Retreats

Each division experience a day of spiritual growth with their peers as we take them to an off campus site for their annual retreat. Every grade has a theme that helps to develop the individual’s relationship with their peers and God. This year’s schedule of retreats is included below.

Class Retreats 2007-2008

A class retreat is a very special time for individual growth as well as an opportunity for students to interact with their classmates on a level different from that of the everyday classroom. It is such an important time for each student that class retreats are scheduled off campus and are mandatory for all students. Each retreat is designed to provide for growth in the spiritual, emotional and interpersonal realms appropriate to the age group of the students. This year, students who have participated in the LIFE summer program will be the retreat facilitators for all class retreats except the senior’s.

The 12th Grade Retreat and the Senior Overnight Retreat will be facilitated by adults.

7th Grade Retreat – I Am Someone Special
(September 13, 2007 - Waikapu Community Center)
This retreat helps the students see themselves as unique individuals and to feel good about who God has made them to be. It is anchored in the story of Zacchaeus found in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 19:1-10). Like Zacchaeus, students learn that our self-esteem is not limited to our physical characteristics but is built on the gifts with which God has blessed us. God invites us to use those gifts to build up our own self-esteem and the self-esteem of others.

8th Grade Retreat - Peer Pressure
(November 1, 2007 - Waikapu Community Center)
This retreat focuses on what peer pressure is, why we give in to negative peer pressure, and what we can do to resist it. The Scriptural basis of the retreat is Luke 15:11-18: the story of the Prodigal Son. In this parable students learn how peer pressure can lead people to make poor choices as well as good choices and that with God’s help we can learn from our mistakes and make decisions for ourselves

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9th Grade Retreat - Freshman Survival
(August 23, 2007 - Waikapu Community Center)
During this retreat the Freshmen are offered tips and strategies for coping successfully with the major changes they will experience during their first year of high school. The retreat finds its foundation in Genesis 12:1-9: the story of Abram. Students can relate to someone who had to make a major transition in his life and learn how to cope with the resulting changes

10th Grade Retreat - Celebrating Diversity
(September 18, 2007 - Kahului Community Center)
This retreat addresses the issues that underlie prejudice, stereotypes and racism and explores ways to diminish their negative effects. In his letter to the Colossians (Col. 3:10-14) St. Paul reminds us that all people are equal in God’s eyes. Therefore, we are to treat everyone with love, compassion, gentleness, and mercy.

11th Grade Retreat – Blessed are the Peacemakers
(January 25, 2008 - Kahului Community Center)
During the time of this retreat students explore the causes of injustice, and discover ways to become peacemakers. In the story of Lazarus and the rich man, found in Luke 16:19-31, Jesus reminds us to have compassion for others and, through justice, to bring peace to the lives of others.

12th Grade Retreat – Male and Female in the Image of God (November 13, 2007 – KCC)
This retreat invites the young women and men of the senior class to see their sexuality as a gift from God and to learn how to appropriately share that gift with others. In Genesis 1:26-31, God reminds us that we have been created male and female in God’s own image. As God’s special creations, we are challenged to share the gift of our sexuality responsibly

Seniors will also have a special overnight retreat toward the end of their high school career. It is scheduled for April 21/22, 2008 at Camp Maluhia.