Ready, set, go - hightail it in your high tops down to #MyWaterfrontNS on June 9 and celebrate the 1st ever #internationaldayofplay . Between now and then, take a moment, get outside and #playeveryday . More here - playgroundology.wordpress.com/2024/05/27/int…

Lots to do at #MyWaterfrontNS on June 9 to celebrate the first ever #InternationalDayofPlay . It's all about the kids from 10 am to 4 pm. Schedule here - playgroundology.wordpress.com/2024/05/27/int… . Thanks to our volunteers and Build Nova Scotia the host with the most!

Excited to be partnering with Alex Smith to celebrate this 1st UN #internationaldayofplay in Nova Scotia! Dalhousie University Dal Health HPI

The Play Outside UBC Lab & the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute is conducting a study on children’s outdoor play at ELCC centres across Canada. ECEs & managers of full-time, centre-based ELCC centres in Canada, please answer this survey to help:
rc.bcchr.ca/redcap/surveys…

Loved reading this article Dr. Mariana Brussoni! Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos, great to see you featured here too!!

Current research & resources that reflect the richness of conversations & projects shared at #IPAGlasgow2023 around #riskyplay 🤩 Great thread put together by Tim 👇

Calling all 🇨🇦 parents of kids under 5! We need your help to better understand your experience with 🤸‍♂️🧘‍♀️💤 in early childhood!

👉 childpalab.ca/participant-re…

Please share Dad Club London (Ontario) Dad Central Canada Terra Centre Calgary Recreation YASC Fredericton Recreation & Culture Child Care Now (Nova Scotia) Andrew Fleck Children's Services

Last convocation ceremony is done… our Dal Health faculty brought energy and support for our grads!!

Melitta McNarry loved hearing about your journey and how it has lead to your work around physical activity in children with chronic respiratory conditions. Fantastic presentation! 💕

Kelly Mackintosh what a presentation. Your beautiful personality, and passion and energy for your research, shone through. Loved hearing about your journey and those who have supported you along the way.

What an incredible opportunity for early childhood educators in Canada!

🌟Hot off the press! Ellen Beate & colleague's latest article on #riskyplay ! An important update to their seminal 2011 article.
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

So fortunate to be a small part of the work that Britt and her team are doing with the NS Active Smarter Kids Project. Check out what they are doing to support physically active learning in NS elementary schools!

Fantastic work Megan Zeni!! As a parent, I hope that this can gain momentum in elementary schools in NS too, to support educators to deliver quality outdoor learning experiences that benefits all aspects of children's health and development. Halifax Regional Centre for Education NS Education and Early Childhood Development UpLift

A wonderful opportunity to hear from world-class #outdoorplay scholar from Cornell University, Janet Loebach!

@PlayOutsideUBC Outdoor Play Canada Westcoast CCRC Prof Jason Gilliland Stephanie Watt (elle, she/her) Parachute BCIRPU

Exciting news, the call for abstracts for Crossroads 2023 opens this Monday! Start preparing now then submit your abstracts on our website (dalcrossroads.com) next week. Curious about this year’s conference theme? Stay tuned for the big reveal at the end of this week!

Want to understand what’s really on the line in the @Cupe3912 strike and why you shouldn’t cross their picket line, read this.

Check out this hot-off-the-press publication! So lucky to be a part of this incredible research team and study.

The HALO Research team is hiring! Including a PhD studentship focused on #Outdoorplay and healthy growth and development in young children.
outdoorplaycanada.ca/2022/07/12/phd…

2/2 Parents of preschoolers in Canada by Michelle Stone & co
So great to see new research on parent perceptions of #riskyplay !
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…