The Courage Retreat
7th or 8th Grade
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It takes courage for a student to stand up for what's right when his or her peers are going in the opposite direction. In an action-packed day, the Youth Frontiers Courage Retreat empowers middle school students to examine their fears and commit themselves to acting with courage. The Courage Retreat helps build a more inclusive school community by encouraging students to accept people for who they are, resist following the crowd and act with moral courage despite their fears.
What the YF Courage Retreat Will Do For Your School:
- Build positive school community by breaking down social barriers
- Help students identify moments of choice, and act with courage in those moments
- Change the way students treat each other
Every Youth Frontiers retreat includes a dynamic mix of activities, designed to have the greatest possible impact on participants. Our schedules have been refined through years of contact with more than a million students and educators. Listed below is the general outline of the retreat experience.
- Welcome and group-building activities
- Introduction to the theme of the day: Acting with Courage will make you a better person and your school a better place
- Small-group activity: time to process the message from the presentation
- Large-group activity
- Presentation: Fear–Following the Crowd
- Small-group discussion: processing time
- Lunch
- Large-group activity
- Presentation: Courage–Following your Heart
- Small-group discussion: processing time
- Closing: The Pebble In the Pond: Participants commit to take action based on the day’s retreat topic
The Details:
- Grades: 7 or 8
- Length: 5 - 5.5 hours
- Maximum number of students: 200
- School Portion of Cost for the 2012/2013 School Year:
NOTE: If you are booking your retreat for spring 2012, please call us for pricing details.- Local Price: $2,490 - Within 100 miles of the Twin Cities, Minn.
- Midwest Price: $2,790 - Within Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
- National Price: $3,290
The Courage Callback
7th or 8th Grade
A 50-minute follow-up assembly to keep the momentum going and remind your students of the core messages of the Courage Retreat. By hearing stories from other Youth Frontiers staff, students will be given the opportunity to remember their shared experience as well as be further challenged to keep up with their Acts of Courage and continue to do what is right, even when it is hard; to follow their hearts instead of the crowd; and to recognize the ripple effect their actions have.
What the YF Courage Callback Will Do For Your School:
- Remind your students of the core messages of the Courage Retreat
- Challenge students to keep their Acts of Courage they made at the end of the Courage Retreat
- Give your students a thought-provoking and worthwhile assembly to end your year on a positive note
The Details:
- Grades: 7 or 8
- Length: 50 minutes
- Maximum number of students: 175
- School Portion of Cost for the 2012/2013 School Year:
- Local Price: $895 - Within 100 miles of the Twin Cities, Minn.
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