If once you have slept on an island, you'll
never be quite the same.         

                                       -Rachel Field 

Events

We are currently booking for summer 2010. Call, email or write for more information or to make a reservation.

2010 Events:

June

11-14th: Low Tide Event, not yet finalized.

July

2nd-4th: Private 4th of July Event
9th-11th: Low Tide Event, not yet finalized.
23rd-25th: OLE! Geology and Botany Retreat with geologist Anne Pasch and botanist Marilyn Barker (see www.OleAnchorage.org for more information and to register.)

August

13th-15th: Tentative Mother/Teen Daughter Retreat.
20th-22nd: Tentative Yoga 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:

Summer 2009:
OLE (Opportunities of Lifelong Education)
Archaeology and Poetry.
Feldenkrais group
St. Mary's Episcopal Church Teen Retreat

Summer 2008:
OLE! (Opportunities for Lifelong Education) Marine Biology and Geology Field Trip. 
Project GRAD
University Faculty and Staff, Action Research workshop.
Winterberry School 7th & 8th grade retreat.  

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:
Many 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 Retreat (1999, 2003, 2008).
Teacher training or courses on science, ecology, geology, and archaeology.
Undergraduate Geology/Kayaking course. 
Antioch New Hampshire courses
Chugach Gem and Mineral Society
Archaeology field schools- summer digs
University department planning retreats
Kachemak Bay campus writing retreat.
Sisters in Crime (women mystery writers) retreat.
Book Club Retreats.
KPB Architecture:  Firm retreat.
Wilderness Medicine Retreat for people who were being trained as paramedics.
ASSET Train the Trainers (Building resilience in young children).
Tai Chi/Qi Gong retreats
Women Wellness retreats
Family reunion with planned activities