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IOWA Retreat 2026 - Disconnect to Reconnect

  • 28 Aug 2026
  • 4:30 PM
  • 30 Aug 2026
  • 12:00 PM
  • 2552 Union Lane, St. Charles, IA 50240

Registration

  • Includes Saturday during the day, plus lunch and supper included in your ticket.
  • This ticket is for law student and undergrad student members only, and is solely for the day event with only lunch provided.
  • Guaranteed King or Queen bed; shared bathroom, typically with one other person.
  • Queen room with private bathroom.
  • Queen room with private bathroom. There is one room with a roll in shower, so please only reserve this room if you need the accommodation or we are near the registration closing date and you have confirmed with Christina Thompson that it is ok to register without needing the ADA shower stall.
  • Most of the twin beds are in loft spaces outside of an enclosed bedroom. You should still have your own "space" but it would be a loft. Bathrooms should be shared with one other person.
  • We have two twin beds that are bunked in a bedroom, and two pull out couches, so we're using those to make a very budget friendly option for interested law students and undergrad students. We would love to have you join us! If the student slots are gone, you can register for a twin bed slot and pay full price. If student slots are gone and you are not able to afford full price, please email christinat@watsonpc.com and we will try to come up with a solution for you.

Register

Join IOWA at the beautiful Wildwood Hills Ranch in St. Charles, Iowa for our third retreat - Disconnect, to Reconnect.  


What your ticket includes:

- Overnight ticket:  Your own bed & space (some of the twin beds are in open lofts, most beds are in rooms) for both Friday and Saturday nights.  If you're only able to stay one night that's just fine - but since there is no sheet changing service the bed is allocated to one person for the entire retreat.  All meals included (Friday supper, Saturday x 3, Sunday breakfast).  Bathrooms are either private or shared with one person - see ticket types for more details.

- Day ticket:  Student tickets include lunch; regular day tickets include both lunch and dinner.  Both types include the ability to attend all activities on Saturday.  If a student would like to join us for dinner, email christinat@watsonpc.com to make arrangements.


Agenda:  We intend to apply 3.5 hours of CLE, including 1 hour of wellness, 1 hour of diversity, and 1 hour of ethics.


Friday night: 

- 4:30 pm - Check in begins

- 5 pm - Dinner

- 6 pm - Social time and activities, possible trip to Madison County Winery


Saturday:

- 8 am breakfast

-  9 am Connecting through Mentorship Panel

- 10 am - Listening - The Key to Connection:  How to do it properly and why it matters.  

- 11:00 am:  Ethical Communication & Relationships:  Connecting - and disconnecting - the ethical way.

- 12 pm: Lunch

- 1:00 pm: Disconnecting from your Devices:  The benefits of digital detoxing and setting boundaries on the tiny machines that control our lives.

- 1:15 pm: Digital Detox practicum - spend the afternoon alone or with others exploring nature, visiting St. Charles, reading, or any other non-digital activity.

- 5:00 pm: Supper and debrief from Digital Detox practicum

- 6:30 pm:  Evening activities and social time, including a bonfire


Sunday:

-  8:00 am breakfast

- 9:00 am - social time


Questions? Email christinat@watsonpc.com.


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