Notes from the Horwood Conference (Canadian Student Outdoor Education Conference)

I had the great pleasure of attending the first annual Canadian Student Outdoor Education Conference this past weekend. It was fantastic — one of the best conferences I've ever attended. With only 75 delegates, there was a chance to meet almost everyone, and to have meaningful discussions with many. And having a few outdoor ed veterans like James Raffan, Bob Henderson and Bert Horwood (the conference's namesake) present throughout the day was really valuable. In a field often dominated by younger practitioners, it's nice to have more experienced voices on hand to provide balance and perspective.  (Check out the conference program to see what was going on throughout the weekend.)

Inspired by York University's Hannah Glow and her excellent storytelling and zine-making workshop, I collected my thoughts and reflections on the conference into a little zine of notes and illustrations. While a zine doesn't translate well to the digital world, here's the flattened version of the impressions the weekend left me with.