Schedule of Activities
Spring NYM 7th and 8th Grade Retreat
April 16-18, 2010
Twin Cities Friends Meetinghouse, Minneapolis, MN

Do You Speak 'Quaker'?



Friday, April 16
7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Gather/set-up/snacks/name sharing activity at Twin Cities Meetinghouse
8:30 to 9:30 p.m. 'Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me' game (Nonviolent Communications review)
9:30 to 11:00 p.m. Flashlight tag, and more
Saturday, April 17
8:00 am Breakfast
10:00 am Mississippi River Cleanup at 44th St. and W. River Parkway with NYM High School Friends and Arik Randolph of Minneapolis Parks Dept
12:00 Noon Lunch and walk at Minnehaha Falls Park, Minneapolis
2:00 - 4:00 pm Nonviolent Communications (Needs and Requests) at TC Meetinghouse
4:00 - 7:00 pm Get Real/Get Local: shop, make, eat and clean-up dinner
7:00 pm Middle School lock-in activities (games, fellowship, movie, food)
Sunday, April 18
9:00 am Breakfast in the Park
10:00 am Worship sharing at TCM Middle School space
11:30 am Exchange e-mails and Good-byes


All 7th and 8th graders are invited to attend this NYM Retreat at Twin Cities Meetinghouse.

Cost: $20 per family for the weekend.
(Note: Don’t let a tight budget stop you from participating. We want you to come! Scholarships are available. Contact Mary Klos, 920-883-8611, calumetdreams@yahoo.com)

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