Each school year during second semester, all Grade 11 students at St. Bede participate in a “Junior Retreat.” Taking place during a regularly scheduled school day, this event allows students who will soon embark on their final year before they graduate to “escape” or “take refuge” away from their normal routine. The purpose is to allow this group of students to separate themselves from their other schoolmates in order to look back at how they got here, and look ahead to where they are going. 

当每个学年的第二学期将要结束时，圣彼得都会为11年级的学生们举办“Junior Retreat”的活动。这个活动是在一个教学日进行的，所以学生们可以从日常课程中“逃离”一天。这次活动旨在给11年级的学生们提供一个机会，让他们回顾以及梳理高中旅程的收获，展望未来的目标。

One of the main goals of the retreat is to give students the ability to share their ideas openly and freely, so that they can be supported by their classmates. As a result, much of what is done and said during the retreat’s activities is intended to remain confidential. Indeed, this creates an atmosphere of trust and respect.

为了让学生更好地感受到彼此的信任和尊重，在活动中能够畅所欲言，增进对彼此的了解，大家的发言以及活动内容都会为彼此保密。

The focus of all many of the activities throughout the day is for students to form groups, where members learn to work together as a team, utilizing the strengths each individual can contribute. This is an invaluable lesson for them to carry with them for the rest of high school and into college.

许多活动的重点是让学生组成小组，在这些小组中，成员学会如何团结合作，充分利用每个人的优势。这对他们来说是一堂难能可贵的课程，将伴随他们度过高中的余下时光，甚至延伸到将来的大学生活中。

One of the most impactful activities is called “Who Packed Your Parachute?” After hearing a story about jet-fighters needing to trust the people who pack their parachutes, the students break off into small groups and think about who in their life helps them to “pack their parachute.” Then, they write letters to those people, expressing their gratitude. They pack those letters in an envelope, and even include a symbolic piece of a parachute. Those letters are delivered the following week to the recipients. 

其中一项最具影响力的活动为“谁为你准备了降落伞？”老师解释道，每位战斗机驾驶员都专门的人员为他们配备降落伞，而驾驶员们需要完全信任。学生们分成小组，思考在他们生活中谁值得他们信任。然后，他们给那些人写信，表达感激之情。他们将这些信装在信封里，还放了一个象征性的降落伞部件。这些信在随后的一周交给收信人。

In another activity, the whole group sits in a circle, facing outward. A volunteer chooses a positive character trait, and the leader touches the shoulder of members who exhibit that trait. Then, those members come to the middle and go around the circle to find others who exhibit other positive traits. All of this shows the students how interconnected their strengths really are.

在另一项活动中，学生们面向外侧坐成一圈。一位学生随机说出一项良好的品质，领导组成员会触摸展现出该品质的学生的肩膀。然后，这些成员来到中间，接着寻找展现其他积极品质的学生。这项活动体现了学生们的优势是多么紧密地相互联系在一起。

Once they return to school, the students are rejuvenated for the final stretch of the year.

回到学校后，学生们焕发出了新的活力。这次难忘的活动不仅让他们思考自己的成长和前进方向，还使他们更加意识到团队合作的重要性和个人优势的价值。他们以更加坚定的步伐回到校园，准备迎接挑战和成就新的高峰。