Restoration through deep nature connection. A new kind of professional development.
Learning doesn’t only happen within the four walls of a classroom. Every day, educators create meaningful opportunities for learners to explore, discover, question, and connect with the world around them. Take Me Outside Day celebrates those experiences and the growing community of people working together to make outdoor learning possible.
Recognized as Canada’s national celebration of outdoor learning, Take Me Outside Day has inspired educators and learners for more than a decade. What began as a single day has grown into a week-long celebration filled with opportunities to connect with nature, build curiosity, and experience the many benefits of outdoor learning.
From October 19–23, 2026, participants can take part in live virtual speakers, virtual field trips, curriculum-connected outdoor learning activities, and inspiring educational resources. Many of these opportunities are made possible through the contributions of schools, community organizations, environmental groups, and outdoor learning partners from across Canada who help shape and strengthen the campaign each year.
At the heart of the week is Take Me Outside Day on Wednesday, October 21, when educators and learners everywhere are encouraged to spend at least one hour learning outdoors.
This year’s theme, Hope Grows Outside, reminds us that hope grows through connection—with nature, with one another, and with our communities. Whether learners are exploring a schoolyard, neighbourhood, local park, forest, shoreline, or community space, outdoor learning creates opportunities to build confidence, resilience, creativity, and a deeper understanding of the world around us.
Participation is free and welcomes educators and learners of all ages and settings, including schools, early learning programs, homeschool groups, post-secondary institutions, museums, nature centres, community organizations, and families.
By participating, you’re joining a collaborative movement that celebrates outdoor learning and helps create more opportunities for young people to connect with nature, their communities, and each other.
Classrooms to Communities: Stories from the Confluence
Each year, the Classrooms to Communities (C2C) Education Network hosts a professional development gathering to grow place and land-based learning across the province. This year, we’re excited to convene the C2C 2026 in-person conference in Lheidli T’enneh Keyoh (Prince George)!
C2C 2026 will bring together inspiring educators, community leaders, and changemakers to collaborate and share in a truly special 2-day provincial conference. Together in October, we’ll explore powerful practices, grow relationships, and continue the vital work of connecting classrooms to communities.
At C2C 2026, we will share and celebrate stories that emerge from the confluence of educators, youth, and Elders from this ancestral territory, where land and learning have shaped stories over time. Join us to explore the many currents of learning and find inspiration and follow the flow back to the places where you live, learn and work.
We are also honouring and respecting the land where two powerful rivers meet, Lhtakoh and Nee Incha Koh, and embracing this setting as a perfect place to experience learning in the region.
If you’re curious or passionate about place and land-based education, this is the event for you. Educators from across Turtle Island are warmly invited to attend.
Through our featured photos, we honour the memory of a beloved community member in Lheidli T’enneh Keyoh: Chuck Chin, who dedicated his time to capturing, through photography, the beauty and magic of this special place where we now have the opportunity to learn with and from the land and its people.
