Colin Harris

Colin Harris is the Founder and Executive Director of Take Me

Outside. He initiated the organization by running 7,600 km across Canada over

nine months, going into 80 schools across the country and engaging 20,000

students in the conversation of their time spent in front of screens compared

to their time spent outside, being active and connecting to nature. Colin

has been immersed in the field of outdoor and environmental education for over

15 years. He has been the director of outdoor education at an Ontario-based

centre, he has instructed canoe trips for Outward Bound Canada and has worked

with Indigenous students in the Western Arctic Leadership Program in NWT. He has

completed a Master’s of Environmental Education and Communication. He currently

lives in Banff, Alberta and enjoys trail running, writing and continuing to

find ways to engage Canadian students in exploring this country’s incredible

landscapes.