CodeSpa Virtual Reality and 360 Maker Retreat
Hot Tub - open 10am - 10pm everyday
Hanuman Temple - daily Arati (celebration of light) 6:30am and 6:00pm
Quiet Hours start at 9pm everyday
DAY 1 - Monday March 20
4pm: Check-in
5-6pm: Dinner
6:30pm:Mount Madonna orientation 7:00pm Introduction and ice-breaker; downloading and troubleshooting
Evening: Settle in, socialize, and relax!
DAY 2 - Tuesday March 21
6:30am-7:30am: Yoga - Pranayama & Meditation (optional)
7:30-8:30am: Yoga - Asana (optional)
8:15am-9:15am: Breakfast
9:45am: Welcome / overview / logistical announcements
10:00am: VR World Visualization exercise
10:15am: Retreat logistics & Tech troubleshooting
10:45am: Break
11:00am: Meditation
11:15am: VR class
12:00pm: Group discussion
12:30pm - 1:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm: Meditation
1:45pm: VR class
2:30pm: Break
2:45pm: 360 Video Presentation by Lisa McFadin
3:30pm: Free time / exercise (hiking, trail running, or enjoying a mindful walk in nature)
5-6pm: Dinner
6:30pm - 7:15pm: Creative exercise or open lab time
7:15pm: Break
7:30 - 8:00 pm: Co-create agenda for next day’s small group discussions
8:30pm: Practice skills with a study group (optional)
Evening: Socializing or quiet relaxation
DAY 3 - Wednesday March 22
8:15am-9:15am: Breakfast
9:30am: Meditation
9:45am: VR class
10:45am: Break
11:00am-12:30pm: Yoga - asana (optional)
12:30pm-1:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm: Meditation
1:45pm: VR workshop
2:45pm: Break
3:00pm-3:45pm: VR class
5-6pm: Dinner
6:30pm: Group Topic Brainstorming
7pm: Small group discussions
8pm: Small group discussions
Evening: Socializing or quiet relaxation
DAY 4 - Thursday March 23
6:30am-7:30am: Yoga - pranayama & meditation (optional)
7:30am-8:30am: Yoga - asana (optional)
8:15am-9:15am: Breakfast
9:30am: Meditation
9:45am: VR class
10:45am: Integration
11:00am: Break
11:15am: VR workshop
12:30pm-1:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm: Leave for UC Santa Cruz VR Lab
2:30pm-3:15pm: UC Santa Cruz VR Lab Visit - CAVE!!!
3:15pm: Drive back to Mount Madonna
5:00-6:00pm: Dinner
6:30pm-7:00pm: Meditation and Yoga
7:00pm-7:45pm: Speaker
7:45pm-8:45pm: Project Time
Evening: Socializing or quiet relaxation
DAY 5 - Friday March 24
9:30am: Meditation
9:45am - 10:45am: VR class
10:45am: Break / Meditation
11am - 12pm: Brunch
12pm: Meditation
12:15pm - 12:45pm: VR project time
12:45pm: Meditation
1pm - 1:45pm: Choose your own adventure!
2:15pm - 3:00pm: VR project time
3:00pm: Break
3:15- 4:15pm: Yoga - Asana (optional)
Level I is in conference center main
Level II is in Redwood yoga room
4:30 - 5:00pm: VR Careers
5:00 - 6:00pm: Dinner
6:15pm - 6:45pm - Test projects & explain to a partner
6:45pm Meditation
7pm - 8pm: Project presentations
8:15pm: Group discussion
Evening: Socializing or quiet relaxation
DAY 6 - Saturday March 25
Pack before meeting up!
9:15am: Presentations
10:00am: Class picture
10:15am: Mount Madonna talk
11am-12pm: Brunch
12:15pm: Group closing
1pm: Checkout
Afternoon: Winery visit (optional self-organized trips)
*Schedule is subject to change depending on teacher availability and group interests
Curriculum
Join the interest list to learn more!
Interested in supporting the CodeSpa vision as a sponsor or teacher? We’d love to connect.
Hanuman Temple - daily Arati (celebration of light) 6:30am and 6:00pm
Quiet Hours start at 9pm everyday
DAY 1 - Monday March 20
4pm: Check-in
5-6pm: Dinner
6:30pm:Mount Madonna orientation 7:00pm Introduction and ice-breaker; downloading and troubleshooting
Evening: Settle in, socialize, and relax!
DAY 2 - Tuesday March 21
6:30am-7:30am: Yoga - Pranayama & Meditation (optional)
7:30-8:30am: Yoga - Asana (optional)
8:15am-9:15am: Breakfast
9:45am: Welcome / overview / logistical announcements
10:00am: VR World Visualization exercise
10:15am: Retreat logistics & Tech troubleshooting
10:45am: Break
11:00am: Meditation
11:15am: VR class
12:00pm: Group discussion
12:30pm - 1:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm: Meditation
1:45pm: VR class
2:30pm: Break
2:45pm: 360 Video Presentation by Lisa McFadin
3:30pm: Free time / exercise (hiking, trail running, or enjoying a mindful walk in nature)
5-6pm: Dinner
6:30pm - 7:15pm: Creative exercise or open lab time
7:15pm: Break
7:30 - 8:00 pm: Co-create agenda for next day’s small group discussions
8:30pm: Practice skills with a study group (optional)
Evening: Socializing or quiet relaxation
DAY 3 - Wednesday March 22
8:15am-9:15am: Breakfast
9:30am: Meditation
9:45am: VR class
10:45am: Break
11:00am-12:30pm: Yoga - asana (optional)
12:30pm-1:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm: Meditation
1:45pm: VR workshop
2:45pm: Break
3:00pm-3:45pm: VR class
5-6pm: Dinner
6:30pm: Group Topic Brainstorming
7pm: Small group discussions
8pm: Small group discussions
Evening: Socializing or quiet relaxation
DAY 4 - Thursday March 23
6:30am-7:30am: Yoga - pranayama & meditation (optional)
7:30am-8:30am: Yoga - asana (optional)
8:15am-9:15am: Breakfast
9:30am: Meditation
9:45am: VR class
10:45am: Integration
11:00am: Break
11:15am: VR workshop
12:30pm-1:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm: Leave for UC Santa Cruz VR Lab
2:30pm-3:15pm: UC Santa Cruz VR Lab Visit - CAVE!!!
3:15pm: Drive back to Mount Madonna
5:00-6:00pm: Dinner
6:30pm-7:00pm: Meditation and Yoga
7:00pm-7:45pm: Speaker
7:45pm-8:45pm: Project Time
Evening: Socializing or quiet relaxation
DAY 5 - Friday March 24
9:30am: Meditation
9:45am - 10:45am: VR class
10:45am: Break / Meditation
11am - 12pm: Brunch
12pm: Meditation
12:15pm - 12:45pm: VR project time
12:45pm: Meditation
1pm - 1:45pm: Choose your own adventure!
- Project time (on your own)
- Nature walk with Mount Madonna (meet at conference center stairs)
2:15pm - 3:00pm: VR project time
3:00pm: Break
3:15- 4:15pm: Yoga - Asana (optional)
Level I is in conference center main
Level II is in Redwood yoga room
4:30 - 5:00pm: VR Careers
5:00 - 6:00pm: Dinner
6:15pm - 6:45pm - Test projects & explain to a partner
6:45pm Meditation
7pm - 8pm: Project presentations
8:15pm: Group discussion
Evening: Socializing or quiet relaxation
DAY 6 - Saturday March 25
Pack before meeting up!
9:15am: Presentations
10:00am: Class picture
10:15am: Mount Madonna talk
11am-12pm: Brunch
12:15pm: Group closing
1pm: Checkout
Afternoon: Winery visit (optional self-organized trips)
*Schedule is subject to change depending on teacher availability and group interests
Curriculum
Join the interest list to learn more!
Interested in supporting the CodeSpa vision as a sponsor or teacher? We’d love to connect.
#CodeSpa
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Top image of Mount Madonna Retreat Center, used with permission
VR image (Creative Commons licensed) from https://livierickson.com/blog/monday-musings-first-time-vr-ers/ used with permission from blog author, Liv Erickson
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Top image of Mount Madonna Retreat Center, used with permission
VR image (Creative Commons licensed) from https://livierickson.com/blog/monday-musings-first-time-vr-ers/ used with permission from blog author, Liv Erickson
