4th Annual Compassionate Schools Project Summer Retreat
Seventy-five educators attended the 4th annual Compassionate Schools Project Summer Retreat on July 14-16 in beautiful General Butler State Park in Carrollton, KY. Participants included 72 educators from Jefferson County Public Schools, KY and 3 who traveled in from Charlottesville, VA.
Attendees chose among multiple retreat offerings, including massage, morning and night owl yoga, nature R&R, dance and gyrokinesis, journaling, art, gratitude and release practices, music, interactive theater, affirmations, nature walks, and a lakeside campfire.
Educators shared feeling refreshed and grounded, and grateful for the opportunity to connect with friends old and new. During a nature and poetry journaling session, one teacher wrote:
My Retreat
General Butler
Buck deer with velvet antlers
How I hate to go.
Wonderful teachers
Know what I’m going through
How I hate to leave.
Beautiful wildlife
Breathing in the crisp, clean air
I long to return.
This year’s remarkable retreat was made possible by generous gifts from Karen Leshner and Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation and The Norton Family Foundation.
