Testimonials
“The Guysborough Municipal Recreation utilizes the HIGH FIVE®training at every opportunity. The ability to train all of our leaders who work directly with our youth and children with HIGH FIVE®, benefits all of the recipients of our programs which are the youth and children in the community. This detailed program demonstrates how training and implementation go hand in hand, and when one also utilizes the evaluation aspect, the program reinforces the best aspects of healthy childhood development.”
Philip M. Hochman
Director of Recreation
Municipality of the District of Guysborough, NS
"You know, we've just opened this $12 million facility and it is more important to us what happens inside of it between our staff and the children than the profile of this building development. We will continually focus on the well-being of children - they are our community's future and HIGH FIVE® has provided us with the tools and processes to do this well and in a way that is grounded in research and leads us to consistent quality." Shirley Eggleton
Chair of Public Works
City of Peterborough, ON
"HIGH FIVE® is an absolutely phenomenal program that provides great information and learning opportunities on healthy child development for leaders, parents and coaches in our communities. I would recommend this training as a necessity for anyone working with children in a recreation or sport setting."
Erin Neville-Gillis
Physical Activity Coordinator
Public Health Services
Cape Breton District Health Authority, NS
“Before HIGH FIVE® existed, the field was lacking a consistent, definitive standard for quality in children’s programs. Now, with the HIGH FIVE® Accreditation process, we can easily articulate our focus on healthy child development. We have woven this concept throughout our policies and procedures, hiring, training and evaluative practices. We take great comfort and pride in knowing that our service delivery approach is based on sound research and proven industry standards. It’s what’s best for the children in our programs and quite frankly... it has made life easier from an operational perspective.”
Eugene Todd,
Director of Parks, Recreation and Culture
Municipality of Port Hope, ON