Continuing Education

Graduate Credit

High 5 Adventure Learning Center is honored to be selected as the inaugural strategic provider for Springfield College’s new MEd in Adventure Education program. As a strategic provider, we offer professional education workshops that have been pre-vetted for credit in the program (up to 9 credits). We are excited to offer our services to support students in attaining a master’s degree in this field. Our programs align perfectly with Springfield College’s curriculum and goals for this program, and it’s a part of our mission to help individuals build their careers in this impactful field of work. All workshops take place at our campus in Brattleboro, VT.

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“The online MEd in Adventure Education at Springfield College is designed to promote career advancement, enhance an earned related undergraduate degree, and/or to provide advanced academic training for individuals employed or planning to seek employment as physical educators, recreation leaders, and/or youth development professionals in academic, community, and youth-serving agencies.

As part of this online degree program, we are proud to offer the option for students to complete up to 9 credits through professional development workshops with high quality adventure agencies. These experiences can be completed at convenient times in the student’s professional schedule. To earn these credits, the student must be accepted into the degree program and enrolled in one online course within the Adventure Education program core. Students will work with the program director to examine prior experiences or identify and complete workshops aligned with curriculum outcomes.” 

To learn more about the MEd in Adventure Education at Springfield College, Contact Rachel Ahlmeyer, Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions and Events, Springfield College.

2025 Workshop Offerings

If you are currently enrolled in the MEd in Adventure Education program at Springfield College, you can learn more about our vetted workshops and can register online below. Additional questions about our workshop offerings? Email Anthony at amartino@high5adventure.org.

Course Description

Our five-day Adventure Basics training is your gateway to adventure education and challenge course programming skills. Participants will learn the basic technical skills of operating a challenge course as well as facilitation skills, which are essential to sequencing a program to maximize group dynamics and learning outcomes with all participants…

2025 Dates

  • April 21 – April 25
  • May 5 – May 9
  • June 9 – June 13
  • Jul 7 – July 11
  • September 22 – September 26
  • October 20 – October 24

Course Description

Beyond Basics is an advanced challenge course operations training. It’s designed to help practitioners reinforce and improve the requisite technical skills needed to effectively operate a low and high element challenge course program. Emphasis will be on developing a deeper understanding of challenge course systems and cultivating a critical eye for risk management…

 2025 Dates

  • April 29 – May 2
  • May 19 – May 22
  • May 27 – May 30
  • June 2 – June 5
  • August 4 – August 7
  • October 6 – October 9

Course Description

The Managing an Adventure Program: CCM Training workshop is intended for anyone who has primary responsibility for the management of a challenge course: program directors, risk managers, athletic directors, and lead training staff. It is ideal for anyone who is in charge of the operations of an adventure program using a challenge course

 2025 Dates

  • March 18 – March 20
  • October 28 – October 30

Course Description

If you have taken a Level 1 training in the past, you may be able to identify areas of your skills that could use some updating and refreshing.  High 5’s Skill Refresher: Level 1 Review is an opportunity to review essential skills that are taught at Level 1 training… 

2025 Dates

  • April 17 – April 18
  • August 11 – August 12

Course Description

This session gives the skilled challenge course practitioner the opportunity to review and add to their foundation of technical skills. Emphasis is on practicing and improving technical skills while developing what we call a “quiet competence” as an adventure practitioner… 

2025 Dates

  • May 12 – May 13
  • August 13 – August 14
  • September 10 – September 11
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