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Thinking Outside the School
As children head back to class, could increased outdoor education be an effective strategy in the COVID-19 era? Giving today’s children more opportunities to experience nature first-hand has grown in…
The Nature Connection: A New Tool for Educators Who Love Nature
At the Canadian Wildlife Federation, one of our goals is to help Canadians of all ages discover, enjoy, appreciate and conserve the nature we both love and need. We aspire…
WILD About Sports Update
The CWF team has grown with 22 fantastic summer interns. These young people are helping CWF promote conservation across Canada. Here’s an update from our WILD About Sports interns, Mikaela…
New Report Confirms Kids Should Spend More Time Outdoors
The newly released report provides clear evidence that kids are spending too much time learning indoors. The 2015 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, gives Canadian…
Have you entered your grade 8/secondary 2 class in this school year’s Canada’s Coolest School Trip yet?
This is one contest you don’t want to pass up on! All you need to do is pick a Parks Canada place that your class thinks is extraordinary and tell…
Swimming with Sharks
Guest Blogger: Anthony Joseph Over a five day stretch in February the Canadian Wildlife Federation along with world-record breath-holding free diver and ocean environmentalist William Winram toured across Ontario to…
National Tree Day at CWF
To celebrate National Tree Day and CWF’s 50th Anniversary, we planted trees! With the help of students at the Kanata Montessori School (across the road from our headquarters in Ottawa),…