Courage To Lead for School Leaders

Transforming Ourselves and Our Workplaces from Within

Indiana Courage to Lead Renewal Series:
Transforming Ourselves and Our Workplace from Within

 

The Indiana Courage to Lead renewal series fosters personal and professional renewal through retreats that offer the time and space for us to slow down and reflect on our life and work.  Come join fellow professionals on the following dates as we take time to reflect upon how we might bring our whole selves to work in a more intentional way and align ourselves with new approaches that invigorate our organizations.  We will engage in reflection, conversation and inspire ourselves with new (and old) thoughts and ideas in a community of fellow leaders and learners.

Time: 8:30 – 12:00 noon
Cost:   $30 per session
Dates:   Friday June 27, 2008 at Peace Learning Center, Eagle Creek Park
Friday August 8, 2008 at St. Luke’s UMC
Friday November 14, 2008 at St. Luke’s UMC

Register at: http://www.peacelearningcenter.org/index.asp?p=119
Find updated information here: http://www.courageindiana.org

Sponsored by:
Leadership & Renewal Outfitters
Peace Learning Center
St. Luke's UMC

New Opportunities!

Continue to check this site as new opportunities with Indiana Courage to Lead will be posted shortly.

Upcoming Leadership Development Opportunities!

The New Professional: Transforming Ourselves and Our Workplaces From Within
A day of personal and professional development

                                                                   Register Here

 

Dates:      Friday, March 14, 2008

Time:       8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location:  St. Luke's UMC, 100 W 86th St, Indianapolis

Cost:       $125 includes lunch

 

 

Indiana Courage To Lead For School Leaders
A three retreat series of professional development and renewal
                                                          Program Brochure

 

Retreat Dates:      June 19-21, 2008

October 3-5, 2008

March 19-21, 2009

Times:                  Thu eves through Sat afternoons

Locations:            Retreat centers in Indiana

Cost:                    $1200 for entire series

                            ($1100  early-bird before Feb 15)

(includes meals and lodging)

 

2006-2007 Retreat Series Ends on a Summer High Note

From gathering on rocking chairs on the huge deck to canoeing and singing at the Old Finn Farm, the participants in this Courage To Lead series took yet another opportunity to ground, connect and inspire themselves before their busy summers got in full swing.  The group considered the "Symptoms of Inner Peace" and the importance of "Picking Your Team" while also continuing their tradition of conducting clearness committees and connecting who they are to their greater work as leaders.
Some closing observations from participants:

I've liked the acticities that help us focus on what leadership can be for us...

As we've had opportunities to talk on a different level, you realize school administrators have similar concerns and issues and you don't always share those (at peer meetings).

When I came here...I've been more stressed than I've ever been in my life; but I feel more peaceful...you don't think that spending this small amount of time could have such an effect (but it did).

I think a lot of times leaders will go to a specific leadership workshop and read a certain book, and then all just regurgitate the same stuff to each other.  This took us to another level, where you delve into yourself and pull some things out about yourself...bring out some things you really want to do, and now you have the courage to go out and do it.

This Thursday, March 1st through Saturday, March 3rd, we will gather for our Courage to Lead Spring Retreat at the Harrison House on the campus of Ft. Benjamin Harrison State Park in Indianapolis.  Directions and a website map are included below...it is a bit tricky to find...so call me if you get lost.  Please plan to arrive between 5-5:30PM and our retreat dinner will begin at 6PM.  Dress for our time together is casual (jeans are fine).  You will need to bring your CTL notebooks and warm clothes/boots for a walk outdoors. 

During our retreat, you will experience a Clearness Committee.  We wish to invite two (2) of our participants to be Focus Persons...these colleagues will share confidentially in a small group setting, a personal or professional problem or question that they are struggling with...Clearness Committee members ask open and authentic questions that will help the Focus Persons clarify their issue (not fix or solve the problem).  From our experience, Clearness Committees are an extraordinary "gift" to both the Focus Person and the Committee members.  Please e-mail Terri (in advance of the retreat) to let me know of your interest in being the Focus Person.  Clearness Committees are an extension of the process we did at our fall retreat....we think you will find the work extremely valuable.

We are looking forward to our time "in retreat" both as individuals and as a "community" of school leaders.  The seeds of Spring are surely under all of the recent snow. ice, rain, and fog. Please feel free to contact Terri if you have questions or need further assistance. See you soon! 

Blessings,  
Terri Jump Ed.D.
President
INSIGHTS Consulting
tjinsights@aol.com
317-727-7890

Directions to the Harrison House, Ft. Benjamin Harrison State Park:

• From I-465 on the east side of Indianapolis, exit onto 56th Street going East.
• Turn left (north) on  Post Road and follow until the road ends at 59th Street.
• Turn right (east) on to 59th Street.
• The entrance to the golf course, conference center, and the Harrison House is on the left (north) about 1.5 blocks east of Post Road.

Directions from the Garrison Restaurant (nearby):

• Turn left at Golf Bag Drop Sign
• Drive through parking lot and Turn right at Col. Thomas building
• Turn left in parking lot to Harrison House

Link to Map

Directions & Reminders for Upcoming CTL Retreat

The first gathering in the Courage To Lead retreat series for 2006-2007 will occur Thursday, November 30th - Saturday, December 2nd at Potawatomi Inn in Pokagon State Park.

Pokagon State Park Address: 6 Lake 100 A Lake James, Angola, IN 46703

Please plan to arrive between  5:00 pm and 5:30 pm, as our dinner will begin at 6:00 pm.

Dress for our time together is casual (jeans are fine).  You might wish to bring warm clothes for a walk and a swim suit for the pool and hot tub.

We are looking forward to being together in retreat as a community of school leaders. 

Please contact any of us with questions or information.

Emergency Contact Info:

Terri Jump  317-727-7890 (cell)
Janet Wakefield 317-440-7260 (cell)
Tom Plake 317-698-4411 (cell)

Potawatomi Inn 260-833-1077

 

Announcing the 2006-2007 Retreat Series

Leadership & Renewal Outfitters announces the 2006-2007 Retreat Series and leadership program aimed at those who aspire to renew themselves and their work.

Because, "the hectic pace of school life is not conducive to the inner work of the leader," Courage To Lead (CTL) offers time away for educators to connect with peers, explore their own development and return to their jobs with a fresh perspective and renewed vigor.

Click here to download the 2006 brochure and registration (pdf)

Midwest School Leaders Gather to Sharpen Leadership

At a retreat center in southeast Indiana, school leaders from the midwest gathered for a three-day experience called Courage To Lead.  Built upon the intent of Leadership & Renewal Outfitters to "equip people to lead with their hearts," the retreat helped school principals, superintendents and other leaders focus on the inner work of personal leadership development and the outer work of connecting with and inspiring each other.

By participants accounts, the experience was not only a success, but much more than they expected or bargained for in exchange for three of their summer days, providing them a chance to not only prepare for the coming year, but to think about their own careers and leadership opportunities.

This retreat is a pilot in advance of a full-year series for school leaders slated to begin in the fall of 2006.

Stay tuned and check back at this site for current information about the upcoming series.

Indiana Courage to Lead for School Leaders Retreat: Open for Registration!

Indiana School Leaders

--Here is an opportunity for you to be a part of a new leadership initiative that will renew you and your commitment to your profession; and give you tools to build a more caring and committed staff. Courage to Lead for School Leaders are now taking registrations for the introductory retreat on June 13-15, 2006.  Don't miss this opportunity register today!

Courage & Renewal for School Leaders

School leaders often describe Courage & Renewal programs as the most meaningful and encouraging professional development of their careers – with many giving credit to this program for their decision to continue in difficult leadership roles.

Participants report:                

• Developing new networks of support with other school leaders, counteracting the prevailing culture of overwork and isolation.
• Revitalizing their own leadership in ways that invite the untapped potentials, passions, and talents of their faculty and students.
• Increased capacity to cultivate the kind of trustworthy relationships required to create a positive school culture in which teachers and students flourish.