The "Learning From The Land" retreat aims to provide an immersive experience for TRU faculty and staff members.  This retreat will deepen their understanding of land-based learning, Indigenous languages, local knowledge, and cultural practices while fostering respect, responsibility, reciprocity, and relationality.  Participants will gain insights into the benefits of land-based learning and its role in advancing reconciliation.

Registration fee is $300.  Payment options are currently being developed.  Once registered, you'll be contacted with further details and instructions.

What to expect

• This event will be highly interactive and ask participants to take time to reflect and consider their own relationship with the land.
• We respectfully ask that only participants who can commit to all four days/ three nights register for this workshop. 
• This workshop will take place outdoors in a forested environment. There will be natural obstacles, trees, bugs, and wildlife and much of the learning will happen outdoors, on the land.
• Accommodations will be shared at the Wells Gray Education and Research Centre.
• Along with toiletries (bug spray, sunscreen), clothes suitable for indoor and outdoor learning in late Spring, and other necessities, participants will be asked to bring their own bedding (i.e. sleeping bag, pillow)
• We encourage car-sharing as a form of sustainable transportation, more details will be available as the date gets closer.
• Food preparation activities will be shared; dietary considerations and accommodations will be requested from participants in advance.
• Planning meetings and will be held leading up to the event.

Please visit https://www.tru.ca/celt/faculty-learning/land-based-education-retreat.html or email celtevents@tru.ca for more information.