Staff the Fall Rites of Passage Adventure Weekend (Mentors & JMen)
We have scheduled our next Rites of Passage Adventure (ROPA) for September 30 through October 3rd.
Staff participation requires the following to be completed by September 15:
Signed Staff application along with $150 staffing fee (use PayPal button below if possible)
Medical Questionnaire (only if you didn't participate in April or your information has changed)
Signed Background Check Form along with $30 fee. (if you have not had a background check or your last background check will be more than 2 years old by October 3, 2010, this applies to you)
The All Hands Meeting (staff planning meeting) will happen on Sunday, September 12 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Please stay tuned for the location - it is important that you attend!
This unique weekend adventure must be experience to fully appreciate the impact it has on boys - as well as their Mentors and Journeymen staff.
Each day has a specific intention:
THURSDAY: Staff arrive, begin setup, create the container FRIDAY: (Boys arrive) WHO AM I NOW? SATURDAY: WHO DO I WANT TO BE? SUNDAY: CHOOSING THE MAN I WILL BECOME
This 48 hour event for the initiates (Friday evening to Sunday evening) offers boys a powerful, authentic initiation into manhood. Led by experienced facilitators and trained staff, it provides 2:1 ratio of men to boys. Group sharing processes, one-on-one mentoring, celebrations (with plenty of drumming), and physical activities are just part of the weekend's highly structured format. This weekend is a life-changing experience boys never forget.
After the weekend, boys know what kind of man they want to be.
They have higher self-esteem
They have support from a group of men and young men.
They have the foundation and support they need to become better men.
