1st Mom’s Retreat – 2013 Connect, Learn, Collaborate & Rejuvenate
The 1st PTHS Moms Retreat was held in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, November 15 – 17, 2013. The theme of the retreat was Connect, Learn, Collaborate and Rejuvenate, and was designed in the hopes that during these 3 days we would strengthen our connections between PTHS moms, learn from our combined experiences, collaborate to help our children and allow some time to rejuvenate our bodies and minds. Thirty-one PTHS moms from the US, Canada and the Netherlands attended this retreat. Families from several countries joined us virtually through Webex to participate in the seminars.
Retreat Agenda:
Friday:
- Meet and Greet: 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Theresa’s house
- Dinner: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Theresa’s house
- Icebreaker event, connect: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Theresa’s house (led by Diane)
Saturday:
- Building a Community: 9:30 am – 11:00 am, Wake Forest University (led by Sue, Nancy and Lynn)
- Rejuvenate: Group activity–nature walk to Reynolda Village, lunch, and group photo: 11:00 am – 2:30 pm
- Getting the Most out of Your IEP and Goals: 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm, WFU (led by Theresa, Jessica and guest speaker, Anne)
- Dr. Andrew Kennedy, Researcher PTHS: 4:15 pm – 5:45 pm, WFU (guest speaker, University of Alabama at Birmingham)
- Communication / How are you working with your child academically?: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, WFU (led by Nicole & Diane)
- Dinner at Fratellis, 7:30 pm
Sunday:
- Morning connection, 9:00 am – 9:30 am, WFU, (led by Diane, Audrey)
- Small Group discussion session, 10:00 am – 11:20 am, WFU, (led by Diane)
- Wrap up and Good-byes, 11:20 am – 12:00 pm (led by Diane and Theresa)
The planning team:
Diane Krell, chair Theresa Pauca, hostess Audrey Davidow Lapidus Sue Routledge Nicole Lenzen
