Family Retreats Sample Schedule

Sample Schedule

Day 1


6:30pm Arrival and Orientation by the Lodge
6:45pm Large Group Games and Tone-setters
7:30pm Dinner
8:15pm Prep for Campfire
8:30pm Campfire @ Mendelsohn Meeting Grounds
9:30pm Back to the Lodge to Settle in for the Night - Cards and Board Games Available
11:00pm Quiet Hours: Everyone Back to their Sleeping Areas


Day 2


8:00am Wake-up
8:30am Breakfast
9:15am Energizers
9:30am Family Challenge (initiatives and low ropes course)
11:30 a.m. Nature Hike
1:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00pm Boating
3:00pm Family High Ropes
5:00pm Rest Period at the Lodge
6:00pm Dinner
7:00pm Youth: Games led by Ramapo staff

Parents: Meeting with 1-2 agency staff (the rest of the agency staff are at the games with the youth)
8:15pm Youth: Prep for Making the Video

Parents @ Meeting or Relax at the Lodge
8:45pm Students perform Making the Video for Parents!
9:00pm Back to the Lodge
11:00pm Quiet Hours


Day 3


8:00am Wake-up and Pack! All bags to the Dining Hall
8:30am Breakfast
9:15am Clean-up the Lodge
10:15am Morning Energizers
10:30am Challenge Choice Time

10:35am 11:35am
Choice 1 Low Ropes Challenge Poetry Workshop
Choice 2 Life Maps Family Interviews
Choice 3 Family Game Show Family Banners
12:45pm Head to the Dining Hall to wash up for Lunch
1:00pm Lunch
1:45pm Large Group Wrap-up
2:00pm Departure