Past Events
Maine AEYC 2026 Statewide Early Childhood Conference
Keynote Speaker: Adam Bienenstock
"Getting Past the Grownups"
October 23, 2026
Bangor, ME - Cross Insurance Center
ASTC Conference
Speaker: Adam Bienenstock
"Scaling Nature"
September 16 to 19, 2026
Phoenix, Arizona
2026 Take Me Outside Outdoor Learning Conference
Speaker: Adam Bienenstock
"Scaling Nature: Harnessing Humor, Hope and Data to Re-Nature our Schools, Regenerate Soil Health, Restore Immune Systems and Replenish Joy"
May 7 to 9, 2026
Banff, AB
College Board Forum
Speaker: Adam Bienenstock
April 15 to 16, 2026
Vancouver, BC
Global Soil Biodiversity Conference
Speaker: Adam Bienenstock
"Soil Biodiversity and Play: Integrating Ecological Restoration and Climate Resilience Through Human–Nature Interactions"
April 12 to 15, 2026
Victoria, BC
Metis Nation of Ontario - ELCC Conference
Keynote Speaker: Adam Bienenstock
"Getting Past the Grown-ups"
March 7 to 8, 2026
White Oaks Resort and Spa in Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario
Outdoor Discovery Center
Speaker: Adam Bienenstock and Scott Sampson
March 4, 2026
Michigan
NAIS Thrive
Speaker: Adam Bienenstock and Morgan Scoville of The Fay School
"From Anxious to Anchored: Rewilding Schools Through Leadership, Sensory Learning & Community Culture"
February 25 to 27, 2026
Seattle, WA
Green Schools Symposium, LACOE
Keynote Speaker
2025
Natural History Museum, Los Angeles, CA
The Natural Way Forward Conference
Keynote Speaker
"Optimal Environments for Our Children: What’s new is old, the way nature solves most challenges, and the obvious irony of a keynote from a North American perspective"
2025
Hasselt, Belgium
Colorado Open Space Alliance
Speaker
with David Skuodas, Mile High Flood District
"Playing in the Margins: Where Open Space, Urban Space, and Community Meet"
2025
Colorado
Play England (Webinar)
Speaker
2025
London, UK
Texas Children in Nature Network Summit
Keynote Speaker & Workshop Facilitator
2024
Washington Ave, Waco, USA
City of Boulder
Workshop Facilitator
"Designing Natural Play Spaces in Urban Centers,” and “Risky Business: The real data around developmental value & liability of a municipal nature play strategy"
2024
Boulder, CO, USA
City of Boulder
Keynote Speaker
"Play in Nature: Social, Emotional and Immunological Imperatives"
2024
Boulder, CO, USA
Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota
Workshop Facilitator
"Idea Jamming & Planning Workshop"
2024
Mankato, MN, USA
Texas Children in Nature Network Summit
Speaker
"Nature Play: Practical solutions for children’s physical and mental health"
2023
Houston, TX, USA
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Speaker
"What is the Relationship Between Risky Outdoor Play and Health in Children? A Systematic Review"
2013
Australasian Parks and Leisure
Speaker
"The trouble with natural playgrounds... if this is really better, why is it so Hard?"
2013
Interaction: Global Perspectives in ECE
Speaker
"Making the Case for Natural Playgrounds"
2013
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