A Courage & Renewal Spring Retreat
Grateful for the Earth
April 21 – 23, 2017
The Claggett Conference Center, Frederick, Maryland
Retreat will begin at 5:00 pm on Friday, and end with lunch on Sunday
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You are invited to attend this Circle of Trust® weekend retreat focused on reflection, renewal, and nurturing our personal and professional integrity as well as our connections to nature. Since we are together on Earth Day, we also plan to explore in solitude and in community the cycles of the seasons, as we reflect on the cycles of our lives.
COST: Since space is limited to 22 participants, registering early is recommended. The registration fee for this retreat is $200 ($240 for single room) which includes everything: retreat fees, meals, and materials. Please mail your check to Nova Institute. If you have questions, please contact Kathleen (240-925-9591) or Jack ()
Retreat Application for Apr 21 – 23, 2017
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Personal statement: To help us discern how participating will both serve you and allow us to better plan the program, please include a brief statement about your hopes for this retreat with your registration.
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Program costs: _____$200 ($240 for single room)
My check, payable to Nova Institute, is enclosed with the registration form and personal statement.
Send to: Nova Institute 3106 Edgewood Road, Kensington, MD 20895
Courage to Teach and Lead Facilitators:
Kathleen Glaser has over thirty years’ experience in public schools, serving as a teacher, principal, college professor, and supervisor of student teachers. As a Center for Courage and Renewal facilitator, she conducts Courage to Teach and Lead retreats locally and nationally. She received the Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leadership Award and is a co-founder of the Chesapeake Public Charter School in southern Maryland. Her passion is creating trustworthy learning spaces and communities.
Jack Petrash is the founder and director of the Nova Institute. He is a trained Courage to Teach facilitator and is the author of Understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out. His recent Ted Talk focuses on Preparing Children for the Future. His parenting pieces have appeared in the Washington Post and on National Public Radio. He is also the author of Covering Home: Lessons on the Art of Fathering from the Game of Baseball, which received the National Parenting Publication’s gold award
“To be quiet in heart and in eye clear…what we need is here”
~ Wendell Berry