How To Use Educational and Spiritual Retreat Resources

The purpose of these materials is to help people design and support meaningful learning experiences.

The following resources may be used free of charge for class exercises and instruction, personal development, community study clubs, and religious and spiritual retreats.

Materials may not be edited, distorted, revised, reconfigured, reworded, embellished, or adapted.

Citations

All use of materials in venues other than personal reading must feature a citation that credits the author with developing the resource. The citation may use APA, MLA, or Chicago style. It must contain the author’s name, the date of the item. The date may be the date of the website’s last update or the date accessed) Be specific about which date you are using. The citation must also include the title of the item/PowerPoint/exercise/blog/poem/image in italics, the site name, and the URL of the site.

Here is an example of a citation for a PowerPoint presentation in APA formatting:

Foley, Colleen. (2024, October 4, accessed). Medieval Mysticism and Rituals of Self-Sacrifice [PowerPoint slides]. Transcendent Soul. https://www.transcendantsoul.com.

Here is an example of a citation for a blog in APA formatting:

Elias, Maher. (2025, February 10 posted). The Price of Palestinian Resilience. The Sands of Jordan Blog. http://www.Eliasandelijah.com

Here are examples of citations for images in APA formatting:

[Without title]Leonard, Able. (2022). [people planting and harvesting] [digital collage]. Sustainable Oz. https://www.earthallaround.jpg.

[With title]Fedorovich, Pasha. (2024). Marketplace in Irkutsk. [photo]. Siberia. http://www.myrussia.com.

  1. Read items carefully in light of the purpose of the class or retreat
  2. Identify how the item relates to the learning outcomes of the lesson or retreat
  3. Determine whether the content and level of content is appropriate for the age of your audience
  4. Avoid rushing presentations. The materials are designed to stimulate reflection and discussion. In some instances, for example, an entire class session could be devoted to exploring and discussing a single slide in a PowerPoint presentation.
  5. Integrate what has been presented into subsequent lessons and assessments where appropriate

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