5-Day Immersion Retreat Schedule:
The 5-day Northeast Immersion Retreat is an exciting, engaging, jam-packed experience that infuses opportunities to explore leadership theories, leadership practices, and facilitation skills into the full 60-hour curriculum. Everything we do is designed to ensure that, upon earning your certification, you can serve your organizations and communities as an effective leadership trainer. Below is a tentative schedule for the Immersion Retreat.
General Elements | Leadership Theory | Leadership Practices | Facilitation Skills
Day One
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10:00am - 12:30pm
12:30pm - 1:30pm
1:30pm - 3:15pm
3:15pm - 4:00pm
4:00pm - 5:25pm
5:30pm - 6:15pm
6:30pm - 6:45pm
6:45pm - 7:45pm
7:45pm - 8:45pm
8:45pm - 9:30pm
9:30pm - 10:00pm
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Registration
Welcome, Introductions, Plan for the Immersion Retreat
Building Community - Including Community Agreements & Expectations
Purposeful Pause
What is Leadership?
Community Dinner
What are Leadership Practices?
Leadership Practice Deep Dive (A Training Session Focusing on One Practice)
What is Facilitation? Exploring Experiential Learning & Reflective Dialogue
Learning Partners / Mentoring Groups with Dynamic Reflection
Daily Night-Time Check-In
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Day Two
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7:00am - 7:55am
8:00am - 8:45am
9:00am - 10:00am
10:00am - 11:00am
11:00am - 11:35am
11:35am - 11:55am
12:00pm - 12:45pm
1:00pm - 2:45pm
2:45pm - 3:45pm
3:45pm - 4:15pm
4:15pm - 5:15pm
5:30pm - 6:15pm
6:30pm - 8:15pm
8:15pm - 8:30pm
8:30pm - 9:30pm
9:30pm - 10:00pm
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Optional Well-Being Activity (e.g., Yoga, Meditation, Walk/Jog, etc.)
Community Breakfast
Daily "Good" Morning Check-In
A (Brief) History of Leadership Research + Implications for Today
Learning Partners / Mentoring Groups with Dynamic Reflection
Purposeful Pause
Community Lunch
Leadership Facilitation (Crafting a Training Story: Exposition)
- Preparing for a Training - Welcoming Participants - Ice-Breakers & Name-Games Leadership Practice Deep Dive (A Training Session Focusing on One Practice)
Purposeful Pause
Leadership Theory Deep Dive (A Training Session Focusing on One Theory)
Community Dinner
Leadership Facilitation (Crafting a Training Story: Rising Action)
- Determining a Training Theme - Designing a Training Message - Delivering a Training Tone Purposeful Pause
Learning Partners / Mentoring Groups with Dynamic Reflection
Daily Night-Time Check-In
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Day Three
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7:00am - 7:55am
8:00am - 8:45am
9:00am - 10:00am
10:00am - 11:00am
11:00am - 11:55am
12:00pm - 12:45pm
1:00pm - 3:00pm
3:00pm - 3:30pm
3:30pm - 5:25pm
5:30pm - 6:15pm
6:30pm - 7:30am
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Optional Well-Being Activity (e.g., Yoga, Meditation, Walk/Jog, etc.)
Community Breakfast
Daily "Good" Morning Check-In
Leadership Theory Deep Dive (A Training Session Focusing on One Theory)
Leadership Practice Deep Dive (A Training Session Focusing on One Practice)
Community Lunch
Leadership Facilitation (Crafting a Training Story: Apex)
- Facilitating Experiential Learning Activities - Trainer Presence & Communication - Time & Obstacle Management Purposeful Pause
Leadership Facilitation (Crafting a Training Story: Falling Action)
- Facilitating Reflective Dialogue - Asking Powerful Questions - People / Group Management Community Dinner
Leadership Theory Deep Dive (A Training Session Focusing on One Theory)
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7:30pm - 8:30pm
8:30pm - 10:00pm
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Daily Night-Time Check-In
Beach Party
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Day Four
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7:00am - 7:55am
8:00am - 8:45am
9:00am - 9:45am
9:45am - 11:00am
11:00am - 11:55am
12:00pm - 12:45pm
1:00pm - 3:00pm
3:00pm - 3:30pm
3:30pm - 5:25pm
5:30pm - 6:15pm
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Optional Well-Being Activity (e.g., Yoga, Meditation, Walk/Jog, etc.)
Community Breakfast
Daily "Good" Morning Check-In
Leadership Facilitation (Crafting a Training Story: Resolution)
- Effectively Closing a Leadership Training - Skillfully Evaluating a Leadership Training Facilitation Workshop: Co-Facilitation
Community Lunch
Facilitation Workshop: Reflective Exercises and Worksheets
Purposeful Pause
Facilitation Workshop: Group / Teamwork Activities
Community Dinner
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6:30pm - 9:30pm
9:30pm - 10:00pm
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Exam Preparation and Facilitation Skills-Building
Daily Night-Time Check-In
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Day Five
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7:00am - 7:55am
8:00am - 8:45am
9:00am - 9:45am
10:30am - 11:55am
12:00pm - 12:45pm
1:00pm - 4:30pm
4:30pm - 5:00pm
5:00pm - 5:30pm
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Optional Well-Being Activity (e.g., Yoga, Meditation, Walk/Jog, etc.)
Community Breakfast
Daily "Good" Morning Mindfulness and Centering Check-In
"Certification Examination"
Community Lunch
"Certification Examination"
Celebration and Certificates
Final Reflections, Leadership Lessons, LTCP Closing
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