Next Level Education with Nate VanKouwenberg | Episode 4
05/04/20 • 53 min
Nate VanKouwenberg is the owner/founder of Next Level Strength and Conditioning in Fairport, NY. He is also the strength and conditioning coach for the RIT Men's Hockey team, and a physical education teacher at Victor Central Schools. Since its opening in 2004, Next Level has become one of the premier sports performance facilities in Western New York. Listen in as Nate shares how he manages the variety of different things he's involved in, and how play is a crucial part of athletic development. Enjoy the show and please subscribe and rate it if we've earned it! Thank you!
Website:
http://trainatnextlevel.com/
Email:
[email protected]
Instagram:
Next Level Strength and Conditioning - @nextlevelrochester
Nate VanKouwenberg - @natevank19
Joe Aratari - @joearatari
Mike Moon - @mikemoon_nlsc
Kurt Bednarcyk - @kb.inatree
Kyle Melnick - @kmelnyk95
Books:
Nate VanKouwenberg is the owner/founder of Next Level Strength and Conditioning in Fairport, NY. He is also the strength and conditioning coach for the RIT Men's Hockey team, and a physical education teacher at Victor Central Schools. Since its opening in 2004, Next Level has become one of the premier sports performance facilities in Western New York. Listen in as Nate shares how he manages the variety of different things he's involved in, and how play is a crucial part of athletic development. Enjoy the show and please subscribe and rate it if we've earned it! Thank you!
Website:
http://trainatnextlevel.com/
Email:
[email protected]
Instagram:
Next Level Strength and Conditioning - @nextlevelrochester
Nate VanKouwenberg - @natevank19
Joe Aratari - @joearatari
Mike Moon - @mikemoon_nlsc
Kurt Bednarcyk - @kb.inatree
Kyle Melnick - @kmelnyk95
Books:
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Move Like Finland with Joonas Niemi | Episode 3
Joonas Niemi is the Project Manager for the Schools on the Move project in Finland. The objective of the program is to increase physical activity in schools across the country, and it is now being implemented in more than 90% of Finnish schools. Finland is widely regarded as having one of the best education systems in the world, and I believe the way they prioritize movement and play is a key factor in that success.
Joonas explains to us the ways they have been trying to increase physical activity not just in school, but during their transportation to and from school. He explains how their recess periods are run, with students at the core of the experience, and how the teaching profession is viewed in Finland.
Thank you for taking the time to listen and I hope you get some great information out of this one! Don't forget to subscribe and rate the show if you enjoyed it!
Website - Finnish Schools on the Move
Promotional Videos -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lLmhUIAApY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNnIh62MWMA
Timeline:
2:20 - Active school transportation
6:00 - Schools on the Move Project
9:24 - Movements effects on behavior
12:00 - Importance of student choice
15:12 - Benefits of outdoor play
18:05 - Suggestions for teachers to implement more movement with kids
20:55 - The importance of administration and school leadership support
22:13 - 15 minute recess after every 45 minutes of instruction
24:10 - Standardized testing in Finland
25:16 - Autonomy
Timothy Walker - Teach Like Finland
Instagram - @wermovrs
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The World's Best Kindergarten with Takaharu and Yui Tezuka | Episode 5
I had such an awesome conversation with Takaharu and Yui, and you can easily get a feel for the passion they have for what they do and trying to create the best environment possible for kids. They give us the 'why' behind many of the design elements of Fuji Kindergarten that I hadn't heard before, and I believe we can use many of those same principles in schools around the world, no matter the design.
I hope you enjoy listening this episode as much as I did, and if we have earned it, please consider subscribing and giving us a 5 star review! Thank you!
Bio:
Takaharu and Yui Tezuka have extensive experience designing spaces for children, such as Fuji Kindergarten, which was named the best school in the world by OECD(Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) and UNESCO. They recently received the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture from UNESCO. Takaharu`s TED Talk recorded 7th in the world for the number of views in 2015. While their activity is based on architectural design, they hold lectures all over the world, receiving offers from OECD. Their theory on children`s environment is published as the "Yellowbook" from Harvard University. ( Learn more at http://www.tezuka-arch.com/)
Timeline:
00:01:30 Takaharu and Yui's Story
00:07:15 Designing Fuji Kindergarten
00:15:00 School and Nature Interdependence
00:20:45 The Role of Sound in Education
00:30:40 Small Doses of Danger
00:37:00 Fuji Kindergarteners Move 4km a Day
00:44:15 Leaving a Legacy
00:49:00 Next Project - Junior High School
Website:
http://www.tezuka-arch.com/
Ted Talk:
https://www.ted.com/talks/takaharu_tezuka_the_best_kindergarten_you_ve_ever_seen
MOVRS:
Website - http://www.movrs.org
Instagram - wermovrs
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