Live Schedule 2025

Digging In: How Outdoor Loose Part Play Supports the Roots for Self- Regulation, Connection, and Growth in Young Children

Speaker(s)

Margie Newlands, Jill Bienenstock

Strand  

Teaching

Format  

Live
Type
Presentation

Featured Session: Rasha Hamid

Speaker(s)

Rasha Hamid

Format  

Live
Type
Featured, Presentation

I Larva You: Building Empathy and Resilience Through Insects

Speaker(s)

Anna Lewis, Sailhy Sanders

Strand  

Teaching

Format  

Live
Type
Demonstration

More than a New Course: A Framework for Embedding Outdoor and Land-Based Pedagogies in Post-secondary ECE Programs

Speaker(s)

Christine Alden

Strand  

Teacher Development

Format  

Live
Type
Presentation

NatureGuard: Early Childhood Programs and Insurance Insights

Speaker(s)

Austin Braaten

Strand  

Administration

Format  

Live
Type
Presentation

Rooted and Respected: Place-Based Learning for Sustainability Education

Speaker(s)

Jade Berrill

Strand  

Teaching

Format  

Live
Type
Presentation

Sustainability with Infants and Toddlers: Establishing Strong Roots in Practice

Speaker(s)

Jayne Kinley

Strand  

Teaching

Format  

Live
Type
Presentation

Virtual Site Tour: Quintais Brincantes

Speaker(s)

Isabela Tavares, Larissa Mais, Amanda Reis

Format  

Live
Type
Virtual Site Tour, Featured

Virtual Site Tour: Sooke School District Nature Kindergarten

Speaker(s)

Frances Krusekopf, Enid Elliot

Format  

Live
Type
Virtual Site Tour, Featured

Monday, July 14

11:00 AM EDT

Advancing State-Level Policy with the Natural Start Policy Network

Speaker(s)

Kit Harrington

Strand  

Strategies for Change

Format  

Live
Type
Presentation