Take Me Outside
Episodes
Digital Balance: Why Nature Matters More Than Ever
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kerry Crofton, PhD, is a public health educator, corporate wellness consultant, yoga and Chi Gong instructor, and mindfulness teacher. She is the au...
Breaking Barriers: Race and Outdoor Learning
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jacqueline L. Scott is a scholar, writer, and consultant on race and nature. She is a postdoctoral fellow at Queen’s University. Scott’s PhD thesi...
Land-based Learning: What It Is And Isn't
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To open the National Outdoor Learning Conference in May 2025, we had a thought-provoking panel discussion on land-based learning from three Indigenous...
Educator Wellbeing: Connecting Teacher Wellness with Outdoor Learning
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kendrick is currently the Director of Field Experience at the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. She was a K-12 classroom ...
Technology, Climate Change, and Eco-Spirituality
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Colin Harris speaks with Dr. Jenellen Good about issues like climate change, technology, and eco-spirituality. They discuss how these issues are commu...
Passing the baton to Take Me Outside!
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ian and Sofía share a short message of thanks as well as a preview of what's to come. In short, longtime partner organization Take Me Outside will be...
Episode 62: Energy transition narratives: good-faith, bad-faith, and keeping the faith
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Max Fawcett of Canada’s National Observer What sorts of narratives about the energy transition are out there? Which ones are developed in good ...
Episode 61: A Two-Worlds Approach to nurturing empathy in young children
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Claire Underwood of the University of Cincinnati’s Artlitt Center for Education, Research, & Sustainability and Children, Youth, Environmen...
Episode 60: Nature’s best hope (for kids)
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With Douglas Tallamy of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware and Homegrown National Park What is Homegrown ...
Episode 59: The lives of bees and pollinating wasps
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With Heather Holm of Pollination Press and www.pollinatorsnativeplants.com Which common species of native bees can be readily observed in your communi...
Episode 58: Learning through a forest lens
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With Jess Kaknevicius of Project Learning Tree What is our responsibility to forests? How can educators help the uninitiated forge connections with fo...
Episode 57: Regenerating habitat for native pollinators
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With Lorraine Johnson of Project Swallowtail and lorrainejohnson.ca Why is the concept and practice of ‘regeneration’ such an important companion ...
Episode 56: Having richer and more meaningful conversations with children
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With Rebecca Rolland of Harvard Graduate School of Education and Harvard Medical School What is “rich talk”? Why is the outdoors such an ideal set...
Episode 55: Pre-K environmental ed.
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With Jayne Black of Green Schools Rock, Project WET, and Project WILD How can educators engage Pre-K learners in outdoor and environmental learning? W...
Episode 54: Engaging children in climate/waste solutions
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With Zachary Fox-DeVol and Clare Marder of We The Children What can educators do to spark young children’s interest in climate change? Why is it imp...
Episode 53: The power of nature stories
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With Jesse Hildebrand (and friends) of Exploring By the Seat of Your Pants and Nature For All Why do personal nature stories move us so much? In what ...
Episode 52: Two-eyed seeing
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With Chad Carpenter and Lori York of the Vancouver School Board In which learning settings is two-eyed seeing most impactful? What are the core compon...
Episode 51: Balancing screen time and green time
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With Kerry Crofton of Less Screen More Green and the Global Health Alliance Why is it so challenging to find a healthy balance between digital time an...
Episode 50: Navigating ecological threats with storytelling
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Chenoa Egawa and Keith Egawa of North Atlantic Books What is the role of storytelling in today’s fast-paced, digital-heavy world? Why is tone s...
Episode 49: Comics, cartoons, and humour for climate change ed.
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Allan J. Hesse of AJH Comics & Cartoons How can comics and cartoons be used in climate change education? In what ways can humour be used to light...
Episode 48: What we can learn from trees
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Ian Allan of the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah What are some common misconceptions about trees? How can we foster meaningful experien...
Episode 47: Climate literacy and resilience
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Andra Yeghoian of Ten Strands and the California Environmental Literacy Initiative What does a trauma-informed classroom look like? How does trau...
Episode 46: Attention restoration theory
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Ernesto Rodriguez of Nature in the Classroom What is Attention Restoration Theory? Why do fractals in nature calm us and improve our focus? How c...
Episode 45: World Rivers Day
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Mark Angelo of World Rivers Day When did World Rivers Day begin? How can educators get involved in it? What inspired the children’s book The Li...
Episode 44: Phenology-based teaching
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Larry Weber of Kollath-Stensaas Publishing What is phenology? How does phenology-based teaching work? How does it compare to textbook-based teach...
Episode 43: Regenerative education, incl. learning session
20 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Annie Roth of the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont What is a RELC? How can schoolyards be used in place-based learning? Why is it somet...
Episode 42: Food forest gardening
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Wendy Nadherny Fachon of Story Walking Radio Hour What is food forest gardening? How can educators leverage it for impactful learning? What does ...
Episode 41: Farm to school
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Jen Cirillo and Betsy Rosenbluth of Shelburne Farms What is farm to school? Are there any common misconceptions about it? Why is farm to school s...
Episode 40: Placed-based education and life cycles
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Todd Ormiston of North Country School and Camp Treetops How do students benefit from place-based learning? In what ways does it foster ruggedness...
Episode 39: Managing eco-anxiety and ecological grief
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Day Sanchez of 2e Minds How do eco-anxiety and ecological grief differ? What can educators do to address them with their learners? Why is solarpu...
Episode 38: Gamification for EE
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Jane Ji of Springbay Studio and Grace Sadler of the Science Teachers’ Association of Ontario How can gamification be used to connect young lear...
Episode 37: Student-powered learning and mentorship
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Jane Hiller of the Environmental Education Association of South Carolina and South Carolina Green Step Schools What is student-powered learning? ...
Episode 36: Nature-based healing
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Susanne Heaton of Motivated By Nature Why are an increasing number of doctors prescribing national park passes to patients? How does stress impac...
Episode 35: Watershed education
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With David Ramsay of BC Tomorrow What is watershed education? Why is it a critical component of place-based learning? How can we engage students of al...
Episode 34: Inside New Jersey’s climate change ed. breakthrough
16 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Lauren Madden of The College of New Jersey How did New Jersey become the first state in the US to include climate change standards across the K–...
Episode 33: Unpacking environmental racism with Green Ummah
02 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Aadil Nathani of Green Ummah Where can you find passages about respecting nature in the Quran? How does environmentalism fit into the Five Pilla...
Episode 32: Teaching music and drama outside in all seasons (in Winnipeg)
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Jennifer Engbrecht of the Louis Riel School Division and Music Outside What’s it like to teach music outside in the temperate zone through all ...
Episode 31: Equity in environmental education
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Sylvia Hadnot and Derek Hoshiko of E3 Washington How can we make environmental education a more equitable space? To what extent is citing limite...
Episode 30: Gen Zs talk climate change, sustainability, and reciprocity in education
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Patricia Sung and Alexander Dickson of McGill University and Mihskakwan James Harper of NRStor Inc. At what age did you first learn about climate...
Episode 29: Biomimicry: Taking design lessons from nature
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Rosanna Ayers of The Biomimicry Institute When facing a design challenge, ask yourself, what would nature do? Or rather, what does nature do? How...
Episode 28: Bringing rocks and geology to life in land-based learning
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Jade Harvey-Berrill of the Non-Profit Outdoor Learning Store, Take Me Outside, and Stoked on Science How can we make rocks and geology interestin...
Episode 27: Bananas in the classroom (and other fair-trade matters)
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Zack Gross of the Canadian Fair Trade Network and Fairtrade Canada Why are bananas such a great entry point for teaching fair trade? How can we c...
Episode 26: Bringing science to special ed. classrooms with PBELL
13 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Brittney Oden of The Diverse Classroom Why is science so often an afterthought in special ed. classrooms? How can Problem-based Enhanced Langu...
Episode 25: The future of energy, transportation, food, materials, and information
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Markham Hislop of Energi Media How can we remain hopeful amid accelerating climate change and biodiversity loss? In short, it’s hard. But it’...
Episode 24: Green jobs for youths roundtable, Part 2
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Kelsey Brasil, Sabrina Guzman Skotnitsky, and Brennan Strandberg-Salmon How can post-secondary institutions better support students who are seeki...
Episode 23: Green jobs for youths roundtable, Part 1
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Kelsey Brasil, Sabrina Guzman Skotnitsky, and Brennan Strandberg-Salmon We’re rapidly shifting toward a green economy, yet many youths feel lef...
Episode 22: Teaching about a circular economy
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Nazish Qureshi of GreenLearning How do recycling and a circular economic model differ? What are the ecological benefits of the circular model? Do...
Episode 21: Indigenous perspectives in inquiry-based learning
28 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Haley Higdon of Natural Curiosity How can inquiry-based learning be used in addressing heavy topics like climate change? Why is it so critical to...
Episode 20: Mobile gaming and augmented reality outdoors
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Mary Clark of Agents of Discovery What does the research say about using mobile apps and augmented reality (AR) to connect students to the outdoo...
Episode 19: Getting students out of their comfort zones
31 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Laura Frost and Scott Lenhart of Project Dragonfly, Ecoteach, Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist program, and Boardman Glenwood Junior High You ...
Episode 18: Inclusion and accessibility in the outdoors
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Karen Lai of the City of Vancouver and inclusionaccessibility.com Does inclusion mean “everyone belongs”? Why do so many organizations aim fo...
Episode 17: Stone Soup to prepare youths for a sustainable world
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Marianne Larned of the Stone Soup Leadership Institute What makes the challenges of today especially daunting for young people? How can we foster...
Episode 16: Using an app to connect to outdoor spaces
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Bridget Booth and Leah Higgins of the Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) and the MiPINES app How can we connect pe...
Episode 15: A climate solutions game (and Woolly Mammoths!)
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Samuel Levac-Levey from Solutions the Game and Work on Climate We know we need to spend time in the “solutions space” when teaching about cli...
Episode 14: Filling gaps in climate ed. according to teens
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Gabriel Gitter-Dentz, Kevin Zhou, and Adam Rudt of Hunter College High School and the Bridging the Carbon Gap podcast How can students make up fo...
Episode 13: Talking cli-fi with Guy
01 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Guy Walton from guyonclimate.com Have you entered the world of cli-fi yet? If not, join us for this lively conversation with meteorologist and ch...
Episode 12: Puppetry, upcycling, and a puppet chat!
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Mike Harding of Applefun Puppetry and two of his puppet pals How can puppetry be used in educational settings? What’s the right balance between...
Episode 11: Boosting the longevity and relevance of school and botanical gardens
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Todd Beasley of the Environmental Education Association of South Carolina and University of South Carolina Why is horticulture misunderstood in s...
Episode 10: Teaching enviro. ed. using comic books
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Louis Yuen and Charlie Kistler of Infinity Eight Productions Making research studies on topics like climate change, microplastic pollution, and b...
Episode 09: Facilitating children's outdoor play
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Monica Wiedel-Lubinski of the Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools (ERAFANS) How can educators and guardians best guide and fa...
Episode 08: Climate- and culture-friendly ecotourism
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Roy Jantzen and Laura Choo of the School of Tourism Management, Capilano University How do wildlife-viewing guidelines differ from one place to t...
Episode 07: The role of non-profits in the climate change response
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With San Patten of the College of Sustainability, Dalhousie University and San Patten and Associates How can non-profits fill in the gaps that public ...
Episode 06: Using art and storytelling to protect marine life
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Aria Luna of Aria Luna Art Artist Aria Luna chats about the origins of Bogo Mogo, how the story can be used to help protect oceans from plastic ...
Episode 05: Responding to environmental racism
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Dr. Ingrid Waldron of Dalhousie University and The ENRICH Project We sat down with Dr. Ingrid Waldron to discuss how environmental racism m...
Episode 04: A personal intersection of faith and science
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Jared Goodykoontz of Little Adventures, Big Connections Children’s author Jared Goodykoontz joins us to chat about how his naturalist self and...
Episode 03: Outdoor learning during a time of physical distancing
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Colin Harris of Take Me Outside Take Me Outside founder and Executive Director Colin Harris discusses the role of outdoor learning during a ...
Episode 02: The role of Social and Emotional Learning at Residential Environmental Learning Centers
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Estrella Risinger of the Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education in California Children have the opportunity to develop self-awarene...
Episode 01: Pivoting to virtual teaching to deliver experiential, outdoor learning
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Trevor Dunlap and Matthew Broda of the Nuhop Center for Experiential Learning in Ohio In our first full episode, hear the remarkable story of h...
Episode 00: Preview
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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