The Struggle Is Real The Struggle Is Real: Perspectives in Adventure Education Programming By Lisa Hunt “It’s a challenge course, not a success course,” a practitioner said under their breath, as they watched a belayer give so much tension that it assisted a climber easily across a challenge course ropes element. This moment is relatable […]
Breaking Down Barriers to Outdoor & Adventure Learning
Breaking Down Barriers to Outdoor & Adventure Learning Breaking Down Barriers to Outdoor & Adventure Learning By Beth Buoro High 5 Adventure Learning Center is committed to helping people – all people – improve their lives through building connections and becoming empowered to effect positive change in their lives and communities. Our mission would be […]
Personal Connection to Work is Key to Strong Culture
Personal Connection to Work is Key to Strong Culture Behind the Scenes at High 5 Adventure LearningBy Jim Grout Nonprofit service isn’t for everyone, but it’s a way of life for everyone at High 5. We believe what we do makes a difference for others, and that difference deserves the very best from all of […]
Ways to Inspire Your Creativity at Work
Ways to Inspire Creativity at Work Ways to Inspire Creativity at Work How do organizations succeed in creating innovative climates and cultures? Some of the best-known success stories include those of Google and Lego. Turns out, they share qualities and characteristics that have been clearly identified. We’ll try to help you understand them—maybe even well […]
Why Incorporate SEL in Your School?
Why Incorporate SEL in Your School? Impact of SEL in Schools: A Superintendent’s Perspective Q&A with Robb Malay, Superintendent of School Administrative Unit (SAU) 29 in New Hampshire Bring Social-Emotional Learning To the Forefront of Education It’s no secret that developing social intelligence in children, adolescents and adults is the very best way to establish […]
How to Be More Creative This Year!
Be More Creative This Year! How to Be More Creative This Year! By Ryan McCormick Explore Ways to Jumpstart Your Creativity Want to be more creative in your work right now? Don’t wait till 2022 to make some resolutions. Here are 10 suggestions that you can immediately use to push your creative potential to the […]
Mohawk Ironworkers Walk Story
A Walk Through History with the Mohawk Ironworkers By Jim Grout Change is good, especially when you start to acknowledge past wrongs and take action to right them. One change that High 5 is putting some muscle behind is actively and deliberately addressing racism and racial inequity as it relates to our organization, our field […]
Experiential Learning is Lifelong Learning!
Experiential Learning is Lifelong Learning! Guess What? Experiential Learning is Lifelong Learning! Is it time to make a mid-year resolution, and commit to learning something new? We’ve all been faced with new things to learn during this past year. From mask-wearing and physical distancing to Zoom meetings. Looking back over this time of self-quarantining and […]
Reopening Tips and Resources For Challenge Course Instructors – Including Covid-19 Protocols
Reopening Tips and Resources for Challenge Course Instructors Reopening Tips and Resources for Challenge Course Operators Successful challenge course programming starts with PREPARATION. Important reopening steps such as annual inspections and pre-programming walkthroughs are essential checkpoints in the reopening process of your course and program, but there’s more. An equally important perspective from both a […]
What We Learned About Camps During COVID
What We Learned About Summer Camps During COVID-19 To Open, or Not to Open? What We Learned About Summer Camps During Covid-19. Flashback to Spring 2020 In May 2020, summer camps throughout New England were faced with an unenviable decision: to let families all over the world know there would be no camp season. This […]
