Whale Rock Workshops In-Person Retreat Survey

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Whale Rock Workshops began as a mostly in-person workshop company. When COVID hit, we pivoted and moved our offerings online. Want want to know: Are you are ready for more in-person events? (This survey will take a few minutes.)

(Please note, our initial goal is to add a retreat, which is different than a workshop. A retreat will have more writing time, less formal instruction, and ideally a lower price point than our current in-person workshop.)

Are you interested in participating in an in-person Whale Rock Retreat

Yes

I'm honestly not sure, it depends on a number of factors

Clear selection

How important is it to you that the retreat is led by one of our instructors?

I don't need an instructor, I'd love to just come and write with the Whale Rock Community

An instructor is critical to me. I'm only coming if there is a faculty member there.

Clear selection

Please check the instructors who you'd like to see at a retreat

Gary Schmidt

Shelley Tanaka

Kathryn Erskine

Phyllis Root

Heather Demetrios

Lisa Papademetriou

Karen Krossing

I'm ready for some new instructors brought into the mix

Other:

Which two existing instructors would be your dream team?

Please select all that are true with regards to instructors

I would be content with one faculty member

I would prefer two faculty members

I would love to see all faculty members at one retreat

I am willing to pay more if it means more than one instructor can attend

I am willing to have more students participating if it means more than one instructor can attend and the price can be kept down

Other:

With regards to lodging, please check all that apply

I would be willing to share a room with one stranger

I would be willing to share communal 'retreat' sleeping arrangements (3-8 people in a room)

I would be willing to share.a room with a friend

I would be willing to share a queen / king bed with a friend

It is really important to me to have my own room, but I am fine sharing living space

It is really important to me to have my own room and living space, ie a cottage

I would be happy to stay in rustic lodging

I would be happy to stay in a hotel or inn

I would be happy to share a house

I would be happy to stay at a retreat center (like Highlights or another existing venue)

I would prefer to find my own lodging

Covid concerns remain very important to me. It's vital that we are in a location that has opportunities for social distancing and outdoor space

Other:

Please check all that apply with regards to food:

It is really important to me that all my meals are provided to me, already prepared

I would be happy to share cooking with others in order to keep prices down

I would be happy to cook all my own meals and have group meals be optional

I would be happy with a mixture of eating opportunities: preparing my own breakfast but having dinners served, for example

I'm easy. I don't come for the food

I'm still uncomfortable with communal eating. I'd like an option where we eat on our own, in our own space

Please check all that apply with regards to price:

I am willing to pay more for more access to Master Instructors

I would rather pay more and go somewhere unique and special

I am willing to pay more for my own bedroom (or cottage)

I would rather pay more and have all meals provided at as a high a quality as available in that location

I would rather pay more and have fewer students

I would rather pay less, have fewer amenities and possibly cook communally

I would rather pay less and have more students

I would rather pay less and have an a la carte menu of add-ons for those who are interested (additional one-on-one meetings, fancier dinners, outings, etc....)

Other:

The following feels like the right price for a five-night retreat (everything included). Check all that apply.

Less than $1000

$1000-$1250

$1250-$1500

$1500-$1750

$1750 - $2000

$2000 - $2250

$2250-$2500

If we were to have a master instructor (or two) at our retreat, please check all that apply

I would want one one-on-one meeting during the retreat

I would want multiple one-on-one meetings during the retreat

I would want some element of workshopping and craft at my retreat

I would be okay just having the opportunity to be with master instructors. They don't need to teach. This would be a writing retreat.

I would want additional fun activities like a bonfire, walks, karaoke or game night.

Other:

With regards to location, please check all that apply:

It is important to me that I can drive to a writing retreat

It is important to me that the retreat is not too far from an airport

I don't mind driving a few hours from an airport to arrive at a retreat location (Eg: Adirondacks, NY, Berkshires, MA, Frederick, MD, Lexington, MI)

It is important to me that the retreat is in the USA

It is important to me that the retreat is in Canada

I would be interested in a North American retreat location that is also an adventure (Eg: Green Gables, Banff, Breckenridge...)

I would be interested in a retreat abroad

Other:

Please select all of the options that would appeal to you in a writing retreat. If none appeal to you, select none:

A daily yoga practice

A daily mindfulness practice

A retreat with add-on opportunities / tours to unique literary locations, cooking classes, etc...

None of the above

Please tell us if you have a dream location for a retreat:

I would be most interested in a retreat that lasts:

3-4 days

5-6 days

A full week

Clear selection

If you regularly attend one of our more extensive workshops, what is the likelihood you would attend an additional event?

I'm in! I'm always looking for new Whale Rock Events

Probably not. I attend all the events I want to attend and have budgeted for

I might swap out one event for another next year

It totally depends on the workshop location, instructor and price

Clear selection

If you participated in our mentorship program, would you want a retreat that was a part of our mentorship program? (ie: only for students who have participated in the mentorship.)

Yes, it would make the program feel more cohesive

It doesn't really matter to me. I'd love to attend, and I'm happy to share the space with others

Doesn't apply to me

Clear selection

Would you be interested in a build-your-own retreat service from Whale Rock? In other words, you would collect a group of friends, and we would find the lodging, the food, and provide you with a master instructor?

Yes! That would be incredible.

No. I can create my own retreat if I want one.

It would depend on the cost / location / available instructors.

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