Pine & Ponder Outdoors

Pine & Ponder Outdoors 🌿 Nature Journaling Workshops
📚 Programs for School-Aged Learners
🎓 PD for Educators & Nature Lovers
✨ Connect • Observe • Reflect

10/01/2026

I have been having the best time at St. Anthony Catholic Elementary School this week! I have had the chance to work with all grades K-8! The students and staff are wonderful!!!

We have been learning how to use observation skills to get to know nature in the place we are in!
Dufferin-Peel Catholic DSB

Today is Truth & Reconciliation. Today we stop to listen to truth, find ways to connect and take reconciliaction. Today ...
09/30/2026

Today is Truth & Reconciliation.
Today we stop to listen to truth, find ways to connect and take reconciliaction. Today I will spend the day with students Nature Journaling helping them to connect with Nature and the space they live in.

This work is not only for today but everyday.

Second Landscape completed! This is Peggy Cove in NS.Thanks Ricky Schaede Art Studio for all your help and support!     ...
09/28/2026

Second Landscape completed! This is Peggy Cove in NS.
Thanks Ricky Schaede Art Studio for all your help and support!

What could your students notice if they had the time and space to slow down and look closely?Nature journaling is more t...
09/24/2026

What could your students notice if they had the time and space to slow down and look closely?

Nature journaling is more than drawing. It gives students a way to observe, wonder, ask questions, and make their thinking visible through words, pictures, and numbers.

Pine & Ponder Outdoors offers hands-on, inquiry-based, curriculum-connected Nature Journaling Learning Experiences for K–8 students, with options designed to fit your class, your goals, and your setting.

🌿 One-Time
🌿 Progressive
🌿 Virtual
🌿 Custom

2026–2027 bookings are open!

Explore the current Student Experiences and find the right fit for your students.

www.pineponderoutdoors.ca

What could your students notice if they had the time and space to slow down and look closely?Nature journaling is more t...
09/24/2026

What could your students notice if they had the time and space to slow down and look closely?

Nature journaling is more than drawing. It gives students a way to observe, wonder, ask questions, and make their thinking visible through words, pictures, and numbers.

Pine & Ponder Outdoors offers hands-on, inquiry-based, curriculum-connected Nature Journaling Learning Experiences for K–8 students, with options designed to fit your class, your goals, and your setting.

🌿 One-Time
🌿 Progressive
🌿 Virtual
🌿 Custom

2026–2027 bookings are open!

Explore the current Student Experiences and find the right fit for your students.

www.pineponderoutdoors.ca

09/21/2026

Another incredible Wild Wonder Foundation Conference!! So many amazing teachers and presenter! I can wait to dive into all the videos that I missed :)

Art classes are back!!! This session is landscapes in Graphite! This is actually a lake I visited this summer while in A...
09/14/2026

Art classes are back!!! This session is landscapes in Graphite! This is actually a lake I visited this summer while in Alaska!

I am excited to see what we do next week! Thanks Ricky Schaede Art Studio



Billie Jo Reid

Putting in some more pencil miles today with Ricky Schaede Art Studio outdoor art class!!So much FUN!!!!
09/10/2026

Putting in some more pencil miles today with Ricky Schaede Art Studio outdoor art class!!

So much FUN!!!!

09/08/2026

Happy First Day of School!!!!

A new School Year means new students, new questions, new discoveries, and plenty of opportunities to get outside and learn!

I’m wishing all the students, educators, and school communities a wonderful start to the year. I hope your classrooms are filled with curiosity, exploration, and lots of opportunities for students to slow down, observe, wonder, and make connections.

Looking for an outdoor learning experience this Fall? Pine & Ponder Outdoors offers curriculum-connected Nature Journaling workshops for students of all grade levels, designed to bring learning outdoors and make student thinking visible through words, pictures, and numbers.

And if you welcomed me into your school last year, let’s build on what we started!! We can take what your students already learned through Nature Journaling and deepen the experience by connecting it even more closely to your curriculum and current learning goals.

Fall dates are filling quickly, so reach out to book your workshop or start a conversation about what might work best for your students.

Here’s to a wonderful school year full of curiosity, discovery, and time spent learning outdoors!



Billie Jo Reid

08/28/2026

After almost two year of having our front lawn certified as a Wildlife Friendly Habitat I finally put up the sign today!!!!

Canadian Wildlife Federation / Fédération canadienne de la faune

Billie Jo Reid

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Orangeville, ON

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