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Meet Alex and Kevin – Adventure Practitioners from Synergo Meet Alex and Kevin – Adventure Practitioners from Synergo Description: Alex Moore and Kevin Trump, Director of Training and Training Manager, hail from west coast based Synergo.  Alex and Kevin connected on the same coast as Phil Brown while at the ACCT conference in Raleigh, and […]

Tinker Talk: Facilitator Nerves  Facilitator Nerves   Description: Episode 6.5: Facilitator nerves show up while leading a group. It’s just inevitable. Members of High 5’s training team, Chris Damboise, Rich Keegan, Lisa Hunt and host Phil Brown, discuss the concept in depth. Through the sharing of personal experiences, the cast breaks down the various levels of […]

On the Road with Chris Ortiz Meet Chris Ortiz Description: Chris Ortiz sits down with Phil at the ACCT Conference this past February, to talk about his start in the industry, his advice for emerging professionals and the importance of making connections. Plus, a few dad jokes make their way into the conversation. 

Presenting… Vertical Playpen New Name, Same Great High 5 Podcast – Vertical Playpen! Description: Thanks for listening to the High 5 Podcast for the past year!  Your listenership and positive feedback have been remarkable – your support means so much to us at High 5.  So we’re going even higher and changing the name of […]

On the Road with Greg Urban Meet Greg Urban – Adventure Facilitator Description: A longtime friend of High 5, Greg Urban, visits the office in Brattleboro to chat with Lisa Hunt about his start in Adventure Education, Youth Programming and being willing to travel long distances to find work that he really loves.  And finally, […]

Strategies to End Your Workshop Strategies to End Your Workshop Description: It’s the follow-up episode to last week’s Podcast about beginnings.  The Training Team  (Phil Brown, Rich Keegan, Chris Damboise, and Lisa Hunt) discuss how they end a program or workshop with a group. Saying goodbye, closing activities, and when to reflect with the group […]

Strategies to Start Your Workshop Strategies to Start Your Workshop Description: The Training Team (Phil, Rich, Chris, and Lisa) discuss how they begin a program or workshop with a group.  Join the lively conversation that covers activities that set the tone, strategies to connect with the group early on, and coping with awkward silences.

On the Road to Gengras Center School On the Road to Gengras Center School Description: Jeff Dutko and Arlette Cassidy from the Gengras Center in West Hartford, CT, sat down with their good friend and High 5 Trainer, Rich Keegan, to talk and reminisce about their incredible work at Gengras, a state-approved private special education […]

Trainer Tips – P-cord Management Managing P-cord on Your Challenge Course Description: In this episode of Trainer Tips, Phil and Rich spend 15 minutes discussing tips for managing the use of P-cords on Challenge Courses. Topics include replacing the rope, stacking them out of the way and appropriate P-cord length.

Facilitation Tips – Invite More Group Participation 2 Facilitation Tips to Improve Group First Impressions Description: Episode 39: What do first impressions have to do with the challenge course experience? Well, the short answer is lots. Lead trainer Phil Brown shares two fail proof tips on how to invite more group participation. As a result, […]