Fostering Supportive Environments 

Fostering Supportive Environments 

2025 Northeast Conference Pre-Conference Event

Friday 25th 9am-12pm

High 5 Adventure Learning Center 130 Austine Drive, Suite 170 Brattleboro, VT 05301

Professionals: $70

Students: $60

Support: how can we help categorize and de-mystify its presentation? Explore the different types of support with us using the lens that our colleagues developed working in middle school classrooms. We are welcoming folks to experience, discuss, and explore support through games, activities, group and partner sharing, and low elements. This pre-conference is recommended for anyone who is interested and wants to explore support, especially folks newer to the field. 

Rich Keegan (He/Him) 

Rich Keegan is the author of “Global Games for Diversity Education.”  He is a Senior Trainer and Program Designer for High 5 Adventure Learning Center. He also taught PE/Adventure Education for 26 years in Simsbury Public Schools. During the TV show “Jeopardy, The Greatest of All Time Tournament” Rich got a question correct that none of the champions could answer. And It was the only question he answered correctly during the entire 4 day tournament.

Kyra Hill (She/Her)

Kyra Hill grew up participating on Challenge Courses, continuing this passion she studied Adventure Education & Wilderness Outdoor Therapy at Green Mountain College earning a degree in both. She is in her 3rd year at High 5 Adventure Learning Center as a Trainer. She previously worked on facilitated challenge courses for 13 years, including multiple camps, Project Adventure, and UNH’s Browne Center. She finds joy in dressing monochromatically, what is today's color?

Kyra Hill krichardson@high5adventure.org