•  Booking for the 2026-27 School Year will open April 20th @ 4pm SK/AB time.   
• Come back to this page and you will find a booking form as you scroll down. 
• The retreat weeks available to choose from when requesting are found below. Please review the dates in advance to determine your first, second, and third preferences. Please ensure you are checking with your school calendar and are available for all the days you request.
• When requesting a week of retreats, you will be required to provide each school name, population, grades and type of retreat you are requesting. Please have this information ready to go.
• We are excited to announce that we are having School Retreat Team based out of Calgary, AB starting January 2027! This means if you are a school within the City of Calgary, you can book as individual school and do not need to book as a division or group of schools. See “How to Book a School Retreat” – “Calgary Schools” for all the information you will need!
• Please note that our base fee has increased by $50. To find out the cost of your retreat, please see the Cost + Travel tab below

Scaled pricing by number of students starting at $1350 + Travel Expenses.

Please note the increase of $50 to base fee for the 2026-2027 school year.

The scaled pricing is a base fee of $1350 plus $1.50/student for every student over 200.
If you have more than 200 students, a formula to use to find out how much your retreat would cost is:
1350 + (1.5 x (school population – 200)) = retreat cost
For example, if your school has 370 students then it will cost 1350 + (1.50 x (370 – 200)) = $1555 + travel expenses

Travel expenses include shared mileage among the schools each week, hotels, and meals. See estimated breakdown for your province in a full week of schools: Saskatchewan: $375 Alberta: $425 British Columbia: $700

Travel expense for schools within Calgary will be a flat rate of $50

**Please note if you are a school within Saskatoon you will not be charged mileage. 

Second Day Discounted Pricing

If you have more than 600 students in your school and cannot all fit together in your gym at once, you are recommended to book 2 consecutive days of School Retreats. Schools in this situation will receive their second day base fee discounted to $800.

Day 1: 1300 + (1.5 x (school population at retreat – 200)) = Day 1 retreat cost
Day 2: 800 + (1.5 x (school population at retreat – 200)) = Day 2 retreat cost
For example, if your school has 650 students then it will cost:
Day 1 is $1300 + (1.50 x (450 K-6 students – 200)) = $1675 + travel expenses
Day 2 is $800 + (1.50 x (200 Gr 7-9 students – 200)) = $800 + travel expenses (just hotel, not mileage as already charged with Day 1)

Thus, two days would cost $2475. By comparison, a 1-day retreat with 650 students would cost $1975, only $500 more for a second day allowing better retreat ministry for everyone.

PRACTICALS WHEN REQUESTING A SCHOOL RETREAT 

We know that there is a large demand for School Retreats. We expect a large number of requests to come in the week of April 20 and it will take time to discern which bookings to accept. We will take all the request information and start to discern the placements starting the following week.
• Deciding on which booking requests to accept will be a combination of order of request, the number of schools/days requested, and your flexibility with dates. Do not expect to hear back from us until early May. 

 Once you hear back from us about your booking request, you will still need to complete a second form that confirms the booking. This second form is what solidifies your booking. It will include collecting more information about each school, such as bell schedules, and signing the booking agreement with the cancellation policy.

 Cancellation fee: There will be a $400 cancellation fee in the event of needing to cancel. This fee can be waived if you are able to find a different school in the area to book that date.

We have three excellent, high energy and faith filled duos serving schools this year. No matter which of the two teams comes to your school, you can expect an amazing retreat day that flows and looks just as you might expect from past years. You may not request particular retreat leaders.

 1. Try to fill a week of Retreats.

Tuesday to Friday, 4 days, is considered a full week.

CREATING A GROUP OF SCHOOLS TO BOOK MULTIPLE DAYS: 

Please communicate as a School Division to ensure that only one person needs to fill out the request form on behalf of the whole division.

 We strongly encourage booking a week, 4 days of retreats, as a School Division. This will give the best chance of getting the requested booking.

 Creating a group of 4 schools to book is the next best route. If you know there are other schools in your city or area that also want to book then please contact them to create a group that can request a full week. Once you have heard from those schools, you are welcome to reach out to new schools to try to get a full weeks worth of days to request.

GROUPS OF 3 OR LESS SCHOOLS  

 If your group is requesting fewer than 4 days, it may limit the dates available to you, as we need to pair schools together to fill a full week.

You are welcome to request an incomplete week/as a individual school; however, this may reduce the likelihood of receiving your preferred dates.

GREATER SASKATOON CATHOLIC SCHOOLS 

 Since FacetoFace Ministries is based out of Saskatoon, you are considered local. Thus your booking process works differently. Please contact us as a individual school. Creating groups is NOT necessary.

We have pre-selected dates available for GSCS. There are a limited amount of dates available for both Fall/Spring.

 The booking form will recognize you are from Saskatoon and respond accordingly.

CALGARY SCHOOLS

This year we are excited to have a team based out of Calgary, AB! You are considered local to this team and thus your booking process works differently. Please contact us as an individual school. Creating groups is NOT necessary.

Please use the booking form and select your preferred month. From there we will contact you with dates available within that month. Please note that these retreats will only be from January – June 2027. 

The booking form will recognize you are from Calgary and respond accordingly. 

2. Pick your preferred weeks.

Decide which are your top 3, in order of preference.

 The weeks available are found below.

3. Complete the request form starting after the OPENING DAY.

 Have one contact from your division or group of schools fill out the form.

When requesting a week of retreats, you will be required to provide each school name, population, grades and type of retreat you are wanting. Please have this information ready to go.

Once you hear back from us in the middle of May about your booking request, you will still need to complete a second form that confirms the booking. This second form is what solidifies your booking

Your booking is considered complete after you have (1) requested a booking, (2) we have contacted you to solidify the dates chosen, and (3) you completed the booking confirmation form (different than the request form) sent to you by FacetoFace.

At this point FacetoFace Ministries will reach out to you via email approximately one month before your booking with a tentative schedule and any other pertinent information. 

If you need information from us before that point then feel free to reach out.

Please note we are only booking Elementary Schools (with grades K-9) in the Fall. Any High Schools will be placed in January – June 2027. 

Weeks Available: A full week is considered 4 schools from Tuesday-Friday

(When the same week appears more than once, it means both teams will be leading retreats during that week)

• October 20-23
• November 24-27
• December 15-18
• December 15-18
• January 5-8
• January 12-15
• January 26-29
• February 2-5
• February 2-5
• February 23-26
• February 23-26
• March 2-5
• March 16-19
• March 16-19
• April 6-9
• April 13-16
• April 13-16 
• April 27-30
• May 4-7
• May 11-14
• May 24-28
• May 24-28

Dates available for Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools:

• October 14 
• December 9 
• January 20 
• January 20
• January 21
• January 21 
• February 9 
• February 9
• February 11
• March 10
• March 11
• April 6 
• April 20
• April 22
• May 4
• May 5
• June 1
• June 2
• June 2 
• June 3

Dates available for the City of Calgary:

Starting January 2027 we are excited to have a team based out of Calgary, AB! 

Please use the booking form and select your preferred month. From there we will contact you with dates available within that month. Please note that these retreats will only be from January – June 2027. 

• January 2027
• February 2027
• March 2027
• April 2027
• May 2027

Can I book more than 1 day of School Retreats? 

• We only offer 1 day retreats. You may book 2 consecutive days, if your school meets our requirements. This includes schools that have a population larger than the capacity that their gym can hold or is a K-12 School. Please reach out to know if your school qualifies.

Do you offer K-12 School Retreats? 

• We do not offer K-12 Whole School Retreats. Your K-12 school needs to spread across two days of Elementary and High School Retreats.

What information do I need to have ready upon submitting a School Retreat Booking Request?

• When requesting a week of retreats, you will be required to provide each school name, location, population, grades and type of retreat you are requesting. Please have this information ready to go.

Do you offer any additional resources to use during the retreat day?

•  Yes we will be providing additional resources for Elementary Schools Only to use during the retreat day when you are not is session with FacetoFace. This will include worksheets, crafts and classroom activities. These will be available to you one month before your retreat day.

How can I get my retreat schedule more than a month ahead of time?

• Your retreat schedule and all the details you will need will be emailed to you approximately one month before your retreat date. If you require this information sooner, you can contact our School Retreat Coordinator at schoolretreats@f2f.ca