Outdoor Learning Conference 2026 has ended

Outdoor Learning Conference 2026

Welcome to the 2026 Outdoor Learning Conference

7:59am MDT

Pre-Conference Field Experiences (Optional) Various Locations - Check Individual Session

9:00am MDT

Adaptive Equipment Showcase: Expanding Access to Outdoor Learning Outside Kinnear Centre Front DoorRocky Mountain Adaptive Bridging Nature and Innovation: Engaging with the Land Through Birds,Technology, and Art Kinnear Centre - Raven SignSarah Wagner Forest Play Kinnear Centre - Cougar SignDave Verhulst LAND AND ART: Created to Create 205George Woodhouse Land as a Storyteller: Banff Townsite Hike Kinnear Centre - Moose SignAdam Robb • Daryl Kootenay • Adam Mertens • Warren Lake • Mark Westman Making Nature Awareness Bracelets and cordage from Cattails - If trees are the lungs of the planet, then wetlands are its kidneys- Building student awareness of wetlands Kinnear Centre - Owl SignPerry Kulmatyski Wading into Water Health: A Hands-On Macroinvertebrate Field Experience Kinnear Centre - Otter SignMaxine Koskie • Billie Jo Reid Wellness Forest Bathing Walk Kinnear Centre - Bear SignChris Jenik

10:30am MDT

Grounding in the Rockies - A Nature Immersion Wellness Workshop Kinnear Centre - Chickadee SignChristine Lynes

6:00am MDT

Sacred Buffalo (Tunnel) Mountain Hike *Unguided* Tunnel Mountain Trailhead (Lower Parking Area)

6:30am MDT

60 min Gentle Movement & Mindfulness Session 205Heidi Davis • Ann Fox

3:30pm MDT

60 min Gentle Movement & Mindfulness Session 205Heidi Davis • Ann Fox

7:30am MDT

60 min Gentle Movement & Mindfulness Session 205Heidi Davis • Ann Fox

1:59pm MDT

Optional Post Conference Field Experiences Kinnear Centre

2:00pm MDT

Wellness Forest Bathing Walk Kinnear Centre - Bear SignChris Jenik Being a Good Relative through Forest Bathing Kinnear Centre - Owl SignMargaret McKeon • Dr. Natalie St-Denis Observation to Insight: A Nature Journaling Approach Kinnear Centre - Snail SignBillie Jo Reid Soapstone Carving Banff Centre AmphitheatreCristin Geestman Water, Community and Connection Kinnear Centre - Otter SignGraeme Lee Rowlands • Monica Nissen

2:30pm MDT

Grounding in the Rockies - A Nature Immersion Wellness Workshop Kinnear Centre - Chickadee SignChristine Lynes