Upcoming Quests
We start with a weeklong Quest in the wilderness. You’ll join 15 or so other explorers and a handful of Guides. There will be campfires and canoes, exercises in contemplation and self-reflection, and an invitation to get real together — about hopes, dreams, and fears about living a purposeful life.
A Quest is more than just a retreat—it’s a transformational experience designed to help you gain clarity, resilience, and a deeper sense of purpose.
The Quest
5 days
in nature, to reset and refresh
The full program
12 months
mostly online, to find your way
Your crew
15
other young people, ages 18–24
Program fee
from $1800
with further financial aid possible
Location Spotlight
Algonquin Wildlife Research Station
Algonquin is Micmac for “at the place of spearing fish and eels”.
Our Ontario Quests take place at the Algonquin Wildlife Research Station, a secluded, ecologically rich site in the heart of Algonquin Park. For 8,000 years — 8,000! — Native peoples lived and moved through this magical land parcel, and after an unchecked chapter of logging, Algonquin Park was established in 1893. Soon after, Tom Thomson and the rest of the Group of Seven fell in love (and inspired legions to do the same) with the Park’s 2400 lakes, 1200 kilometres of rivers and streams, and all those flora and fauna that reveal themselves if we’re patient and attentive.
Moose, wolves, beavers, deer, bogs, swamps, deciduous and coniferous forests side-by-side, trout, loons, grouse, bunting, salamanders, turtles, snakes, bears, and yes, blackflies and mosquitoes. Fall colours along highway 60 that might just win the planet. There is so much here.
We are very grateful to be within a small list of friends and partners who can access the magical Algonquin Wildlife Research Station for our Quest. The Research Station has been the queen bee of Algonquin since 1944, home to the critical work of deciphering how humans and the land and its furry and scaly and winged and more can live in harmony.
What to expect
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Landing
Sensing
Knowing
Realizing
Launching
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AM
Arrival
How do we perceive?
How do we know?
A future worth living for
Courage & commitments
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PM
Where are we?
Ways of seeing
How do we really know?
Imagination and beauty
How do we act and change?
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This example schedule shows the ‘arc’ of a Quest, from landing to communal launch into adulthood. In practice, each Quest will be designed for the distinct group of young people taking part, and will encourage participatory and emergent design.
Why Join a Quest?
From worry to wonder
A Quest is not just a retreat—it’s a launchpad for your next chapter.
Gain Clarity – Understand what truly matters to you.
Build Resilience – Learn tools to navigate uncertainty with confidence.
Find Your People – Connect with like-minded explorers and mentors.
Take Action – Leave with a concrete plan for your next steps.
“At the end you could throw anything at me and I’d be ok with it, but at the start I definitely was not.”, — Mia
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