Taking the First Steps Outside with Andrew Knorr and Denee Beauchamp

About this episode

Derek and Chris discuss outdoor learning with Andrew Knorr and Denee Beauchamp, focusing on its benefits for students and teachers.

Send us a text! (We can't reply, so include your contact info if you want us to get back to you.) In this episode, Derek and Chris talk with Andrew Knorr and Denee Beauchamp, two elementary teachers from Saskatoon who are embracing outdoor learning as a way to spark curiosity, strengthen relationships, and re-energize both students and teachers. Through stories of fire building, snowshoe design challenges, puddle exploration, inquiry projects, and outdoor games, Andrew and Denee share how sim...

People in this episode

Hosts: Derek Hyland, Chris Clark

Guests: Andrew Knorr, Denee Beauchamp

Topics covered

• outdoor learning
• education
• elementary teaching
• curiosity
• student engagement
• relationship building

Keywords

• outdoor learning
• elementary education
• curiosity
• fire building
• snowshoe design
• inquiry projects
• outdoor games

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Saskatoon

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