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High 5 Adventure Learning Center
Want to learn more about Adventure and Experiential Education? Then this podcast is for you!
Listeners of this podcast will get;
- Adventure Programming Theory
- Facilitation Tips
- Activity Ideas
- Industry Career Advice
- Interviews from Industry Professionals
High 5 Adventure Learning Center is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to helping individuals, teams, schools, communities and businesses improve the way they live, learn and work together. Connect with us at high5adventure.org
Listeners of this podcast will get;
- Adventure Programming Theory
- Facilitation Tips
- Activity Ideas
- Industry Career Advice
- Interviews from Industry Professionals
High 5 Adventure Learning Center is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to helping individuals, teams, schools, communities and businesses improve the way they live, learn and work together. Connect with us at high5adventure.org
Episodes
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Dec 10, 2019 • 29min
The Struggle is Real
Companion episode to our recent blog post - A Force to Reckoned With - Helium Hoop. Lisa, Rich and Phil discuss intentionally adding struggle and frustration into their programming. Lisa will be running a pre-conference workshop at ACCT titled "The Struggle is Real" - register here: http://acctconference.com/register/
Dec 3, 2019 • 39min
Dr. Chris Cavert - FUNdoing
Chris talks with Phil about the influence summer camp had on him, the importance of defining your mission and vision and the power in sharing and adding to your stories. Find more about Chris at fundoing.com.
Nov 26, 2019 • 18min
The Name of the Game - Gardener and Scamp
Ryan, Rich, Sam and Phil look through antique game books (some over 100 years old) with the task of identifying how to play the games with only the name and a few other clues to help. In this episode the games to identify are Gardener and Scamp, and Bull in the Ring.
Nov 19, 2019 • 17min
The Name of the Game - Dumb Crambo
Ryan, Rich, Sam and Phil look through antique game books (some over 100 years old) with the task of identifying how to play the game with only the name and few other clues to help. In this episode the games to identify are Dumb Crambo and Old Man Old Man.
Nov 13, 2019 • 32min
Bill Waite and Rolland Krohn - Oswegatchie Educational Center
Jamie, High 5 Lead Builder, returns to his previous place of employment to chat with Bill Waite, Program Director and Rolland Krohn, Ropes Course Director about the FFA, how they got their start in Adventure programming and advice they would give to future professionals.
Nov 6, 2019 • 20min
Professional Development
The Training Team (Chris, Lisa, Rich and Phil) discuss places where they have gained professional development outside of the field of challenge course operations and how integrating topics you are interested and/or passionate about can enhance your programming.
Oct 30, 2019 • 28min
Name Games
The Training team (Chris, Lisa, Rich and Phil) discuss in great detail the importance of name games, when to use them and what their "go-to" activities are for learning participant names. This is in response to a question sent in by Megan Meinen of UVM. Thanks Megan for the great question!
Oct 23, 2019 • 30min
Marty Daigle - Pleasant Ridge Camp and Retreat Center
Marty took some time after taking an ACCT Level 2 Certification Exam to chat with Phil about adaptive programming, the joy of "getting" to go to work instead of "having" to go to work and shares his challenges with operating a challenge course.
Oct 16, 2019 • 10min
Trainer Tips - Real vs Fake Jobs
Lisa Hunt, Senior Trainer and Manager of Team Development, discusses the difference between real and fake jobs that we give to our participants when operating a challenge course with the desire to manage behavior. Find the conversation between Lisa and Ken Demas here: https://high5adventure.org/pod-casts/trainer-tips-real-vs-fake-jobs
Oct 9, 2019 • 34min
Dr. Amy Climer - Climer Consulting
Amy talks with Phil about her advice to students when embarking on a career in experiential education, thoughts on the future of the industry and also a couple of tips and insights on Climer Cards. amy@climerconsulting.com
