1KHO 446: The Transformative Power of 10 Hours of Recess Each Week | Kensie Wiebe, Timbernook

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this inspiring episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich talks with Kenzie Wiebe about the groundbreaking initiative of incorporating TimberNook's outdoor play program into a traditional school. Kenzie 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. Kenzie also discusses how this shift has not only benefited the students but has improved teacher satisfaction as well, with teachers noting higher productivity and better engagement in the classroom. As the program continues to grow, Kenzie reflects on the ripple effect this initiative has created, challenging the conventional approach to education by prioritizing play and outdoor time. This episode will leave you reconsidering the importance of nature in children’s development and how schools can play a key role in transforming the way we educate. ** Find out more about how to bring TimberNook to your school or your area here Get a copy of Balanced and Barefoot here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Do you want your teenager to go on the adventure of a lifetime,
0:03.0	all the while learning the ability to know God's truth, discern wisely, and take godly action in the world?
0:09.0	My name is Andrew Hawk, and I'm the camp director at the Excel Summer Leadership Camp.
0:13.0	Every summer we take teenagers on two-week adventures to help them grow in their leadership, discernment, and Christ-like character.
0:19.0	Between camping, rock climbing, hiking,
0:21.6	and whitewater rafting, campers build lifelong friendships while also training in Excel
0:25.3	college's game-changing critical thinking method. They'll learn to filter through the cultural
0:29.5	messages of the day with godly wisdom and to learn how to apply those in the method in real-life
0:34.7	context through wilderness first aid and CPR training.
0:41.0	A few months ago, I received a message from Melissa, one of our past campers.
0:43.8	When her mom and her were overseas, her mother got injured,
0:47.1	and she used her training to make a huge difference, according to doctors,
0:48.7	to be able to get help when it was needed.
0:50.6	We love to hear stories like this.
0:52.7	Not only do campers leave with practical skills, but also with a deeper faith in Jesus
0:54.5	and lifelong community. I want to personally invite your teenager to join us this summer by going
0:59.8	to theexcelcamp.org. That's theexelcamp.org. Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast. My name
1:06.8	is Ginny Urich. I'm the founder of 1000 Hours Outside. And I have a guest on today that I got to meet in person at the Timbernut Conference
1:13.2	that happened last November.
1:15.2	Kenzie Weeb, welcome.
1:16.6	Thank you.
1:17.6	Thanks for having me.
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