Come join CalSAC for a Leadership Intensive Retreat in Los Angeles from Thursday, May 30th to Saturday, June 1st! Our 3-day Leadership Intensive Retreat is designed to strengthen the capacity of participants to effectively lead their staff and organizations. We firmly believe that strong organizations are built on strong leadership. Join us to explore the qualities of effective leadership and depart with enhanced skills, valuable resources, and a supportive peer network!

Registration

Application Deadline: Friday, May 17th, 2024

Leadership Intensive Retreat: Thursday, May 30 - Saturday, June 1, 2024 (340 E 2nd St, Ste 200, Los Angeles, CA 90012)

registration Fee

$700 Per Person
Includes meals and materials throughout the retreat, StrengthsFinder assessment code and eBook, physical binder of handouts and resources and access to electronic binder files after the retreat.
Group discounts are available, contact Zak McKenzie-Parpia at zparpia@calsac.org or 510-444-4622 x103 to learn more.

 

LIR Info Sessions

Curious to learn more about CalSAC's Leadership Intensive Retreat (LIR) on May 30-June 3 in LA? Join us for an informal informational webinar where you can learn more about the content and design of the retreat space, as well as ask any questions you have.

Choose the best date and time from the info sessions below and register to join:

*The Zoom meeting link will be found in the confirmation page and confirmation email after you register.

If you cannot make it to any of the scheduled webinars, keep an eye on this page for a recording of the info session or email Zak McKenzie-Parpia at zparpia@calsac.org with any questions.

About Leadership Intensive Retreats

The CalSAC Leadership Intensive Retreat (LIR) is a management and leadership training designed for coordinator to director level professionals in the out-of-school time field who have an aspiration for advanced leadership. Using a multicultural leadership framework, this 3-day intensive learning space will strengthen the capacity of participants to effectively lead their staff and organizations by exploring:

  • Strength-based leadership

  • Management

  • Supervision

  • Coaching

  • Personal reflection

  • Community building and networking

““I am so grateful for the facilitation and guidance throughout the retreat. I am happy to report I am already putting my plan in motion ... I left the retreat feeling unstoppable and with a hunger to grow in leadership and service …” ”
— Leadership Intensive Retreat Participant, March 2019

LIR Commitment

To fully benefit from the Leadership intensive, we ask that you participate in the entire program.

Participants commit to:

  • Fully participate in the Leadership Intensive Retreat.

  • Contribute toward to safe and trusting learning environment for yourself and your peers by respecting and honoring the need for confidentiality and differences of opinion, learning style, ethnicity, gender, age, etc.

  • Provide feedback and assessment at the end of the program

Note: Photos will be taken at the event, which CalSAC may use for publications, online or in print. By registering for this event (and unless other arrangements have been made), you are agreeing that your image may be used for this purpose.

Action Required Before the LIR

To fully prepare for the institute, we ask that you complete the following:

The following assignments will be emailed 2 weeks prior to the event:

  • Complete StrengthsFinder 2.0 Assessment and review report generated after completing assessment (bring hard/electronic copy to Institute). If you've completed this assessment within the last 2 years, we ask you to simply bring your themes to the retreat.

  • Read Chapter 1 of the report: Ready to Lead? Next Generation Leaders Speak Out

Additional items to bring:

  • Writing instrument

  • Notebook/note-taking materials

  • Water bottle

For additional information, please contact Zak McKenzie-Parpia at zparpia@calsac.org or 510-444-4622 x103