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Lauren MacLean
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First Steps in Teaching Climate Change to K-3 Learners
Today, we’re beginning a brand-new series exploring climate change, sustainability, and environmental learning in BC schools.Over the next few episodes, we’ll dig into what these ideas can actually…
Learning with the Land: A Nature Playbook — Our Book Launch Journey!
In this special episode, I sit down with my good friend and colleague April Pikkarainen to share the story behind our first collaborative book, Learning with the Land: A Nature Playbook.We reflect on…
S4E6 Self-Awareness Outdoors: Helping Students Notice, Feel, and Reflect
What does it really look like to teach self-awareness… outdoors?In this first episode of the SEL Outdoors: One Competency at a Time series, I’m sharing how I scaffold self-awareness with my primary…
S4E5 Beyond the Front Door with Josée Bergeron
On this episode of the Teach Outdoors podcast, I’m joined by Josée Bergeron—founder of Backwoods Mama and author of Beyond the Front Door: Embracing Nature for a Happier and Healthier Family. Josée…
S4E4 Curiosity: What Are They Actually Learning?
Today we’re exploring something that feels simple… but is actually deeply transformative: curiosity.What does it really mean to be curious outdoors — not as a strategy, not as a checklist — but as a…
S4E3 What Does It Mean to Care About Nature? With Kelly Shuto
In this episode of the Teach Outdoors podcast, I’m joined by Kelly Shuto—childhood friend, educator, and author of the What Does It Mean to… book series. We sit down to talk about our journey of…
S4E2 Play as Sanctuary with Dr. Deborah MacNamara
Play is often treated as something extra — something we squeeze in when the “real learning” is done. But what if play is actually essential? What if, for many children, play is a sanctuary?In this…
S4E1 Embracing Risky Play at School
In this episode, Lauren sits down with Dr. Mariana Brussoni—Professor at the University of British Columbia, Director of the Human Early Learning Partnership, and lead scientist of the Outside Play…
S3E25 Re-Storying Education with Carolyn Roberts
In this episode of the Teach Outdoors Podcast, Lauren MacLean is joined by educator, writer, and author Carolyn Roberts, whose work centers on re-storying education through story, land-based…
S3E24 Climate Literacy Without Fear: A Conversation with Paul Koberstein
Thrive Outside is back this January for its second year! This 5-week online group coaching program helps teachers build confidence and clarity in outdoor learning—through routines, curriculum…
S3E23 Why Active Outdoor Play Matters: A Conversation with Dr. Louise de Lannoy
Today I’m chatting with Dr. Louise de Lannoy from Outdoor Play Canada—someone I’ve admired for years. I first heard Louise speak at Take Me Outside in Banff and later at the Breath of Fresh Air…
S3E22 Mentorship in the Wild: Building Resilience and Connection with Court Rustemeyer
In this episode, I chat with Court Rustemeyer, an Alberta teacher, outdoor educator, and National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellow who was also recognized as EECOM’s Outdoor Educator of the…
S3E21 Nature as Therapy: Supporting Kids Through Play and Movement with Devon Karchut
Welcome back to The Teach Outdoors Podcast! In this inspiring episode, host Lauren MacLean sits down with Devon Karchut, a pediatric physiotherapist and founder of Nature Play, an outdoor play and…
S3E20 Learning Happens Everywhere: With Hailey Furster, The Early Years Inquirer
In this episode of Teach Outdoors, Lauren sits down with Ontario educator Hailey Furster, the inspiring face behind The Early Years Inquirer on Instagram and Teachers Pay Teachers. With a passion for…
S3E19 From Play to Action: Growing a PreK–6 Nature Program with Kyra Stephenson
In this episode, I welcome back Kyra Stephenson, Nature-Based Learning Coach at Anna Murray-Douglass Academy in Rochester, New York. One year ago, we first talked about how she brought a nature-based…
S3E18 Starting Strong: September Routines for Connection, Community, and Calm
September is a month of beginnings—new classrooms, new routines, and new opportunities to build relationships. In this episode, I sit down with Elsa Medina and Alisa Paul to talk about slowing down…
S3E17 One Step at a Time: Stamina, Struggle, and Strength Outside
In this heartfelt and reflective episode, we dive deep into what it really means to nurture resilience, perseverance, and empathy in outdoor learning spaces.We explore how small steps – like starting…
S3E16 Co-Regulation in an Outdoor Classroom with Alisa Paul and Elsa Medina
What does it mean to regulate with our students instead of for them? In this episode, I sit down with educators Alisa Paul and Elsa Medina to explore co-regulation through a social-emotional learning…
S3E15 Mystery in the Garden: What Are We Even Growing?
When a generous donation of mystery plants arrived at our school — unlabeled and unidentifiable — our outdoor classroom turned into a full-blown botanical detective case. In this episode of the Teach…
S3E14 Wild About Sit Spots: Nature Connection with Thimbleberry Learning
Welcome back to another inspiring episode of Teach Outdoors! Today, we’re joined by Stephanie Aleksiuk, founder of Thimbleberry Learning, environmental educator, and certified mindfulness instructor…
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