At the start of the 2013-2014 School year, I arranged to host a retreat for my select choir – something colleagues had spoken favorably about but something I had never tried. I have developed a strong relationship with the area Senior Center and asked if we could use their meeting space, with kitchen attached, for our retreat. Generously and without cost to us, they agreed. The retreat was to run on a Friday night from 6-11p, with section leaders arriving at 5p to help set-up. This was not to be a rehearsal but an evening of team-building and ice-breakers, activities I will describe in a future post. As my year is now almost to a close, I have asked my Section Leaders to reflect on the year, which has been wonderfully musical, and even more rewarding in the way the entire department co-existed. The Section Leaders gave all the credit to the fall retreat. I just emailed the Senior Center to secure a date for September.
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