MEET THE TEAM

 

 

AROUND SCALA

 


ABOUT US

 

Scala is a dedicated centre for Redemptorist Youth Ministry. As a team of Redemptorists and lay people, we have been working with young people in Cork since 1988. In 1997, Scala moved to Bessboro in Blackrock, from where retreats and leadership programs such as Meitheal are facilitated. There is also a resident community on site. The team is made up of five Redemptorists, three full time lay ministers and two volunteers. Members of the team are also involved in conducting Parish missions, retreats and novenas, in counselling and in hospital chaplaincy.

TEAM INFORMATION
 

› All school retreats will be delivered at Scala, Bessboro, Blackrock, Cork. The Scala retreat team will facilitate a minimum of fifteen students and a maximum of fifty students on each retreat day.

› As team size and preparations depend on the size of each school group, we ask each school retreat coordinator to notify Scala as soon as possible, but no later than five days prior to the retreat date, as to the final number that will be attending.

› Each school group must be accompanied by a teacher/school representative while in Scala. Students must be supervised by the teacher/school representative during morning break and lunchtime and must be available throughout the day if needed.

› Those who participate in the retreat cannot leave the Bessboro complex unless accompanied by or under the direction of the teacher/school representative.

› A non refundable deposit of €100 per retreat day must accompany each booking. REDEMPTORISTS POLICIES AND GUIDELINES ON SAFEGUARDING CHILDRENAll deposits will be acknowledged. This deposit will be deducted from the final school payment. In the event of a cancellation by the school, this deposit is non- refundable. In the unusual event of the Scala team being unable to facilitate a pre-booked retreat, the deposit will be returned.

› In the event of any emergency, the school will be contacted immediately. In the event of a medical emergency the school and parents/guardians will be contacted. No medication will be given to a student unless specified in writing by their parent/guardian and/or advised by telephone communication.