Middle School Retreats
Middle School Matters
These deeply formative years lay a foundation for how a young person will view and respond to the world for the rest of their lives. Damascus Retreats for middle schoolers are designed to awaken 6th and 7th graders to the love and presence of God, and instill in them a Catholic view of the world and of themselves that will carry them into a lifetime of discipleship.
Book a Retreat
Parents: If you are not attending with a group, please choose "Register my child" and register for any session with availability. If you are attending with a parish group, first check to see if you received a different link from your group's coordinator to make sure your reservation is connected to that group.
Parishes and Group Leaders: Fill out the "Book a Group" form to request a group reservation. You can use the other button to check available dates. If you have questions, please email retreats@damascus.net or call (740) 480-1288 ext. 2.
Faith & Science Retreat
Throughout the retreat students will take part in the following lessons:
- Interpretive Hike & Forestry
- Leave No Trace Principles
- Orienteering
- Physics
- Aquatics (Stream and Pond Ecology)
- Night Lesson
- Geology
- Wilderness Survival
Leadership Retreat
Throughout the retreat students will experience the following activities with their small groups:
- High Ropes Course
- Low Ropes 1, 2 and 3
- Scavenger Hunt
- Survival Simulation
- Archery Tag
