Ep: 85 - Getting Outside: Summer Day Camp & Nature Connection
With special guest, Nicole Van Beers
Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, Ally, Strive Manager, hosts Nicole Van Beers, WILD CHILD Program Lead at Childreach, to talk all about getting outside this summer, summer day camp programming, and the unique ways WILD CHILD melds the two! Listen, learn, reflect, enjoy!
Nicole is one of our Community of Practice: Outdoor Play facilitators. If you’re interested in learning more about getting outside or have experience to share, register for our next Outdoor Play meeting time on our Community of Practice page.
Guest Bio
Nicole Van Beers (she/her) was hired by Childreach as a full time WILD CHILD Program Lead in spring of 2025. Nicole is a wilderness fanatic who shares our common goals and values, encouraging everyone of all ages to spend their time immersed in the outdoors. Nicole spent the last 10 years living in Nova Scotia studying Marine Biology and working as a forest school educator. She is ecstatic to be a part of the WILD CHILD team to share her joy for nature in a new environment with a new community. As a mother to her own WILD CHILD and a member of this team, she has truly embraced the WILD lifestyle and beams with excitement for new opportunities to share in these adventures together.