Taansi, Boozhoo! I'm Lindy :) The land that knows me is in Treaty 3 Territory where I live with my beautiful family. I've enjoyed over twenty years in public education as a classroom teacher, forest school educator, and Indigenous Language Lead. More recently, my journey has brought... Read More →

Theresa Westhaver

Director of Land-Based Learning & Howl BC Program Manager, Co-Founder, The Howl Experience

Saturday May 9, 2026 9:45am - 11:00am MDT
Main Plenary Room - Kinnear Centre

Collaborative Learning Panels