This One Time At Summer Camp

In this episode Peter is joined by special guest Chuks! On the same day that we climbed the UK's 2nd tallest mountain Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), we discuss the role of fear and heights based activities in outdoor education and summer camps. What is innate fear? How do our brains process fear? What role does inducing fear serve at camp? What are the best ways to include this in a summer camp programme?Email us your stories: thisonetimeatsummercamppod@gmail.comHit us up on Instagram: @thisonetimeatsummercamppodVisit out website: summercamppod.comReferences:Leberman, S.I. and Martin, A.J. (2002) ‘Does pushing comfort zones produce peak learning experiences?’, Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, 7(1), pp. 10–19. doi:10.1007/bf03400765.Reed, J. and Smith, H. (2021) ‘“everything we do will have an element of fear in it”: Challenging assumptions of fear for all in outdoor adventurous education’, Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 23(2), pp. 107–119. doi:10.1080/14729679.2021.1961092. 

Where did summer camps come from? Where are summer camps going? Cotton eye Pete and Cotton eye Nick discuss the history of how summer camps first began and what they look like in the modern era.Email us your stories: thisonetimeatsummercamppod@gmail.comHit us up on Instagram: @thisonetimeatsummercamppodVisit out website: summercamppod.com

Pete and Nick discuss the things you ought to know before setting out on your first summer camp adventure.Email us your stories: thisonetimeatsummercamppod@gmail.comHit us up on Instagram: @thisonetimeatsummercamppod

How many Nick's does it take to make a podcast episode?At least two for this one. Nick and Nick discuss all things relationships and love at summer camp.Email us your stories: thisonetimeatsummercamppod@gmail.comHit us up on Instagram: @thisonetimeatsummercamppod

Is summer camp a cult? Well there a definitely some similarities. Pete and Nick discuss the ins and out and the cults of personality that form at summer camp. Email us your stories: thisonetimeatsummercamppod@gmail.comNever miss another episode by following us on Instagram: @thisonetimeatsummercamppod

The amazing Nick Leslie gives us a spook-tacular-stravaganza, regaling us with the legend of the chapel ghost. Email us your stories: thisonetimeatsummercamppod@gmail.comNever miss another episode by following us on Instagram: @thisonetimeatsummercamppod

Pete and Dante (subbing in for Nick) talk to Joe about his summer camp experiences and his love for one of the more niche summer camp activities, Drama!Email us your stories: thisonetimeatsummercamppod@gmail.comNever miss another episode by following us on Instagram: @thisonetimeatsummercamppod

Keep it clean or the maintenance staff can get mean!Pete and Nick dust the cobwebs off their microphones and talk about cleaning at camp. Email us your stories: thisonetimeatsummercamppod@gmail.comNever miss another episode by following us on Instagram: @thisonetimeatsummercamppod