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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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Jun 19, 2019 • 22min
Jim Grout - High 5 - Executive Director - Part 2
Jim continues his conversation with Phil talking about his thoughts regarding the future of Adventure Education, the most recent books he has read and how he would never turn down a conversation with a penguin.
Jun 5, 2019 • 28min
Jim Grout - High 5 - Executive Director - Part 1
Jim talks to Phil about his first Adventure Education work, people who have supported him along the way and the Edge of Leadership program.
May 29, 2019 • 28min
The Name of the Game - Nose and Toes Tag
Ryan, Rich 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 Nose and Toes Tag, Have You Seen My Sheep?, Pig in a Hole, Jamaquack and Flowers and the Wind.
May 22, 2019 • 35min
Lisa Hunt - High 5 - Trainer, Manager of Team Development
Lisa talks to Phil about garden gnomes, her hopes for the future of this industry and our role in helping new facilitators. They also masterfully deal with a mid-interview interruption.
May 15, 2019 • 24min
The Name of the Game - Huckleberry Beanstalk
Ryan, Rich 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 Huckleberry Beanstalk, Look out for the Bear! and Squirrels in Trees.
May 8, 2019 • 20min
Taylor Hillsgrove - High 5 - Builder
Taylor talks to Phil about starting at High 5 at an early age, being a sour patch kid and jumping all the way to the moon.
Apr 24, 2019 • 16min
Todd Brown - High 5 - Director of Challenge Course Services
Todd talks to Phil about his thoughts on the changing challenge course industry, the many variations of coleslaw and adding hot sauce to salty foods.
Apr 10, 2019 • 16min
Ryan McCormick - High 5 - Edge of Leadership Director
Ryan talks to Phil about prop bags weighing more than he does, being influenced by The Wizard of Oz and life as a Gummi Bear.
Apr 3, 2019 • 20min
How To Cope With Facilitation Anxiety
The Training Team talk about being anxious before programs, the pros and cons and what strategies they use of compensate for that nervous energy.
Mar 27, 2019 • 19min
Chris Damboise - High 5 - Director of Training and Team Development
Chris talks to Phil about his background in climbing, having issues with ducks and his regrets around not learning to play the recorder.
