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 May
May 24- June 13: Great grandson Harper on Yukon while his
mother Victoria is in Columbia
June 7-9: Plumber Mike- Installation of new instant
hot water system
Building greenhouse, electrical- creating 220v system, installing new
washer/dryer
June
June 15-17: Pepe-Phelps
Family Reunion
June 20-24: Jen/Austin and Friends
June 28-30: OLE! Birding Class with
Mr. Whitekeys
July
July 7-9:
Four Friends Group
July 16-18: Knapp/Satzinger Family Reunion
July 19-21: Let Every Woman Know
Cancer Retreat
August
August 2-4: St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Teen Retreat
August 9-11: Julia O’Malley Writing
Retreat
August 14-18: Old Timers’ Book Club
August 23-25: OLE! Volcano Class
with Kristy Wallace
August 29-30: Autumn Daigle’s
Wedding
September
Sept 3 or 4: Gretchen moves back to Anchorage
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 - Present:
* 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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