THINKING OUTSIDE: the Learn-to Camp Podcast

Parks Canada and the Friends of Keji are proud to present Thinking Outside: the Learn-to Camp Podcast. COVID-19 may have interrupted our plans to join you outside this summer, but we've made it our mission to bring camping and the outdoors to you.

Join us around our digital campfire as we feature tales from some of Nova Scotia's best storytellers, adventurers, and interpreters about what makes camping so important. Learn about how camping can improve your mental health, what camping is like for new Canadians, and more! The s'mores are almost ready, so come in and take your place!

EPISODE 1:  WE ARE NATURE (23mins)

LISTEN ON APPLE PODCAST: HERE

LISTEN ON SPOTIFY: HERE

In Thinking Outside: the Learn-to Camp Podcast's first ever episode, we're exploring why camping is important. Listen in to hear from Sarah Griffin, who led a group of students as young as 12 years old on a ~50 km hiking trip; George Woodhouse, whose Grade 4 camping changed his life; and Chris Surette, who loves showing others the things that made him fall in love with nature. We hope that these stories encourage you to pitch a tent in your backyard, take someone who's never gone camping before out into the woods, or explore your nearest Provincial or National Park.

Many thanks to our guests. You can find more information about St George's YouthNet here. For more information about the history of Africville, visit the Canadian Musuem of Human Rights' website here.

The podcast has been brought to you by Parks Canada and Friends of Keji.

The hosts are Sophie Nicholson and Alexander Johnson; our audio editor is Adrien Boudreau; our senior producer is Katelyn MacFadyen; our executive producer is Aaron Shenkman; our newest team member is Kashish Makhija.

Many thanks to the rest of the Halifax Learn-to Camp team, Chris Broom, Brenna Bagnell, Emma Robertson, and Caroline Hill. Stay tuned for more information about the video series they'll be releasing later this summer. Information about our audio files can be found here.