Episode 8: Getting Outside Outdoor Education

Teacher Table by Brittany Ward and Lori-Ann Bayda

Episode notes

Jordan Holmen is a former student of outdoor education and is currently an outdoor education teacher. In this episode Jordan talks about his love of the outdoors and the many benefits it has for students. He also offers ideas for teachers who may be hesitant in taking their students learning outside.

Resources mentioned: Let Them Be Eaten by Bears: A Fearless Guide to Taking Our Kids into the Great Outdoors by Peter Brown Hoffmeister, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous WisdomScienctific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants.

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