Campagne 2026 : Série de conférences

Campagne 2026 : Série de conférences

Séance 1 :
Peser les options : revêtements de sol artificiels ou naturels dans les milieux d’apprentissage et de jeu extérieurs des enfants

Le 18 juin 2026, à 14 h (HNE). Événement virtuel sur Zoom.

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Description de la séance

Vous vous demandez si les matériaux de revêtement de sol artificiels ou naturels constituent la meilleure option pour votre école ou votre service de garde ?

Un nombre croissant d’études révèle que de telles décisions peuvent avoir des répercussions importantes sur la santé des enfants, surtout à l’heure où les changements climatiques entraînent des épisodes plus fréquents de chaleur extrême, d’inondations et de feux de forêt. Joignez-vous à nous pour une conversation virtuelle sur le choix des matériaux de revêtement de sol dans les milieux éducatifs extérieurs. Les conférencières et conférenciers aborderont les tendances actuelles en matière de revêtements, résumeront les préoccupations pour la santé des enfants associées aux matériaux synthétiques, notamment les substances chimiques toxiques, les microplastiques et la rétention de chaleur, et présenteront les considérations liées à la santé, à l’écologie, à l’accessibilité et à la durabilité qui peuvent éclairer les décisions.

Cet événement se déroulera en anglais, avec sous-titrage en direct en anglais et en français.

Mariana Brussoni

Dr. Mariana Brussoni is a Professor at the University of British Columbia’s Department of Pediatrics and School of Population and Public Health, Director of the Human Early Learning Partnership, and a scientist with British Columbia Children’s Hospital, where she leads the Outside Play Lab. Her research reimagines how outdoor and risky play can be integrated into everyday life to help children thrive. Further details available at https://www.outsideplay.org/

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Helen Doyle

Helen is a certified Public Health Inspector with over 40 years experience in environmental public health. As Manager of Healthy Environments with York Region Public Health until her retirement in 2018, she led initiatives related to climate change, extreme heat, air quality, and the built & natural environment. Helen is the Canadian Public Health Association and Ontario Public Health Association representative on the Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment, supporting research, advocacy and awareness to promote healthy environments for children.

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Sara Vaezafshar  

Sara Vaezafshar is a Postdoctoral Fellow at McMaster University, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, where she studies internal and external chemical exposures. She earned her Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry from the University of Toronto, where her research focused on chemical exposures among vulnerable populations. Her doctoral work included detailed investigations of young children’s exposure to chemicals of concern such as phthalate plasticizers and organophosphate flame retardants in indoor and sleeping environments, contributing important insights into early‑life environmental health risks.

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Heidi Campbell

Heidi is Evergreen’s Senior Designer of Climate Ready and Child-Friendly Public Spaces. With a background in landscape architecture and education, she specializes in creating innovative, child-focused environments that prioritize engagement and sustainability. She leads the Climate Ready Schools program, managing partnerships with school boards and guiding design consultants. With over 25 years of experience greening school grounds, Heidi has authored landscape guidelines and standards for school boards across Canada. As Lead Designer of the Children’s Garden and Play Lab at Evergreen Brick Works, she works with educators and children to design spaces for imaginative, unstructured play that foster a sense of place—and strengthen climate resiliency in schools and communities.

Séance 2 :
Des histoires d’action inspirantes : créer des milieux d’apprentissage et de jeu extérieurs sains et naturels

Le 23 juin 2026, à 13 h (HNE). Événement virtuel sur Zoom.

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Session Description

Vous voulez voir à quoi ressemble l’Appel à l’action JMAS 2026 dans la pratique ?

Joignez-vous à nous pour une conversation virtuelle sur les solutions inspirantes mises en œuvre par des écoles et des services de garde qui ouvrent la voie et montrent ce qui devient possible lorsque les enfants ont accès à des milieux d’apprentissage et de jeu sains, naturels et résilients face au climat, qui profitent à toutes les facettes de leur bien-être. À l’aide d’exemples concrets, les conférencières et conférenciers présenteront les nombreux bienfaits de ces milieux pour les enfants, le personnel éducateur et les communautés ; les principaux apprentissages tirés de leur transition vers des milieux d’apprentissage extérieurs naturels ; ainsi que les ressources offertes pour aider d’autres personnes à faire ce virage.

Cet événement se déroulera en anglais, avec sous-titrage en direct en anglais et en français.

Jacqueline Bennett

Info to follow

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Jennie McCaffrey

Jennie is the Vice-President of Health & Education at the BC Parks Foundation and has always been passionate about connecting people to nearby nature. Jennie’s career as a conservation educator has lead her from the Vancouver Aquarium’s education department to teaching Masters courses at UBC, training educators across the province through the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, working with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, leading Indigenous learning initiatives and behaviour change at the Invasive Species Council of BC, and growing a community of support for nature through her work focused on the intersection of health, education and conservation with BC Parks Foundation.

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Omara Downer  

Omara Downer is an aspiring lawyer, youth advocate, and community leader committed to advancing equity, education, and access to justice. As the Co-Founder and Program Coordinator of The Little Christene’s Foundation, an NGO she helped establish to support single mothers and families facing financial hardship in Jamaica, Omara helps provide tuition assistance, uniforms, school supplies, and other education-related support to reduce barriers to learning. Her advocacy also extends to youth policy and civic engagement through her roles with the Global Youth Advisory Council, Indigenous Northern Policy Advisory Council, Centre for Global Education Advisory Council, and Young Politicians of Canada Legislative Roundtable. Across her work, Omara focuses on amplifying youth perspectives, addressing systemic barriers, and using advocacy, legal research, public speaking, and community service to promote education equity and justice for marginalized communities.

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Sylvie de Grandpré

Sylvie has been an energetic K-9 educator for 35 years. She is the principal of a rural school in BC where gardening, outdoor/environmental education, and Indigenous perspectives drive learning. The school has developed and runs a strong outdoor learning program, including an inventory of resources to facilitate frequent outdoor learning. Students learn outside for up to 5 hours a day! Sylvie completed her PhD in 2023, doing ecoportraiture. Though a braided collection of short stories and accounts, her work highlights the importance of learning to decolonise one’s practice, building relationships with place, and maintaining a reflexive stance. She spends a lot of time outdoors, whether deep in a forest or while strolling down a city block. Sylvie loves macro-photography and is prone to sudden stops and clicks!

Si vous éprouvez des difficultés à vous inscrire ou si vous avez des questions au sujet de la séance, communiquez avec Kieran Maingot, coordonnateur de la JMAS, à l’adresse kieran@healthyenvironmentforkids.ca.

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