Operating since 2008, Recess Guardians empowers youth through active play. They provide programming that works to empower youth and discover the leader in themselves and create fun and effective programming that promotes inclusion and fair play. Their programs include the Recess Guardians In-School Program and Recess Guardians’ Virtual Leadership Program. Learn more about Recess Guardians here!...
Founded in 2020, the Global Recess Alliance is comprised of a group of scholars, health, and education leaders who speak publicly about the essential nature of recess for all children through their school years, including high school. Learn more about the Global Recess Alliance and their resources here!...
Since 1911, Andrew Fleck Children's Services has operated as a not-for-profit organization and was incorporated in 1920 under the legal name of the Ottawa Day Nursery Inc. It is one of the oldest and most diversified, multi-service early learning, childcare and family support organizations in Ontario. Their core values include excellence, leadership, inclusiveness, integrity, accountability,...
Roots and Boots Forest School was started in 2016 by Kellie Allen and Sara Wolthers. It was born from three mothers who believed in the value of immersing their children into the outdoors, and following their inquiries with the natural world. Roots and Boots is a Nova Scotia-based not-for-profit society governed by a Board of...
Recreation Nova Scotia (RNS), in collaboration with the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage – Communities, Sport, and Recreation Division, has produced an online and printed booklet on Outdoor Play for parents and caregivers. The booklet, Why Outdoor Play Matters: A practical guide for parents and caregivers includes things like: what to say instead of...
Under the supervision of Dr. Mark Tremblay (Senior Scientist at the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group at the CHEO Research Institute and President of Outdoor Play Canada) and Dr. Louise de Lannoy (Executive Director of Outdoor Play Canada), Yousif Al-Baldawi created a list of Outdoor ECE programs in Canada as part of his...
Recreation Nova Scotia (RNS), in collaboration with the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage – Communities, Sport, and Recreation Division, has produced an Outdoor Play Booklet with practical tips and guidance for parents and caregivers. This new resource includes information on many outdoor play topics such as the importance of outdoor play for children, guidance...
Green Schoolyards America has posted a new set of free online resources called the "Schoolyard Forest System Resource Library" with many practical resources to support school districts as they plant, use, and maintain schoolyard forests! They have numerous topics within their resource library such as making the case for schoolyard forests, design, implementation, and maintenance,...
Jumpstart Charities, founded in 2005, aims to enrich the lives of kids in need through sport and physical activity. Their “2023 State of Sport Report” provides a summary of their annual survey on the continued impact of the pandemic on youth sport in Canada. It outlines key findings such as the rising costs of youth...
Green Schoolyards America inspires and supports systems change to transform asphalt-covered school grounds into living schoolyards that improve children’s well-being, learning, and play, while strengthening their communities' ecological health and climate resilience. Their “2020-2022 Impact Report” provides an overview of their current initiatives including the California Schoolyard Forest System, and more local programs to support school districts...
