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 May
May 22-25: Jen Bersch & her UAA Culinary Arts retreat
June
June 1-7:Construction Projects
June 9-11:OLE! Course: Alutiiq Culture & History, Instructors: Rachel Mason
and Rita Miraglia
June 24-26:Ingram Family Retreat
July
July 14-16:St. Marys Episcopal Church Teen Retreat
July 20-24:Women Professors of Adult Education Retreat
July 28-30:Julia OMalleys Writing Retreat
August
August 11-13:Let Every
Women Know Retreat
Past Activities
Every retreat is different because each group and each goal is
different. Yukon Island is a perfect place for team building, learning
from a workshop or class, gathering for a retreat, slowing down, exploring
nature, taking beach or low tide walks, going on an archaeology tour, or
learning about geology.
Here are some examples of groups we have hosted:
Summers 2008-2019:
* OLE! (Opportunities for Lifelong Education) courses-- Movies & Ocean
Science, Mushrooms & Birds, Geology & Botany, Yukon Island
Archaeology, Low-tide Marine Biology, EthnobotanyArchaeology & Poetry.
* Alaska Humanities Forum retreats
* St. Mary's Episcopal Church Teen Annual Retreats
* Feldenkrais
* Family Reunions and Weddings
* North American Women Professors of Adult Education Retreats
* University Faculty & Staff Workshop
* Project GRAD, Fireweed Academy 3rd-5th graders; Winterberry School 7th
& 8th graders
* Wellness and Cancer Survivor Retreats
* Quilting groups and book clubs
* Writing workshops
* Planning retreats
Summers 2003-8 Graduate adult education courses:
* Dr. Leona English, St. Xavier
University: Women, Knowing
& Authenticity: Exploring the Contradictions.
* Dr. Carolyn Clark, Texas A & M and Dr. Marsha Rossiter, University of
Wisconsin, Oshkosh. Exploring
Narrative Learning
* Dr. Tom Heaney, National Louis University. Learning for a Change
* Dr. Lisa Baumgartner, Northern Illinois University. Exploring Adult Development &
Learning.
* Dr. Raymond Wlodkowski, Regis University. Enhancing Adult Motivation: A Multicultural and
Neuroscientific Understanding for
Teaching Adults
* Dr. Maria Cseh, George Washington University. Multicultural Human Resource
Development
* Dr. John Dirkx, Michigan State University. Towards an Ethic of the Inner Voice
* Dr. Kathleen King, Fordham University. Distance Learning: Issues and Trends for Adult Learning.
* Dr. Vivian Mott, East Carolina University. Creativity, Intuition & Wisdom.
* Dr. Juanita Johnson-Bailey, University of Georgia. Exploring Narrative as a Methodology.
* Dr. Jack Mezirow, Emeritus, Columbia University. Learning as Transformation.
* Drs. Elizbeth Tisdell & Ed Taylor, Penn State, Spiritual & Cultural Dimensions
of Transformative Education.
Sample
of Other Retreats/Courses:
* Outings focused on plant or marine biology, including the Alaska Plant
Society, Center for Coastal Studies, Kachemak Bay, Heritage Land Trust, Etc.
* Women Professors of Adult Education Retreats (1999, 2003, 2008, 2014)
* Teacher training courses on science, ecology, geology, and archaeology
* Antioch New Hampshire ecology courses; Archaeology summer field schools
* Chugach Gem and Mineral Society; Geology/Kayaking courses
* Sisters in Crime (women mystery writers) retreat
* Book Club Retreats; Business Retreats; Family reunions
* Wilderness Medicine Retreat paramedic training
* ASSET Train the Trainers (Building resilience in young children)
* Tai Chi/Qi Gong retreats; Women Wellness retreats
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