RETREAT RULES

• Retreat participants must be respectful of the pastors, teachers, staff, and their fellow students

  • i.e. listening when others are speaking, being uplifting in your speech, attending retreat activities on time, actively taking part in discussion and activities, et cetera

• Students are not permitted to be alone with anyone of the opposite gender outside of the supervision of another teacher or staff member

• Students are prohibited from entering the living area of the opposite gender

• Students are expected to clean up after themselves and their peers after the end of any scheduled activity

  • If a space is deemed insufficiently clean, any time spent cleaning the area will be subtracted from student free time

• Students are not permitted to use electronic devices without the supervision of a teacher or staff member

  • All student cellphones should be collected by their respective churches prior to arriving at the retreat center

• All retreat participants are expected to follow quiet hour and lights out regulations

  • Quiet hours will begin at 11 p.m. Lights Out will be enforced at midnight

• Any physical interactions are prohibited

  • This rule includes interactions made in jest i.e. hitting, slapping, pinching, poking, et cetera

• Pranks of any kind are prohibited

• Possession and/or use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, alcohol, illicit substances, or weapons is prohibited without exception

• If a student notices that another student has gone missing, is hurt, or is sick, he/she must notify retreat staff immediately.

  Any serious or repeated violations of these rules will result in immediate dismissal from the retreat and your parents/guardians will be called to pick you up immediately

  dress code

• Sleeveless or cropped tops of any kind are not permitted

• Sheer clothing of any kind is not permitted

• All shorts must extend beyond your fingertips when placed at your sides

• Any articles of clothing with explicit or suggestive graphics are not permitted

• If you are wearing athletic or spandex pants or shorts (i.e. gym shorts, leggings, yoga pants, etc.), your top must extend past your groin

• If you are wearing any other type of pants (i.e. jeans, slacks, etc.), your top must extend past your waist

• All students are required to wear a shirt at all times

• Students who wish to swim in the pool will be required to wear a non-white shirt over their swimwear

• Any student found to be wearing inappropriate clothing will be sent back to his/her room to change