Have the hard conversations in your classroom.
Each Summer, we invite a cohort of 15-20 teachers to the Prindle Institute for a three-day professional development retreat, tailored to help high school educators incorporate deliberation and dialogue about challenging ethical issues into their classroom practice. Sessions at the retreat seek to integrate theoretical tools and frameworks from moral philosophy with practical considerations teachers face daily via case-based, deliberative pedagogical methods that teachers can readily apply across disciplines, subjects, and grade levels.
Summer 2025 Retreat
Join us in Greencastle June 4-6, 2025 to connect, collaborate, and recharge together during our 2025 High School Educator Retreat at the Prindle Institute for Ethics, centrally located in the beautiful 500-acre DePauw Nature Park.
Over the course of three days, you’ll network with other teachers, learn about cutting edge pedagogical methods in ethics and civic education from experienced educators, work collaboratively on purpose-built lesson planning, and have ample downtime to explore the Institute’s beautiful campus. Retreat sessions will be facilitated by expert faculty and staff from the Prindle Institute and beyond, and will feature discussions of moral frameworks for reasoning, case-based ethics pedagogy, strategies for promoting and facilitating dialogue (even and especially over deep disagreements), and more!
Please see below for details on our application process for 2025, and feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns that may arise.
Application Process
A cohort of 15-20 educators will be selected for participation in the Summer 2025 Retreat based on a competitive application process. Applications will be accepted through May 1, 2025. Accepted participants are responsible for their travel to and from Greencastle, IN, but lodging and meals are complimentary for all participating teachers. Professional development credits (15 IN PGPs or comparable) are available for participants.
This was the best planned and most helpful retreat I’ve ever attended. I’ve walked away between every session more energized and excited to use these tools than I ever expected.
– Retreat Participant