WAC TEEN RETREAT
OCT 15-18 2025
Come for adventure and connection in the Fall of 2025!!
The Learning Brave Teen Retreat will be based around the theme of being brave and opening the door to living your best life.
This year we will focus on 3 topics;
1. Be Brave
2. Create Belonging
3. Go and Build
Be Brave: By bravely being authentic, we can do hard things!
Create Belonging: Create genuine connections that celebrate differences, enable mutual respect, and nurture personal growth.
Go & Build: Through service to others we can choose to lead and facilitate transformation for ourselves and others.
Come along for some incredible connection!!
Make some new friends,
try some new experiences,
and learn together about becoming brave.
The Retreat leaders for this trip will be Ross and Skyler Gilbert, both have extensive experience working with youth.
Ross Gilbert is the head of the Leadership Department at Williamsburg Learning and a current Leadership and Japanese Mentor. He was awarded numerous mentoring awards through Williamsburg Learning 2019 - 2025. He has never regretted leaving corporate life 9 years ago to fulfill his dream of living intentionally and working in a meaningful capacity with youth.
Skyler Gilbert is the founder of Learning Brave LLC, the mother of 5 children, a writer, artist, and adventure planner.
Both Ross and Skyler have lived and traveled all over the world with their family of 7. They are passionate about helping youth have meaningful experiences full of friendship and connection. Together they have been running successful US Teen Retreats and International Teen Tours since 2019.
Learning Brave will also employ a number of excellent and qualified mentors for the WAC Teen Retreat 2025.
Learning Brave will be hosting the WAC Teen Retreat Oct 15-18, 2025.
Location:
Glacier View Ranch
8748 Overland Rd
Ward, CO 80481
Time:
Wednesday Oct 15th - Arrive 1:00 pm MT
Saturday Oct 18th - Depart 12:00 noon MT
This tour is FULL BOARD!! You don't need to worry about anything, just come along for the experience of a lifetime and have everything provided by us!
All food, accommodation and activities included.
Participants must be 14 - 18 years of age, or starting 9th grade (from Aug 2025)
FREE REGISTRATION!!
(There are limited places - a waiting list will be created once we are full)
Get in quick and don't miss out!!
*It is required that all participants have their own medical/travel insurance.
Our itinerary for the WAC Teen Retreat will include:
Formal Dance
Dance Classes
Hiking and personal reflection
Personal development and leadership workshops
Rock Climbing
Archery
Night Games
Talent Night / Team skits and performances
Goose Chase (Amazing Race style activity)
Morning and evening connection with Teams
Journaling, creative visualisation
Morning Yoga, Meditation, or exercise classes
Artistic workshops
Structured and unstructured free time where youth can connect with each other
Mentors.
Participants will be placed in a team of 10 students that is led by a Mentor. These groups will become like their family for the week. Each Mentor will been chosen because of their background working with teens, and also that their lives exemplify the values and principles of Learning Brave. Ross Gilbert as Retreat Director will oversee all aspects of the Teen Retreat and a designated First Aid Certified staff member will be on site at all times.
Accommodation.
Accommodation will be on mattresses in cabins where they will need to provide all bedding (sheet and sleeping bag), pillows, and towels. There will be a clear separation of sleeping areas between male and female. As a requirement of the State of Colorado, Mentors will sleep in the cabins with participants to ensure compliance with the Child Care requirements.
Transportation.
Parents will need to arrange for transportation to and from the venue - Glacier View Ranch, Ward, CO.
(We will facilitate connecting families with others that are willing to ride share).
What's Included:
-All meals and snacks from arrival to departure.
- Accommodation.
- Experienced and fun mentors for various activities.
- ALL activities!!
- One Learning Brave T-shirt
- Plenty of laughs and epic moments!
- New friends!!
What's NOT Included:
- Transport to and from the Learning Brave Retreat venue.
- Health/Travel Insurance.
A detailed list of what to bring on the Learning Brave WAC Retreat 2025 will be sent out once registration is complete.
Once registration is open, we will update our
Tour Participation Agreement and Medical Information
for the Learning Brave Teen Retreat 2025
