Guard the good treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us. - 2 Tim 1:14
                                                                                                                                     

As retreat leaders, we select adult staff with great care. We look for adults who are sensitive to, and enjoy being with, our Quaker children. An ability to nurture, laugh and attend to the precious spirits of children are crucial priorities when selecting staff. In addition, persons with demonstrated experience in the arts and/or sustained gifts in various aspects of ministry are also sought. Please read our Mission Statement Credos In Ministry, which further explains our approach and philosophy.

Our Policy

If you are a member of the Religious Society of Friends and would like to be considered for staffing, please contact Kevin and request an Application Form well in advance of when you’d like to join us for a retreat. Once an application has been received and assuming the applicant is suitable for our program, we then contact each of the three references listed on the Application Form and ask them to complete a two-page questionnaire about the applicant.  Due to the time it takes for us to receive completed references, this process generally takes at least sixty days. All references must be completed, returned to us, and approved before the applicant can join us on staff. Our staffing policy has been in practice for many years and is approved by the Youth Programs Committee of New England Yearly Meeting.

We typically have ten to twelve staffers at any given retreat and maintain a 5 to 1 ratio of children to staff.  We are pleased to say that we have some of the finest, most generous, talented, and spiritually centered Resource Leaders to be found anywhere. 

 Thank you for your interest in joining us.

Kevin Lee 
Junior Yearly Meeting Elementary Retreats