High 5 Special Events
Special Events at High 5
High 5 Adventure Learning Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring and empowering individuals through adventure-based experiential learning. Since its founding in 2000, High 5 has become a trusted partner to schools, educators, leaders, and organizations across the country—using experiential learning, challenge courses, and leadership training to empower thousands of young people and adults. Our annual events help support our mission and build our community.
Annual High 5 Symposium
Our annual 1-day event each April is your opportunity to reconnect, recharge, and reignite your passion for experiential learning while networking with like-minded practitioners in our vibrant and inclusive community!
We have a power-packed lineup, so get ready to immerse yourself in a day brimming with excitement, learning, and camaraderie alongside fellow adventure and experiential education enthusiasts. There will be a variety of engaging workshop sessions, each exploring timely topics, fresh ideas, and creative tools ready for immediate implementation in your classrooms.
This event is the perfect opportunity to reflect on your professional journey and reignite your passion for teaching and exploring, in the company of like-minded professionals.
What to Expect
- Select from a variety of workshop sessions led by dedicated practitioners, covering timely topics, fresh ideas, and innovative tools tailored for your classroom, challenge course program, workplace, camp, outdoor center, and more.
- Engage in activities designed for immediate implementation in your teaching and adventure facilitation programming, ensuring that you leave with practical skills ready to elevate your practice.
- Enjoy the excitement of our entertaining silent auction and raffle, browse our popup store, chat with High 5 staff, make a new friend or two, have a delicious, hearty lunch and much more!
Next event will be in early April!
Annual High 5 Anniversary Auction
Connect. Empower. Lead. Be the Example. Those are words High 5 applies to all our programs. Whether it’s Edge of Leadership, a challenge course, a leadership development program or all important training and certification, each program brings the best to our clients.
The mission of High 5 is to offer a variety of experiential education programs aimed at fostering leadership, teamwork, and personal growth. Every year we hold an Online Auction featuring a variety of local items and experiences. Every bid placed directly supports High 5’s mission by:
- Empowering youth through leadership development initiatives like Edge of Leadership.
- Training and equipping educators to strengthen schools and communities.
- Funding scholarships that increase access for schools and students with limited resources.
Your high bids will help insure that each of these programs continues.
Next event will be in early September!
Why choose High 5 Adventure Learning?
High 5 Adventure Learning Center is a non-profit in southern Vermont who supports students, educators and beyond to develop a sense of connection and community in a learning environment of discovery, challenge, and fun.
Our professional learning offerings designed specifically for educators are unique in that they focus on what educators can do for themselves and each other to invigorate their passion for teaching.
