Heather is a white settler queer woman with a passion for outdoor play, nature, and social justice, and fully supports the work of the Child and Nature Alliance of Canada (CNAC) has undertaken to repair relationships with the Indigenous communities and people we have harmed by imposing a settler colonial way of being with the Land. As the Executive Director of CNAC, Heather follows the lead nature gives us - empowering others to thrive. We talk about the basics of forest schools, related research, and their impact on child wellbeing.
Heather is a white settler queer woman with a passion for outdoor play, nature, and social justice, and fully supports the work of the Child and Nature Alliance of Canada (CNAC) has undertaken to repair relationships with the Indigenous communities and people we have harmed by imposing a settler colonial way of being with the Land. As the Executive Director of CNAC, Heather follows the lead nature gives us - empowering others to thrive. We talk about the basics of forest schools, related research, and their impact on child wellbeing.