Changemaker Retreat Sample Agenda

Example of Strategic Retreat Agenda

Below is an example strategic retreat weekend to give you a sense of the windows of time within which to co-create your retreat activities. We will happily collaborate with you to design a retreat agenda that optimizes your goals while honoring the need for ease and openness.

• TUESDAY

• 1 - 2 PM

  Arrival and check-in

• 3:30 - 5 PM

  Retreat opening, intention-setting

• 5 -6 PM

  Optional guided hike

• 6:30 - 7:30 PM

  Welcome dinner

• 7:30 - 10 PM

  Fireside chat, and/or free time

• WEDNESDAY

• 7 AM

  Pool/sauna/fitness area open

• 7:30 - 8:15 AM

  Optional: birdwatching walk (Uplands led)

• 8 - 9 AM

  Breakfast

• 9 - 11 AM

  Session: revisiting organizational history and mission

• 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

  Collective reflection

• 12:30 - 1:30 PM

  Lunch

• 1:30 - 3 PM

  Teambuilding: garden tour and harvesting activity (Uplands-led)

• 3:30 - 5:30 PM

  Small group work on team mandates/plans

• 5:30 - 6:30 PM

  Free time, pool/sauna open

• 6:30 - 7:30 PM

  Dinner

• 7:30 - 9 PM

  Games / Free time

• 9-9:45 PM

  Sound bath (Uplands led)

• THURSDAY

• 7 AM

  Pool/sauna/fitness area open

• 7:30 - 8:15 AM

  Optional: gentle yoga class (Uplands led)

• 8 - 9 AM

  Breakfast

• 9 - 11 AM

  Training

• 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

  Training (II)

• 1 - 2 PM

  Lunch

• 2 - 3:30 PM

  Work in pairs: fine-tuning operating plans

• 3:30 - 5 PM

  teambuilding: Salsa and chutney from yesterday’s harvest (Uplands led)

• 5 - 6 PM

  Free time

• 6 -7 PM

  Dinner

• 8 PM

  Kareoke

• FRIDAY

• 7 AM

  Pool/sauna/fitness area open

• 7:30 - 8 AM

  Optional: self-guided aqua aerobics

• 8 - 9 AM

  Breakfast

• 9:30 - 11 AM

  Presentations: group projects

• 11 - 11:30 AM

  Free/pack up

• 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

  Retreat closure and next steps

• 12:30 - 1:30 PM

  Checkout, grab & go lunch and departures

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