Alberta Orienteering Association is the provincial sport organization representing orienteering in Alberta. Their vision is that Albertans of all ages and abilities, from recreational participants to elite athletes, recognize and enjoy orienteering as a rewarding outdoor navigational sport that builds physical and mental capacity to stay active for life. They offer several programs for children and...
The AQCPE is a network representing the interests of child care programs in Quebec. Their aim is for all children from 0-5 years of age to have universal access to quality educational services in collaboration with families. They provide numerous services including but not limited to human resources and consulting services, educational services, healthy eating services,...
The LEGO Foundation sets their sights on making learning through play a priority for every child. With their partners, they co-design programmes and campaigns, training, toolkits and games that tackle specific challenges in education and child development. The LEGO Foundation has many resources and game ideas including arts and crafts, games for rainy days, active games,...
The UpLift Partnership is a School-University-Community partnership supporting the health and learning of school-aged children and youth using a Healthy Promoting Schools approach. The UpLift team is hosted within Dalhousie University’s Healthy Populations Institute, whils also operates in partnership with government, Nova Scotia Health, school communities, not-for-profits and the private sector. Their approach includes youth, schools,...
Vivo for Healthier Generations is a charity on a mission to inspire a wholistic mindset for healthy living. They believe that play can transform your life for the better! They also provide numerous research resources to get people moving and connecting more. They have a variety of programs and services including registered fitness programs, swimming and...
Since 1974, le Regroupement des centres de la petit enfance de la Montérégie has been working to defend the right of children to quality educational childcare services through the professional support offered from the CPE staff. The RCPEM works to promote the network of universal and accessible educational childcare services including continuing education, information, documentation and...
Established in 2014, the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance is not-for-profit organization that comprises of a network of researchers, health professionals, and stakeholders working together to advance physical activity of children and youth from around the world. Their mission is to power the global movement to get kids moving through thought leadership, knowledge translation and...
Earthscape Play is a collective of dedicated individuals who design and build amazing playgrounds for serious fun around the world. They combine landscape architecture, industrial design, architecture, engineering, carpentry, and project management to bring brilliant playground concepts to life. Earthscape Play uses an approach to playground design that recognizes that every child plays and interacts with...
Room to Play Consulting is led by Megan Zeni, an outdoor-classroom educator and outdoor play advocate. Megan offers workshops, teacher professional development, and district consulting on school gardens, outdoor classrooms and pedagogies of play in the elementary school context. She provides mentorship and leadership with pedagogical applications of outdoor play and learning in the elementary...
Launched in 2003, PLAYLearnThink is a social enterprise dedicated to fostering creativity, nurturing resilience, promoting science literacy and encouraging lifelong learning through play based and inquiry-based exploration. They provide play training for adults, AdventurePlayDays for children and play consulting for anyone involved in play provision. Learn more about PLAYLearnThink including their work with AdventurePlayDays, Play Training,...
