The Power of Camp: Building Resilience Through Camp Experiences
From It’s In the Experience · 37:56
Show by Association for Experiential Education
In this episode, host Sherry Bagley welcomes Maria Paula Romero Estrada, an educator at an international school near Bogotá, Colombia, to explore how summer camp experiences can foster adolescent wellbeing, resilience, and personal growth. Drawing on her own transformative camp experience, Maria shares insights from her master’s dissertation examining Colombia’s ECO Summer Camps, a program that serves young people from different socioeconomic backgrounds through a unique scholarship and funding model. She discusses her research involving more than 370 adolescents and camp facilitators, highlighting the importance of meaningful connections, positive role models, and intentional, values-based programming. The conversation also explores how near-peer facilitators, many of whom are former campers, help create a supportive environment where young people can build confidence, develop resilience, and form lasting relationships that extend well beyond the camp experience. It's in the Experience is produced by Association Briefings.
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