Immersion Retreat
Upcoming Programs
Northeast Immersion Retreat
June 3rd - 6th 2024
Madison, CT
(Mercy By The Sea Retreat Center)
$2,200 - $2,400
(Based on Room Occupancy, Double or Single)
90% of our participants receive a Scholarship!
Retreat Schedule
Core Elements
Facilitation Skills
Leadership Development
Identity Exploration
DAY 1:
11:00am - 1:00pm
1:00pm - 2:00pm
2:00pm - 3:30pm
3:30pm - 4:00pm
4:00pm - 5:30pm
5:30pm - 6:15pm
6:30pm - 8:00pm
8:00pm - 9:30pm
9:30pm - 10:00pm
Check-In
Welcome and Introductions
Community Agreements
Purposeful Pause
What is Effective Facilitation?
Community Dinner
Deep Dive: What is Leadership?
Identity Exploration
Daily Night-Time Check-In
* This schedule is a template and is subject to change.
DAY 2:
7:00am - 7:55am
8:00am - 8:45am
9:00am - 10:00am
10:00am - 11:30am
11:30am - 12:00pm
12:00pm - 12:45pm
1:00pm - 2:00pm
2:00pm - 2:30pm
2:30pm - 4:00pm
4:00pm - 5:30pm
5:30pm - 6:15pm
6:30pm - 7:30pm
7:30pm - 9:00pm
9:00pm - 9:30pm
9:30pm - 10:00pm
Well-Being Activities (Optional)
Community Breakfast
Daily "Good Morning" Check-In
Training Story: Exposition
Purposeful Pause
Community Lunch
Deep Dive: Community Choice
Purposeful Pause
Training Story: Rising Action
Identity Exploration
Community Dinner
Deep Dive: Community Choice
Identity Exploration
Facilitation Observations
Daily Night-Time Check-In
DAY 3:
7:00am - 7:55am
8:00am - 8:45am
9:00am - 10:00am
10:00am - 11:30am
11:30am - 12:00pm
12:00pm - 12:45pm
1:00pm - 2:30pm
2:30pm - 4:00pm
4:00pm - 4:30pm
4:30pm - 5:30pm
5:30pm - 6:15pm
6:30pm - 7:30pm
7:30pm - 8:30pm
8:30pm - 10:00pm
Well-Being Activities (Optional)
Community Breakfast
Daily "Good Morning" Check-In
Training Story: Apex
Purposeful Pause
Community Lunch
Training Story: Falling Action
Identity Exploration
Facilitation Observations
Purposeful Pause
Community Dinner
Training Story: Resolution
Daily Night-Time Check-In
Beach Party
DAY 4:
7:00am - 7:55am
8:00am - 8:45am
9:00am - 9:30am
9:30am - 12:00pm
12:00pm - 12:45pm
1:00pm - 2:30pm
2:30pm - 3:00pm
3:00pm - 4:00pm
4:00pm
Well-Being Activities (Optional)
Community Breakfast
Daily "Good Morning" Check-In
Facilitation Workshop
Community Lunch
Claiming the Master Trainer Identity
Certification Exam Strategy Session
Conclusionary Learnings & Insights
Departure
Or
Program Elements
Master Trainers
Daymyen Tyler Layne
Director, Multicultural Training and Development
Quinnipiac University
Jonathan Kroll
Executive Director
Leadership Trainer
Sarah Kutten
Assistant Vice Provost for Students & Belonging
University of Oregon
Our Very-Friendly Financial Model
The Leadership Trainer Certification Program costs between $2,200 - $2,600.
We understand that this amount may be cost-exclusive for many of our participants.
We have created an exciting, friendly financial structure that includes:
Scholarships:
Scholarships can reduce the program to only $1,200!
90% of our participants receive scholarships!
Grants:
Upon becoming a Certified Leadership Trainer, our participants can apply for exclusive grants to support their leadership programming!
With Scholarships and Grants, the cost of the
Leadership Trainer Certification Program could be $0!
What Our Participants Say
“The most meaningful portions of this experience have been the opportunities to put into practice what we’ve been learning. We’ve broken off into small groups and practiced aspects of the narrative training approach. And we’ve gotten feedback from people which has been really valuable.” - Rachel, 2022
“Coming to this training together allowed me the opportunity to bounce ideas off of my colleague.” - Jamal and Heaven, 2022
“I am critically engaged and asked to reflect along the way where most conferences your only reflection is an assessment at the end.” - Terrian, 2022
“The fact that they’re not just teaching experiential learning but they’re doing that through experiential learning… I can already see how the learning will be different and more enriched by following this method.” - Sarah, 2022
“What was really unique about this experience is that we didn’t just go through the narrative approach to facilitation but we also experienced it with some of our deeper dives… like identity exploration components that helped us see how and who we are in order to apply that to our facilitation.” - Robin, 2022
“I have grown professionally… looking at facilitation from a different lens. Not as a professor in a classroom being so much more conventional but making a deliberate or intentional decision to facilitate.” - Nicole, 2022
“I’ve definitely grown and gotten out of my comfort zone through this program.” - Justin, 2022
“Not only did we leave with hands-on practical resources and experiences but we also built a community.” - Jagan, 2022
“I think you’re going to get so much more out of this training than you ever thought you possibly could.” - Erica, 2022
“The Leadership Trainer Certification Program is so important because these are things that you don’t necessarily naturally have. You’re not born knowing how to train or lead others in many cases. People are more effective if they a strategy or framework to work from. We utilize the narrative framework and guide folks through the different stages of that framework and then give them hands-on tactical skills that they can then apply in their own settings.” - Sarah, 2022 Master Trainer
“I wanted to be a part of this because this is such a unique program. There are very few, if any, leadership trainer opportunities. Most of the time we are learning to be great leaders.. but we aren’t learning how to facilitate workshops… the unique skillsets and tools and framework to actually facilitate really good leadership training opportunities.” - Chantelle, 2022 Master Trainer
“With the narrative approach and experiential learning you get to see real-time application of what folks learn and that’s the difference with Leadership Trainer.” Daymyen, 2022 Master Trainer
“This experience has been completely transformational for me.” - Erika, 2019
“I was never a confident person and [others] could feel that during day 1 and day 2… but now, I absorbed so much knowledge from this experience that I feel it and I know that I can use it every single day.” - Reba, 2019
“This has been quite a life changing experience for me. We learned so much not only about how to train others, but about ourselves and our leadership skills.” - Flor, 2019
“Honestly this is the best training I have ever been to.” - Wanda, 2019
“It was fun. It was challenging. We felt because of the challenge the need to rely on each other so there was a lot of connection and networking that happened and I really think that I’m leaving here today with new, strong, long lasting friendships.” - Six, 2019
“We live in a climate now where we keep waiting for someone to come in and rescue us… but I think what I’ve learned the most is that I go back to my community and it starts with me.” - Habibah, 2019
“I am leaving more authentic, more self-reflective.” - Aura, 2019
Registration Inclusions
It's More Than Just the Retreat!
Curated training curriculum led by expert facilitators.
Networking and relationship-building with a community of passionate leadership trainers.
Hands-on learning opportunities to experiment with dynamic facilitation techniques.
Hard-copy training resources including the Preparing Leadership Educators book.
A year-long subscription to our virtual resources including videos and downloadable worksheets.
Lodging at the tranquil, beach-side Mercy By The Sea Retreat Center for all of our nights together.
Meals, snacks, and coffee/tea for the entirety of the Retreat.
Airport or train pick-ups and drop-offs.
Two leadership training-coaching sessions to prepare you to become a Certified Master Trainer.
Unlimited Leadership Trainer Jam Sessions with our community of Certified Leadership Trainers
Reduced pricing for other Leadership Trainer programming and resources.
Grants to support the leadership training initiatives of our Certified Master Trainers!
Our Beautiful Location
Mercy By The Sea Retreat & Conference Center
Mercy By The Sea Retreat and Conference Center is a picturesque sea-side location ideal for our intentional, immersive, and intimate leadership train-the-trainer experience. Nestled on the idyllic Long Island Sound in Madison, Connecticut, Mercy is only an hour from Hartford (CT) and Providence (RI) and less than two hours from Boston (MA) and New Jersey / New York City. This is an ideal location for New Englanders and those traveling from afar—especially because we offer *complimentary* airport and train pick-ups/drop-offs!
The grounds provide the perfect mix of indoor and outdoor reflective spaces. The natural environment includes gardens, lush tree canopies and flowering bushes, and a labyrinth. Don't forget your bathing suit—there is a private beach which will host our "beach party"! Indoors, Mercy offers a library, chapel and art gallery. We will be sure to make use of all Mercy has to offer during the 5-day Immersion Retreat.
The meals at Mercy By The Sea may prove to be a highlight. They pride themselves on serving "food that feeds the soul." Each meal (all meals, snacks, and coffee/tea are included in the cost of the program) are prepared as simple healthy meals made from local and organic produce as much as possible. Mercy serves both hot and cold Continental breakfasts and lunches. The afternoon meal always includes a salad bar, various combinations of soups, sandwiches, and lunch-time entrees—with cookies and fruit as dessert options. Dinners feature a protein, starch, vegetable, tossed salad, bread, and house-made desserts.
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Prefer to contact a Leadership Trainer directly? Call Jonathan at 609.915.4115 or email him at [email protected]