Name: Grounded Leadership: Building Resilient School Communities Through Outdoor and Nature-Based Practices
Start: 2025-04-07T10:45:00-0600
End: 2025-04-07T11:45:00-0600

This is the Sched site for the uLead 2025. The site for the Pre-Conference is available here.

Welcome to uLead 2025. We are thrilled you will be joining us at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel for our annual school leadership conference hosted by the Council for School Leadership of The Alberta Teachers’ Association.

If you have any questions during the event, we will have uLead team members throughout the venue wearing red and black plaid. The registration desk will also have our team available throughout the conference. This table can be found just outside of the Van Horne Ballroom where all of our keynote presentations are taking place.

If you need a digital map of the facilities, you can click here

In order for our team to best determine room allocations for breakout sessions would ask that delegates log in (top right corner of this page) and select sessions that they are interested in attending.

Finally, if you are interested in earning University credits for attending uLead, please visit the uLead website

Monday April 7, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am MDT

TBA

This session will invite participants on a journey through the outdoors—not only as a space for physical exploration but as a profound source of emotional, mental, and communal grounding. Starting with reflections on the ways that nature has personally shaped and anchored me as an educational leader, I'll delve into how outdoor experiences can serve as a foundation for a more resilient and student-centered school community. Through compelling stories, data on the benefits of nature for mental well-being, and interactive activities, I will share strategies that empower leaders to bring the outdoors into the heart of their educational philosophy. Together, we will explore how a commitment to outdoor learning can make our schools more inclusive, resilient, and grounded in values that truly serve our students.

Speakers

Court Rustemeyer

President, ATA Global, Environmental & Outdoor Education Council

Court has been a full time Outdoor Education teacher in Calgary, Alberta, for the past 16 years. Court is President for the ATA Specialist Council GEOEC (Global, Environmental & Outdoor Education Council). He is also on the Board of Directors for the Outdoor Council of Canada (OCC... Read More →

Monday April 7, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am MDT
TBA

Wellness

uLead2025 - The Summit of Educational Leadership

Court Rustemeyer

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