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. ” The report provides guidelines to help integrate Outdoor and Land-based teaching and learning...
by Amanda Mayer | Jan 29, 2024 | Outdoor Play Strategy, Update
The Canadian Pediatric Society just released a position statement on the importance of outdoor risky play! https://ow.ly/xgfB50QuTmm “Risk is inherent to free play. When children play spontaneously, they may choose to push boundaries and test limits. Risky play...
by Amanda Mayer | Jul 5, 2022 | Diabetes, Healthy Active Children, News, Update
We are thrilled to announce that Jeff LaPlante has joined the Lawson Foundation as our new Director, Diabetes Prevention. Jeff joins the Lawson team at a critical time as we sharpen our Child & Youth Diabetes focus to concentrate on the prevention of type 2...
by Amanda Mayer | Jul 4, 2022 | News, Update, Youth & the Environment
Excited to share the second article in our partnership with Future of Good! As climate disasters in Canada and the world are getting more frequent and severe, youth-led environmental groups are leading some of the most innovative projects in the sector. Despite the...
by Amanda Mayer | May 24, 2022 | News, Update, Youth & the Environment
Excited to share this first article in our partnership with Future of Good! Read on to learn about the amazing work of young leaders across Canada taking on environmental action and climate change https://bit.ly/3MTG7Xp
