2026 Live Schedule

2026 Live Schedule

The live, online sessions below took place between June 24, 2026–June 27, 2026. Recordings are available to registrants until June 2027.

View all sessions, including on-demand sessions, in the Session Gallery.

Tuesday, June 23

11:00 AM EDT

Online Workshop: Wilderness First Aid for Nature-Based Educators

Speaker(s)

Nicole Thurrell

Format

1:30 PM EDT

Online Workshop: Inspiration and Practical Ideas to Explore Nearby Nature

Speaker(s)

Jaclyn Stallard, Ana Leirner, Emily Van Laan

Strand

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Wednesday, June 24

11:00 AM EDT

Floorbooking 101: Creative Documentation in an Emergent Curriculum and Nature-Based Setting

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Strand

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12:30 PM EDT

Imagine If Learning Grew Like a Tree: Making Inquiry, Art, and Seasonal Science Visible

Speaker(s)

Jade Ratliff, Abigail Finn

Strand

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2:30 PM EDT

Increasing Equity by Bridging Medical and Educational Models in Forest School: A Case Study of Little Fern Forest

Speaker(s)

Emily Bryce, Kimberlee Kelly

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Strategies for Change

Format

4:00 PM EDT

Creating Outdoor Spaces That Connect Children to the Natural World

Speaker(s)

Nancy Striniste

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Thursday, June 25

11:00 AM EDT

Nature Preschools in a Global Context: Learning from Iran, Japan, Malaysia, and Norway

Speaker(s)

Amy Wrather, Syaza Soraya Sauli, Dongrui Tang, Simin Kazemi Azghadi, Emily Johnson, Claire Underwood

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Strategies for Change

Format

12:30 PM EDT

Featured Session: Imagine If: Texas

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2:30 PM EDT

The Ground Beneath Behaviour: Rethinking Children’s Emotional Development Through Outdoor Play

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Strand

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4:00 PM EDT

Did You Hear That? Turn Up the Volume with Nature Sound Exploration

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Friday, June 26

11:00 AM EDT

Nature and Neurodiversity

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12:30 PM EDT

Featured Session: Imagine a World...

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2:30 PM EDT

Walking with Purpose - Imaginative Ecological Education

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4:00 PM EDT

Imagine If Learning Took Root: Nature, Literacy, and Belonging in an Urban School

Speaker(s)

Kyra Stephenson

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Strategies for Change

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