Minnetonka Community Education

Free Workshop for Families and Caregivers

Learn how to get back to a healthier, more engaging relationship with the world outside. With a mom's heart and an educator's eye, Ginny shows you:

• the importance of unstructured play for children
• what boredom actually contributes to our brains
• the value of sunlight and social play
• the role of play in lifelong learning

If you want your kids to grow up curious, resilient, and with a sense of adventure and community, it's essential to make outside play a priority.

Ginny Yurich is a Michigan mother of five and the founder and CEO of 1000 Hours Outside; a global movement, media company and lifestyle brand with a mission centered around reclaiming childhood, reconnecting families and helping people live a fuller life.

She is the host and producer of the extremely popular The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, a keynote public speaker, zinnia enthusiast, and published author. Her latest best-selling book, ‘Until The Streetlights Come On’, (Baker Books) was released in November 2023.

Holding a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Michigan, Ginny and her husband, Josh have been married for over 21 years and are lifelong Michiganders. They love raising their five children on their little hobby farm in “The Great Lakes State.”