Staff Retreat

Sept. 16-18 was our annual Teacher Retreat. Normally, it’s geared toward teachers with a specific focus in mind, but this year it was open to all staff. Rather than focusing on teaching-specific professional development, the retreat was a jump-start into a year of thinking reflectively about personal development.

Staff gathered together in this room to think, reflect, and learn

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

I had taken the Myers-Briggs twice before, so I was not shocked to find out my personality type. For the initiated MBTI people, my personality type is INTJ.

For part of the time, we started reading a book on being healthy as a whole person. All the BFA staff will be going through the book this year.

We also had free time, during which I ran, did lesson plans, read a couple books, and took a nap. Some interesting photos from my run:

Mountains at sunrise - did I mention this retreat is in the Swiss Alps?

A family herding cattle down the road

The life of the shaggy Swiss mountain cowboy (or cow-man and cow-girl)

Glorious sunrise!

About Jill

I grew up in West Chicago, went to Wheaton College, attended Grace Church of DuPage in Warrenville, and am currently teaching orchestra and violin, viola, and cello lessons at Black Forest Academy in Germany.
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