HighFive Basics
PHCD
What is Principles of Healthy Childhood Development
Children experience success and feel confident in their abilities.
What is Mastery.
True or False- All children develop at the same pace.
False - every child develops differently.
One way you can promote emotional safety as a camp leader.
What is:
Inclusive Language.
Enforce respectful behaviour.
Model empathy.
Camper refuses to participate. Name one positive response.
Talk privately, find out why.
Offer Choices.
Encourage Gently.
The 5 Principles
What is:
A Caring Adult
Friendship
Play
Mastery
Participation
Builds trust and provides emotional safety and support.
What is a caring adult.
What is ages 6-9
True or False: Physical Safety is the only concern in a positive environment.
False - emotional and psychological safety are also crucial.
A group is excluding one camper during a game. Tell me your action plan.
Step in and redirect behavior.
Ensure the excluded child is included respectfully.
The age group the HighFive Framework is designed for.
What is children aged 6-12.
Involve children in decisions and give them choice.
What is Participation.
The age range where peer relationships become more important, and children start to form deeper friendships.
What is ages 9-12
One sign of a positive program environment.
What is:
Children are smiling.
Children are engaged.
Children are respectful.
True or False - You should give praise for results not effort.
False. You should give praise for both effort and results.
To build a sense of success, accomplishment and mastery, participants need the right balance of skills and task difficulty in their activities. This is called finding the _________ zone.
What is the Challange Zone.
Building social skills, belonging, and emotional support.
What is Friendship.
What is so activities are age appropriate and support growth.
One strategy in preventing bulling in camps.
What is:
Clear rules.
Supervision.
Open Communication.
Addressing behaviors immediately.
One thing you can do to make a nervous camper feel safe.
What is:
Welcome them and introduce yourself.
Introduce them to others.
Involve them quickly in an activity.
The three design guidelines for HighFive
What is:
Developmentally Appropriate
Safe
Welcoming of Diversity and Uniqueness
Allowing children to explore, imagine, and build confidence at their own pace.
What is Play.
The area of development that includes problem solving and decision making.
True or False: Being fair means treating everyone with equity, not necessarily giving everyone the same thing.
True - Being fair means recognizing that each child has different needs and providing support/resources based on those individual differences.
In camps equity means ensuring all campers have what they need to succeed - not necessarily giving everyone the same thing, but what is fair based on their unique abilities, background, and circumstances.
Two leaders are chatting together at the park while campers wander and begin engaging in risky play. According to HighFive, this principle is being neglected.
What is a caring leader - by actively supervising and prioritizing the physical and emotional safety of all campers.