Dear Editor:
I am a Grade 7 student from John Black and I think we should be outside more often.
We are always getting taught in health class to be outside more and being at school is a lot of our day. Plus recess isn’t long enough, so I think we should just have more of our classes and class time outside in the warmer months.
For gym it is nice that we go outside often, and I think our gym teacher has done well at that. Especially at the end of the day when we have been mostly inside all day we should get at least half of a period to be outside.
Again, if health class teaches the benefits of being outside – vitamin D, more energy, better sleep, less stress and improved mood –then we should hold class outdoors. That is why I think we should be outside more during school.
Brighten Thornton,
Fergus