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Podcast: The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast
Episode: 1KHO 446: The Transformative Power of 10 Hours of Recess Each Week | Kensie Wiebe, Timbernook
Description: In this inspiring episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich talks with Kensie Wiebe about the groundbreaking initiative of incorporating TimberNook's outdoor play program into a traditional school. Kensie shares how her school made the bold move to offer 10 hours of outdoor play each week, fostering a deeper connection to nature and allowing kids the space for unstructured, autonomous play. She highlights the benefits of mixed-age groups, the importance of longer outdoor sessions, and how these changes have had a lasting impact on the children’s emotional, social, and physical development.Kensie also di...