Experiential Educators' Network Conference

Imagine getting to be the student for a day and exploring all the wonderful programming you can bring back to school, to enhance your experiential learning programs. Past conference activities in an urban environment have included cooking classes with Syrian refugees. Or, for outdoor education components, educators earn about “forest bathing” or fire building and other “risky play,” opportunities to help reduce kids’ anxiety. The Experiential Educators' Network members make connections with like-minded colleagues, bounce ideas and experience a showcase of program ideas for other member schools.


EEN Conference 2025

Regenerative Farming: Cultivating Experiential Learning
 
The CIS Ontario Experiential Educators’ Network (EEN) invites you to an engaging and interactive conference that will provide inspiration, practical tools, and opportunities to collaborate with like-minded educators.
 
Friday, May 9, 2025
9:00 AM to 2:30 PM
 
Join us for a day of hands-on learning at Lakefield College School Northcote Campus – a 160-acre farm – as we explore how regenerative farming can enhance experiential education. Through immersive farm experiences, networking, and collaborative discussions, we’ll examine how land-based learning fosters sustainability, student engagement, and community building. After years of evolving approaches to experiential education, this is the perfect time to connect, share insights, and reimagine the role of regenerative farming in our schools.
 
View the draft schedule.
 
This conference is limited to 60 participants. 
 
 
 

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Experiential Educators' Network

CONFERENCE LEAD

Janice Greenshields
Assistant Head: Sustainability
Lakefield College School

For additional information, please contact:

Jeremy Barr
Event Manager
jbarr@cisontario.ca
613-449-0226

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