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Calgary teacher selected for prestigious fellowship
Honoured to be featured in the ATA News! Follow the link to read the full article about my upcoming National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship!
Outdoor Learning Conference -
Tedstyle Talk
Feeling incredibly humbled and grateful to have had the chance to share my TED-style talk at the Outdoor Learning Conference earlier this year. 🙏🌿
This talk was deeply personal — rooted in mentorship, connection, and the lessons we find when we step outside the classroom walls. Huge thanks to Take Me Outside for sharing it — and for being such a champion of outdoor education across the country.
If you have a couple of minutes check it out: OLC - Tedstyle Talk
Lindblad Expeditions & the National Geographic Society Announcement
35 educators will embark on expeditions around the world to experience once-in-a-lifetime educational and professional learning opportunities
Read the Press Release Here: 2025 Grosvenor Teacher Fellow
Wild Jobs Interview
Grateful to share my story in Wild Jobs with Calgary Guardian. As an Outdoor Educator with the Calgary Board of Education and President of GEOEC, I guide students through meaningful outdoor experiences that build leadership, resilience, and a connection to nature.
For the full article read here: Wild Jobs - Outdoor Educator
Podcasts
EPISODE 107
Spring is (mostly) here! Which means students and teachers need to get outside.
This week, we head to Alberta, Canada to talk with outdoor enthusiast Court Rustemeyer about something every educator should hear: how just five minutes outside can transform a student’s day.
From boosting focus to calming anxiety, Court shares the science and stories behind the outdoors as a classroom for holistic health. Whether it's a hike or a breath of fresh air between classes, this episode is a reminder that better learners start with better living—one step outside at a time.
Get Outside with
Court Rustemeyer
EPISODE 2: Bonus
Special Guest: The Great (& Meaningful) Outdoors
In this episode, Dale Roth & Court Rustemeyer, two Outdoor Educators from Alberta (Canada), join the show to discuss their philosophy related to Outdoor Education and how they facilitate meaningful experiences for students in the outdoors. Topics of discussion include the role of reflective practice in facilitating meaningfulness, as well as ‘features’ of meaningful outdoor experiences, a connection with nature, belonging, and a sense of adventure.
The Podclass:
Outdoor Education with Court Rustemeyer
EPISODE 36
Jamie chats with GEOEC President and junior high school teacher Court Rustemeyer about the long-lasting impacts of outdoor education, and how getting outside doesn’t just benefit students, but teachers as well! Starting small at the beginning of the school year can set the stage for a successful year in nature.