What does it mean to be a chaperone at Mount2000?
A chaperone at Mount2000 will participate as a vessel of the Holy Spirit promoting the encounter between Christ and the students. Specifically, chaperones are to be present to the particular group they came with (the entirety of the retreat) and aid the students spiritually and logistically. As for accommodations, chaperones will:
Have their own private space for coffee, light snacks, refreshments, and a space to take a break.
Have their own bathrooms and showers times apart from the students
Be present to their students overnight by sharing the same general space as them to ensure good behavior
Be a living witness to the joy of the Gospel as living and active in our day
Where are the students sleeping?
Students will radically heed the Lord's words, “Take nothing for the journey, neither walking stick, nor sack, nor food, nor money…” Those parishes who choose to participate in our “On Campus Housing” will have their students bring sleeping bags, pillows, and other needed items to prepare to sleep on the floor.
Boys and girls will sleep overnight in separate buildings, with the girls occupying the ARCC Arena and the boys having several different locations throughout Mount St. Mary’s University campus. The boys' housing will be monitored by male chaperons and seminarians while the girl's housing will be monitored by female chaperons and volunteer female university students/missionaries.
How do I register?
Early registration Oct 30th - Nov 30th- $99 per person. Regular registration - $149 per person.
Do I need all of my students' information when I register?
-No. The initial registration done by the group leader purchases the number of slots your group will need (the number of people you are bringing). Then the group leader will receive a confirmation email with the group's invoice as well as log-in information to the group portal.
What is the group portal?
-The group portal is the webpage found on the Mount2000 website which each group leader will have access to after they register their group. It displays the number of registration slots purchased and will be populated as your students and chaperones fill out their registration forms.
Can I add registration slots if I need more?
-Yes. There is a link in the group portal that the group leader can click on to add additional registration slots. DO NOT use the main "Register a Group" button on the main page of the Mount2000 website. This duplicates registrations and creates more work for the seminarians working on the registration process.
How do I register my individual students and chaperones?
-Students and chaperones populate the slots in the group portal by following the registration links found in the group portal (different links for the different roles). After logging into the group portal the group leader is responsible for sending the registration links to the students and chaperones.