by Christine Alden | Dec 19, 2025 | Early Child Development, News, Outdoor Play Strategy
The Lawson Foundation is sharing “Taking Relationships into Account: Social Network Analysis of the Outdoor Play Strategy 2.0” by Taylor Newberry Consulting. This companion report to the OPS 2.0 Final Evaluation Report explores how relationships, collaboration, and...
by Christine Alden | Oct 23, 2025 | Early Child Development, News
Children playing outdoors—in nature, on the land—is a beautiful experience that holds many benefits for healthy child development and equity, stewardship and sustainability of the Earth, and Truth and Reconciliation. Across Canada, there are now hundreds of specialty...
by Christine Alden | Nov 13, 2024 | Early Child Development, News
The Lawson Foundation is excited to release its new report, “Using Foresight to Contemplate the Future of Early Childhood in Canada.” This report, developed to inform the Foundation’s strategic planning, serves as a thought-provoking resource for those engaged in...
by Christine Alden | Jun 27, 2024 | Outdoor Play Strategy, Update
The Lawson Foundation is proud to announce the release of “The Power of a Relational, Values-Driven Approach to Building Adult Capacity: Final Evaluation Report of Outdoor Play Strategy 2.0.” a comprehensive evaluation highlighting the significant strides...
by Christine Alden | Jun 17, 2024 | Outdoor Play Strategy, Update
The Lawson Foundation has released a new report, “More Than a New Course: A Framework for Embedding Outdoor and Land-based Pedagogies in Post-Secondary ECE Programs.” (French Translation available here). The report provides guidelines to help integrate...
