You’re invited to the Annual Song Leader Reunion.

Come, let’s tend this flame together…

Join us for a full day of song, inspiration, best practices, community connection, continued mentorship, and of course… outrageously delicious food.

The annual Song Leader Reunion is a place where you can return every year, as a community of practitioners, to fill up your cup with inspiration, connection, and learning to bring back to your communities. You’ll have a chance to lead each other in song, explore different topics, and stoke the fire of our shared dream of bringing singing back to this aching, beautiful world.

This reunion is open to the three cohorts who have completed the Song Leader Training. All are welcome, whether or not you’ve started your own group, are leading folks in song, or are simply continuing to soak up the magic of our time together.

Check out the full details below. I can’t wait to sing with you again…

Schedule of our Reunion

10:00 am: Arrive, settle in, explore the land, and drink some tea/coffee

10:30 am - 1:00 pm: Opening Circle & Morning Session

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Lunch Break

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Afternoon Session

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Dinner Break

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Evening Session - Around the fire!

Our Reunion Itinerary

The Song Leader Reunion will be a blend and balance of practice, learning, and community building. I want this reunion to be shaped by YOUR interests, and I’ll send out a questionnaire beforehand. In the meantime, here is what I’m envisioning for our time together…

Full-group and break-out sessions to practice song-leading in a supportive and encouraging environment
Workshop-style sessions, to explore topics that interest you. For example, here are a few topics that we could explore, that we only scratched the surface of at the training:
- How to build a singing community: tried and tested methods for community engagement
- How to teach “harmony songs”, in addition to rounds, call-and-response, and layer songs
- Song-leading on the front lines of change: song as a tool for social justice and activism
- The business of song-leading: marketing, admin, and having your back-end systems in place
- Boundaries, boundaries, boundaries! How to hold healthy boundaries for yourself and your group, while creating an inclusive and welcoming space.
Lots of opportunities for connection, to stoke the fire of our community of practitioners.
A treasure trove of new songs to bring back to your communities.
An evening Song Circle around the fire.

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About the Camp Kawartha Environment Centre

We are fortunate to hold this reunion at the incredible Camp Kawartha Environment Centre. Located next to Trent University’s stunning wildlife sanctuary lands in Nogojiwanong (Peterborough), the Environment Centre is renowned as one of the most innovative and sustainable building designs in all of Canada. Nestled amongst two hundred acres of cedar forest, we’ll gather in this warm and welcoming sanctuary for a full day of song, learning, and community.

There are parking spaces available onsite for those driving, as well as public transportation options. If you are looking for a ride there and back, email Mila to connect with someone who has an extra seat in their car. The Environment Centre is wheelchair accessible.

Cost & Registration

I am including two registration options, below: with catering or without catering. Lunches will be provided by the incredible Erin Copeland, here in Peterborough. And dinner will be made by Michael (our cook from the trainings). All prices are in Canadian dollars.

Early Bird (until April 15th): With Catering - $195 + sales tax

Includes one lunch, one dinner, coffee, tea, and snacks

Early Bird (until April 15th): Without Catering - $145 + sales tax

Includes coffee, tea, and snacks
There is a small kitchen onsite that you can use, with a fridge and microwave. There is no stove.

On-Time Bird (after April 15th): With Catering - $210 + sales tax

Includes one lunch, one dinner, coffee, tea, and snacks

On-Time Bird (after April 15th): Without Catering - $160 + sales tax

Includes coffee, tea, and snacks

There is a small kitchen onsite that you can use, with a fridge and microwave. There is no stove.

A Note on Sliding Scale and Work-Trade:

If the price is a barrier for you, please reach out to inquire about a possible work exchange. I have priced this reunion at an amount that will make it sustainable for me to organize and hold it, with a minimum number of participants. And, it’s important to me that ALL of you are able to attend, regardless of the cost.

Terms & Conditions:

Please read the full Terms & Conditions prior to booking your spot. This includes information on payments, refund and cancellation policy, and more. Click here to read the Terms & Conditions.

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I respectfully acknowledge that this gathering will take place on the traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg. This area was originally called Nogojiwanong, Ojibwa for “place at the end of rapids”. We will gather near the shore of the Odenabe River, which was a gathering place for Indigenous people. Odenabe, or Otonabee, means the“river that beats like a heart”. I strive to learn to recognize my part in the ongoing history of colonization, and to understand how our community can work towards reconciliation, repair, and uplifting indigenous values and traditions.