Discovery Familia with special episodes of Hi-5

Discovery Familia launches special episodes of Hi-5, the network’s classic series that will transport children to a summer filled of adventures. Providing a positive and healthy learning environment, this specially prepared summer segment begins airing on July 11 from Monday through Friday at 12:30pm (the series will continue throughout the year in this same time slot once the special programming has concluded).Created for preschool-aged children, Hi-5 offers important educational lessons that contribute to a child’s individual learning and development including: Language and music; social and emotional skills; visual, mathematical, spatial concepts; cooperation and team work; and social responsibility.Hi-5 is a production of Kids Like Us and Nine Films & Television. The show is produced by Helena Harris, the creator of Bananas in Pyjamas and Posie Graeme-Evans, who has also produced hundreds of hours of quality children’s television content.