ICY Reading Retreat

Our first Reading Retreat is taking place on 05^th May. The aim of the Reading Retreat is to allow creative space for deep reflection upon and sharing of ideas and theory in line with the ideology of discomfort within which we work in ICY.

Remember: the only rules for the retreat are – emails OFF and Teams OFF, Out of Office ON. 

9am ish – the Zoom link opens and we have coffee, tea, and chat on zoom and share our plans and hopes for the day. It is fine to be late. You can stay in the zoom room all day if you want, and can message people, but do not need to be near your computer if you don’t want to. 

9.30 ish – Reading begins.

11am – Microbreak: quick catch up in the zoom room (if you are deep reading, you don’t need to break off for this!)

12.30 – Back to zoom room for reading group 1, a short half hour reading group discussion (2 break out rooms) incorporating informal presentations: what we have read and ideas around it

1pm – Lunch break

1.30pm – Afternoon reading

3pm – Microbreak: quick catch up in zoom room (if you are deep reading, don’t break off for this!)

4pm – Reading group 2: a short half hour reading group discussion (2 break out rooms) incorporating informal presentations: what we have read and ideas around it

4.30pm – Reconvene in main zoom room – discussion, feedback, wine & soft drinks.

5pm – Close.