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[quote=Anonymous]I am with everyone saying they'd like more unstructured outdoor playtime built into the day. I think it's valuable for a bunch of reasons -- obviously more exercise is great, many/most kids benefit from breaks to move their bodies, and I've also seen studies that say unstructured breaks actually facilitate with learning retention (and have also found it to be true for me).

But I'm also not as down on DCPS as some PPs. I have heard great things from my child about the PE classes she's taken. Yoga, dance, games, etc. It sounds like they keep it really fun for the kids and there is a focus on wellness and body awareness. This is a million times better than the PE classes I had in elementary school, which focused on competitive sports and games (like, yes, dodge ball) that could be exclusionary for many kids and was like torture for a lot of non-athletes. I think we would have benefitted from a broader range of fitness and movement.

I do wish there was more unstructured outdoor time, though our teachers do build it in where they can, sometimes starting the day with circle time outdoors and incorporating the school garden into lessons as a way to ensure additional outdoor time.

This is an EOTP ES, for the record. [/quote]

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