All School Retreat

 

Who: All of SOTA, SAMI, and IDEA

Where: Camp Seymour (for one day), and on campus (for one day)

When: 

SOTA: Tuesday. August 26th (at SOTA) & Wednesday, August 27th (Camp Seymour) 
SAMI: Wednesday, August 27th (at SAMI) & Thursday, August 28th (Camp Seymour)
IDEA: Tuesday, August 26th (Camp Seymour) & Wednesday August 27th (at IDEA)

Why: SOTA/SAMi/IDEA’s first days of school begins each year with our All-School Retreat (aka “camp”).  As a community, we welcome the new 9^th graders and teach them about our Partner School Mission and Vision and Mentor Group purpose.  Mentors, with their mentees (all four grades are represented in Mentor Group for all four years) have time in this retreat setting to get to know each other and share interests, strengths and challenges in a safe space. 

Our Mentor Group Framework, over the four years in a trusting group, seeks to support students to: explore their interests, develop strengths, engage with the community and navigate their post high plan.  At the retreat, students will move through specific classes designed to experience our mission-based pillars; community, empathy, thinking and balance.

The All-School Retreat sets up our community to know each other well, develop relationships and get ready to learn in Pt. Defiance Park.  Senior exit surveys and alumni share that some of their favorite memories are at camp getting to know our community.  It’s all about our community and we need everyone to be ready to love the first days of school!