Join us in 2026 at one of our 3-day Leadership Intensive Retreats!
Bay Area (Oakland) - January 8-10, 2026
Los Angeles - April 9-11, 2026
Sacramento - May 14-16, 2026
San Diego - June 25-27, 2026
Upcoming Info Sessions
Curious to learn more about the process before registering? Join one of our info sessions!
Wednesday, Nov 5 from 10 am - 11am - Register Here!
Friday, Nov 14 from 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm - Register Here!
For additional information or to schedule 1-on-1 time to discuss scheduling agency-specific retreats, please contact Zak McKenzie-Parpia at zparpia@calsac.org or (510) 444-4622 x 103.
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
Interested in attending an LIR in your area? Fill out our interest form to let us know where to head next.
““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 …” ”
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:
Submit bio and access needs information. (Intake form will be shared upon completing registration)
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. (Personal access code will be shared upon completing registration)
Additional items to bring:
Writing instrument
Notebook/note-taking materials
Water bottle