Retreats

This day-long retreat focuses on community. The day is spent at Camp Don Bosco in Carnation and is led by high school student leaders and middle school faculty. The experience allows the students to bond together as they consider the role that community and teamwork plays in their lives.

This day-long retreat focuses on how they can make a difference in the world. The entire grade engages in community service projects together, and students learn about a particular issue and serve and reflect on the experience together.

Modeled after Senior Pilgrimage, this day-long retreat is framed by a walk led by high school students with periodic stops for discussion groups, prayer, food and rest. The pilgrimage experience is a metaphor for a student’s journey through eighth grade and into high school.

Eighth graders or "pilgrims" will have an opportunity to explore the influences of their past, their attitudes toward the present, their concerns about the future and the role that God plays in their life journey. Students will build relationships with their classmates and reflect on how they can be leaders and role models in the middle school.

Agape, which means unconditional selfless love, is the focus of this day-long retreat for freshmen. After celebrating Mass at school, students travel to Black Diamond Camp where they engage in a series of challenge activities and reflections to strengthen class ties and grow as a community together.

Servant Leadership is at the heart of this day-long retreat. After celebrating Mass at school, students break into smaller groups to tackle service projects in the neighborhood. Students practice bringing the EC challenge to “take care of each other” beyond their classroom into the local community.

Destiny is a student-led and planned retreat held at Lakeview Christian Conference and Retreat Center in Auburn. The Destiny experience lasts three days and students stay overnight in cabins.

This retreat provides an opportunity for juniors and seniors to grow in love and respect for themselves, others and God through small group discussions, activities, reflection, prayer and leader witness talks. Students who have attended Destiny previously serve as retreat leaders for future retreats. A tradition since 1983, many students have said that Destiny is one of the highlights of their high school experience.

Emmaus, established in 2013, is a three-day retreat that builds off the Destiny experience. It is a student-led retreat that provides seniors the opportunity to explore the ways in which their relationship with God manifests in their relationships with others. Students reflect upon their years at school and the friendships and relationships they have developed over this time. Emmaus will be held at the Archbishop Brunette Retreat Center at the Palisades in Federal Way.

Senior Pilgrimage focuses on self-reflection and preparation for students’ final year on campus. Students embark on a day-long, 15-mile hike from Snoqualmie Falls to Carnation. The hike is led by students and is interspersed with prayer, discussion, activities and games. On the hike, students carry the Senior Pilgrimage Cross which resides in the Chapel during the school year. The cross displays a pendant from every senior class that has completed the pilgrimage since 1982, the first year the pilgrimage took place.