Plan A: Retreat

1. One to two months before the retreat: Be sure to look through the Prep Pack and return your Priority One form.
2. One week in advance of the retreat: Send the retreat primer to all of your colleagues whose students will be on the retreat. This outlines the learning objectives, teaching methodology and key language from the retreat so all school staff can understand what their kids have experienced and can continue using the language of the retreat throughout the school year.
3. Day of the retreat: Have fun seeing your students in a new way.

Plan B: Retreat Plus

1. One to two months before the retreat: Be sure to look through the Prep Pack and return your Priority One form.
2. One week in advance of the retreat: Send the retreat primer to all of your colleagues whose students will be on the retreat. This outlines the learning objectives, teaching methodology and key language from the retreat so all school staff can understand what their kids have experienced and can continue using the language of the retreat throughout the school year.
3. Day of the retreat: Have fun seeing your students in a new way.
4. Day after the retreat: Send a letter to parents telling them about the kids’ experience. Encourage parents to watch the web video and process the experience with their kids. The prep pack has a great template for you, but feel free to personalize it for your families.
5. Weekly after the retreat: Sign up for YF Character Challenges to come to your email inbox. Discuss the quote or challenge with your students during advisory, homeroom or morning meeting.
6. Two weeks after the retreat: During advisory time or homeroom, have students fill out the Two-Day Reflection Journal. This journal asks students to process the main themes of the retreat experience.
7. One month after the retreat: Have students fill out the 30-Day Post-Retreat Survey. Send in the completed surveys to Youth Frontiers to tabulate and we’ll send you the results within two months of receiving the surveys. This data will help you better define how Youth Frontiers is supporting your character development and school climate improvement plans. Many schools use this information to help them get future funding for the retreats.

Plan C: Retreat Ultimate

1. One to two months before the retreat: Be sure to look through the Prep Pack and return your Priority One form.
2. Two weeks in advance of the retreat: Using the template provided by YF, send a press release to your local paper about the retreat to garner community support for your efforts to create a culture of respect at school.
3. One week in advance of the retreat: Send the retreat primer to all of your colleagues whose students will be on the retreat. This outlines the learning objectives, teaching methodology and key language from the retreat so all school staff can understand what their kids have experienced and can continue using the language of the retreat throughout the school year.
4. Day of the retreat: Have fun seeing your students in a new way. Take pictures on the retreat and post them on your school website.
5. Day after the retreat: Send a letter to parents telling them about the kids’ experience. Encourage parents to watch the web video and process the experience with their kids. Again, the prep pack has a great template for you, but feel free to personalize it for your families.
6. Weekly after the retreat: Sign up for our Character Challenges to come to your email inbox and discuss the quote or challenge with your students during advisory, homeroom or morning meeting.
7. Two weeks after the retreat: During advisory time or homeroom, have students fill out the Two-Day Reflection Journal. This journal asks students to process the main themes of the retreat experience.
8. One month after the retreat: Have students fill out the 30-Day Post-Retreat Survey. Send in the completed surveys to Youth Frontiers to tabulate and we’ll send you the results within two months of receiving the surveys. This data will help you better define how Youth Frontiers is supporting your character development and school climate improvement plans. Many schools use this information to help them get future funding for the retreats.