All-student retreat

At the beginning of the day on our annual all-student retreat, some staff wrote down what we hoped to get out of the day: smiles, new friendships, a stronger sense of community among students, fun. After organizing at the CMW office, we boarded two buses and took off for Canonicus Camp and Conference Center, where we were greeted with a hearty breakfast snack, followed by a day of facilitated games, lunch, hiking, more snacks, and a closing ritual. Name games, acting games, group problem solving, and more. The pictures tell the story best.

On the bus home, two students told me that before the day they didn’t know each other and that now they were good friends. Duets to come?

-Sebastian Ruth, Providence String Quartet