Seasons of Wonder: A Year of Nature Activities – Spring 2026

Seasons of Wonder: A Year of Nature Activities

4 x 1 hour online classes: Wednesdays, May 6-27

This course will help educators discover the signs and stories that each season has to offer.

Join award-winning educator and author Jacob Rodenburg, for an immersive journey through the turning of the seasons. Drawing on more than 35 years of teaching outdoors, Jacob will share engaging, field-tested activities that help children fall in love with the natural world, one season at a time.

Learn how to follow scent trails like a fox, dance messages like honey- bees, sing like frogs, or create simple, beautiful art from found natural materials. Each workshop blends science, storytelling, sensory awareness, and hands-on exploration, giving you practical tools to spark curiosity in schoolyards, neighbourhood greenspaces, or right outside your own door.

Whether you are an educator, parent or simply someone who wants to help children feel at home in nature, this four-part series will deepen your own awareness while equipping you with dozens of activities to nurture wonder all year long.

• May 6: Spring Explorations: New Life and Awakening
• May 13: Summer: The Crescendo – Life Blossoming
• May 20: Autumn: Changing Rhythms – Getting Ready For Change
• May 27: Winter: Stillness and Hidden Worlds

This course includes:

• 4 x 60 Minute Sessions at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern time on May 6, 13, 20 & 27
• Recordings, of the sessions, in case you can’t join live (available for 3 months)
• All registrants will receive a Certificate of Completion

Please email accessibility@outdoorlearning.com to let us know if there are any accessibility barriers you face to being included or participating in this course, and we will do our best to accommodate them.

Facilitator: Jacob Rodenburg

Jacob is an award-winning educator, author, and leader in environmental learning with more than 35 years of experience. As the longtime Executive Director of Camp Kawartha, he has dedicated his career to inspiring environmental stewardship through hands-on, land-based learning with children, youth, educators, and communities.

A respected keynote speaker and instructor in Environmental Education at Trent University, Jacob has helped shape innovative programs that blend ecological literacy, experiential learning, and nature connection. He co-created the Eco-Mentor Program with Trent University and Fleming College, offering practical certification in nature-based education for teacher candidates and early childhood educators.

As an author, Jacob has helped advance the national conversation on children and nature. His books include The Big Book of Nature Activities (with Drew Monkman), The Book of Nature Connection, and The Wild Path Home (with Cathy Dueck). He also spearheaded the creation of the Camp Kawartha Environment Centre, one of Canada’s most sustainable, education-focused green buildings.

Your contribution:

• Early Bird Registration: $120 ($30/session) until Feb 28 – please select this option if you are able to
• 50% Discounted Registration: $60 ($15/session) – please select this option if price is a barrier
• 25% Additional Discount: For groups of 5 or more using this code at checkout: N945QEAF
• For groups of 10 or more, we can offer larger group discounts. Please check out the group rates here, and email programs@outdoorlearning.com for more info and to register.

Your course fee goes towards supporting our charity in covering the course costs, including ensuring that we compensate the course instructors adequately, and that we can continue to offer learning opportunities like these.

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