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Campfire Conversation Cole Kelly
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- Kids & Family
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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The stories, lessons, and magic of summer camp change campers (and staff) for the better every year. Speaking with people who spend their lives planning for and running summer camps around the country, the Campfire Conversation podcast will give parents, teachers, coaches and mentors a unique perspective on raising, teaching and leading children. Pull up a log, get your marshmallows ready, and let’s chat!
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Global Camps Africa – Doing Good with Camp
Sometimes it’s easier to see the impact of something when you are further away.
We all know summer camp is a gift for children. This is especially so for those from the poorest,
most difficult situations. Global Camps Africa’s Executive Director, Emily Crowder, is around
the campfire talking about all the good being done in South Africa by people who love summer
camp and kids. Make sure to check out their upcoming Global Gathering! -
Preparing for Joy
We’ve all lost a step in the ‘joy’ department. The lockdowns and the past year has been tough for everyone. It’s time to unclench our hands and open up. That’s the only way to give and receive any gift… and especially the gift of camp. Camp owner and director Kate Kelly is around the campfire to talk about the important lessons of joy camp can offer up.
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Lessons from a Life in Outdoor Education
What would five decades of summer camp experience teach? What if those (ongoing) fruitful years included learning from and visiting camps not only around your own but around the world? John (Jorgi) Jorgenson, Camp Director at Camp Tawingo and the Head of the International Camping Fellowship spends some time around the campfire to chat. Pull up a log and sit a while - it’ll be well worth your time!
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Diversity at Camp
Maya Angelou said “It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” This is certainly true for summer camp as well as the rest of the world. Briana Mitchell, the Director of AF Camp and co-founder of S’more Melanin (and a long time camper) describes how we can use summer camp to bring that strength of diversity to light.
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Lessons from a Successful Summer 2020
Gina Greenlee said “Experience is a master teacher, even when it’s not our own.” Dayna Hardin, Owner/Director of Lake of the Woods and Greenwoods camps in Michigan welcomed campers and staff for Summer 2020. She’s around the campfire tonight to share what she learned and describe the very hopeful path forward to an amazing summer 2021 for us all.
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From COVID to Camp: Preparing Kids (and Parents) for a Great Summer
After months of COVID lockdowns and social distancing, our kids (and parents!) need summer camp like no other time in recent memory. And, while we are all excited about heading to camp, we’ve got to be honest about the rise in anxiety and intentional on how we handle it. Mental Health Counselor and summer camp veteran Rikki Goldenberg is around the campfire to help.
Customer Reviews
A incredible insight!
This podcast provides such a broad insight into the camp world and how it can help and enhance everyone’s lives! It’s definitely not a podcast just for parents to kids but one for everyone who is even the slightest bit interested in camp life. So glad it’s back!!!
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