The Medicine of Stories in Educating Hearts, Minds and Spirits

These inspiring and informative sessions will focus on the importance of stories and storytelling in the field of education and other disciplines that support educating hearts, minds and spirits. Each guest will share how they use storytelling in their work, in class, administratively and in their writing.

Monique and her guests will also share stories from their own lives that have been impactful in how they work and in how they live their lives. They will be inspirational sessions that will leave participants thinking about their own stories, which stories to use in education and how to use the tools of storytelling in their work.

These sessions will be about an hour in length, and will be held at 3:30pm Pacific / 6:30pm Eastern time. Here are the dates and our exciting and wise storytelling guests:

• March 27 – Richard Van Camp: A proud member of the Dogrib (Tłı̨chǫ) Nation and is an internationally renowned storyteller and bestselling author.
• April 24 – Judy Halbert and Linda Kaser: Co-directors of the Networks for Inquiry and Indigenous Education (NOIIE) and leads for the Transformative Educational Leadership Program (TELP).
• May 29 – Leona Prince: A Dakelh woman from the Lake Babine Nation and Nak’azdli. She is a mother of three and is a passionate and award-winning educator and lover of traditional and contemporary stories.

Please note:

1. These will all be recorded and the recording will be made available to registrants for 3 weeks following, should you not be able to attend.
2. Indigenous participants are invited to use this 25% discount code: QTMFBNX8
3. For larger groups (100+) please email us for pricing options: info@outdoorlearning.com
4. We have a beautiful new Medicines of Stories Book Bundle available to accompany this learning

Facilitator: Monique Gray Smith

Monique Gray Smith is an award-winning, best-selling author and sought after speaker. In 2022, Monique adapted Robin Wall Kimmerer’s New York Times Best selling book, Braiding Sweetgrass for a new generation of readers. Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults was released in November 2023.

Monique has 10 books ranging for readers across the life span. Children’s books include My Heart Fills with Happiness, You Hold Me Up, When We Are Kind, Lucy and Lola and I Hope, and to be released in April 2025, Dreaming Alongside.

Young Adult and Adult books include Speaking our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation, Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience. Monique’s novel, Tilly and the Crazy Eights was long listed for Canada Reads 2021. In January 2026, Monique’s first adult non-fiction, Sharing the Light will be released.

Monique’s books are used to share wisdom, knowledge, hope and the important teaching that love is medicine.