Conference Schedule is set!

Please note: Schedule has been updated from its original post on April 8, 2012.

How many ways can you schedule…

two-dozen workshops,
five presentations,
six meals,
ample networking sessions,
an upcoming band,
a stellar DJ,
evening bonfires,
morning yoga,
t-shirt silkscreening,
silent auction,
Squamish welcome,
library browsing,
and 120 keen experiential educators…

into only 52 hours? There’s only one way. See the schedule below!

FRIDAY, APRIL 13

10:00 am REGISTRATION OPENS
1:30-3:00 pm Workshops
3:00-3:30 pm Refreshment Break
3:30-5:00 pm Workshops
5:00-6:00 pm Free Time | Networking | Canada vs US
6:15-7:15 pm Dinner
7:15-8:45 pm Squamish Welcome & Playnote
9:00-12:00 midnight Dessert Bar | DJ & Music | Bonfire

SATURDAY, APRIL 14

6:45-7:45 am Sunrise Yoga | Run | Walk
8:00-8:45 am Breakfast | Professional Groups
8:45-10:15 am Workshops
10:15-10:30 am Refreshment Break
10:30-12:00 pm Workshops
12:00-12:45 pm Lunch
12:30 pm REGISTRATION CLOSES
12:45-2:15 pm Keynote
2:15-2:30 pm Refreshment Break
2:30-4:00 pm Workshops
4:00-4:15 pm Refreshment Break
4:15-5:45 pm Workshops
5:45-6:15 pm Free Time | Silent Auction
6:15-7:15 pm Dinner | AEE President Address
7:15-8:15 pm Awards | Silent Auction CLOSES | Live Auction
8:30-12:00 midnight Live Band | Dance | Bonfire

SUNDAY, APRIL 15

7:15-8:15 am Sunrise Yoga | Run | Walk
8:30-9:15 am Breakfast | Networking
9:15-9:30 am AGM
9:30-11:00 am Workshops
11:15-12:15 pm Closing Ceremony
12:15-1:00 pm Lunch | Happy Goodbyes

Register now for a jam-packed weekend you soon won’t forget: http://www.aee.org/conference/register/id/54/

Schedule of workshops — Available Now!

Note: This page has been updated on April 12, 2012.

Do we have a weekend of workshops for you! Check out the following schedule for times and locations of all workshops on offer April 13-15.

For further descriptions, please click on the thematic strand for each workshop and you will be taken to our Official Conference website.

Once you’ve figured out what workshops you want to attend, make sure you register for the conference. Space really is filling up quickly and you don’t want to miss out on this packed weekend of learning, networking and inspiration.

And don’t forget to read through the AEE NW Participant Information Kit once you’re registered!

FRIDAY, APRIL 13
TIME	Nootka Lodge	Haida Lodge	Craft Building	Board Room	Shelter Building
1:30-3:00 pm	Heart in Hand: A Creative Enquiry Mind/Body/Spirit 3 hours, Ross Laird	Experiencing New Stories: Experiential Learning and Narrative Therapy with Adolescent Trauma Survivors Therapeutic Adventure 3 hours, David Flack	Working Backwards: Developing programs that consider students’ positive experiences first Schools & Colleges 3 hours, Sean Carter	Beyond Facilitation Facilitation/Processing 90 min, Jamie Barrow	Finding Nature in the City: A Hands on Approach Environmental Ed/Nature Study 90 min, Jennifer Irvings
3:30-5:00 pm				Authentic Facilitation: Redifining Yourself as a Facilitator Facilitation/Processing 90 min, Marli Williams	The Art of Wilderness Tracking Art & Science of Teaching 90 min, Jenna Rudolph & Jay Wade
SATURDAY, APRIL 14
TIME	Nootka Lodge	Haida Lodge	Craft Building	Board Room	Shelter Building
8:45-10:15 am	Adventure-Based Spiritual Outcomes: A How-to Session Adventure-based Programming 90 min, Paul Marsh	Resume Writing for Adventurers AEE Leadership Development 3 hours, Ilana Guttman	Social-Emotional Learning through Adventure: Introduction to Experiential Games & Activities Schools & Colleges 90 min, Sheldon Franken	The Art of Mentoring Art & Science of Teaching 90 min, Jenna Rudolph & Jay Wade	Intentional Therapeutic Use of the Solo Activity Mind/Body/Spirit 3 hours, Samuel Platts
10:30-12:00 pm	Experiential Learning is Core Curriculum: Environmental Learning and Experience A Made in BC Framework Facilitation/Processing 90 min, Bruce Ford		Implementing and Creating Themes & Clubs for Community Care Settings/Schools/Camp Programs Experience-based Training & Development 90 min, Jeff Willis	Learning From Here: Meaning- and place-based experience with Maple Ridge Environmental School Environmental Ed/Nature Study 90 min, MacQuarrie, Telford, Piersol, Derby & Hotton
2:35-4:05 pm	Enviros Experiential Learning Introduction Facilitation/Processing 3 hours, Michelle Gaudek	Addiction, Experience and the Environment Experience-based Training & Development 3 hours, Jeff Couillard	Get Outdoors! Environmental Ed/Nature Study 3 hours, Bruce Ford	Getting Students Outside: Experiential Education Through Field Studies Schools & Colleges 3 hours, Bridget McClarty	Animal Assisted Therapy 101: Beyond Facilitation Therapeutic Adventure 90 min, Annie Flansburg-Spiess & Gryphon (therapy dog)
4:15-5:45 pm					Make Them an Offer They Can’t Refuse: The Art of Challenging Conversations Experience-based Training & Development 90 min, Katie Miesle
SUNDAY, APRIL 15
TIME	Nootka Lodge	Haida Lodge	Craft Building	Board Room	Shelter Building
9:30-11:00 am	Hands on Mindfulness Therapeutic Adventure 90 min, David Flack	GPS Eco-Cache Environmental Ed/Nature Study 90 min, Jesse Jewell	Chaperoning for Positive Youth Development Schools & Colleges 90 min, Brian Brandt	To Hold a Mirror to Nature Art & Science of Teaching 90 min, Michael Wallace	Channelling Your Inner Spirit: Discovery and Expression Through Doll Making Mind/Body/Spirit 90 min, Jamie Reboul