Weekend Courses   

Between 1942 and 1945, the United States government incarcerated over 120,000 Japanese Americans at ten sites across the country. Amache, in southeastern Colorado, held 7000+ people at its peak, two thirds of them native-born American citizens. It is now a National Historic Site. In this Educational Journey, we travel to Amache together as pilgrims, not tourists. We will bear witness to what happened here, honor those who were incarcerated and those who served, and sit with hard questions about citizenship, shame, and what it means to remember. This is an emotionally demanding experience. Come prepared to be present and grapple with hard truths. Facilitated by Dr. Bobbie Kite, CPE certified chaplain and practicing secular pilgrim with over 350 documented NPS site visits across all 63 major national parks.

Participation Expectations: This is a full-day experience of approximately 12 hours. Participants should be comfortable sitting in a vehicle for approximately 3.5 hours each way and sustaining a full day outing. Travel and meals provided (breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack).

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument holds one of the world's richest fossil records, and one of Colorado's great civic conservation stories. In this Educational Journey, we travel to Florissant together as a group of pilgrims, using the ancient ritual structure of pilgrimage to move through the site with intention and curiosity. The site is our teacher. Your experience, what surfaces, what surprises you, what stays with you, is the curriculum.

We'll orient, walk, sit with deep time, and close with a shared reflection. Transportation, lunch, and refreshments are included. Space is intentionally limited to six participants, so each journey remains intimate and unhurried. Come ready to notice, to wonder, and to be changed a little by a remarkable place.

Facilitated by Dr. Bobbie Kite, CPE certified chaplain and practicing secular pilgrim with over 350 documented NPS site visits across all 63 major national parks.

Participation Expectations: This is a full-day experience. Participants should be comfortable sitting in a vehicle for approximately two hours each way and sustaining a seven-hour outing.