Deeper Waters Logistics
The key factor for success of any human grouping - be it a company or a country - will be the proportion of changemakers it has to develop new ideas, take initiative and lead.
-Bill Drayton
Deeper Waters semesters are offered during the spring and fall of each year. They start with a stand-alone retreat week in January or September. The basic plan is laid out below:
Each of the retreats is held at our northern California campus located about 90 miles north of San Francisco in the Sonoma County wine country. Each spring or fall group (or cohort) has between 12 and 24 fellow travelers - students of the world and their own lives - people who are deeply interested in inhabiting their unique place in the world.
Dates can be found on the main Deeper Waters page.
Eligibility:
Deeper Waters is open to anyone age 18 or older, who would like to explore both their inner world and the greater world.
Application & Admissions Process:
Each student must complete and send in the Deeper Waters application.
Each student is interviewed by phone or in person.
Deeper Waters staff make an admissions decision within one week after the final admissions interview.
Admissions proceeds on a rolling basis: Students are admitted to each group until the group is full.
Click here to download the Deeper Waters Information & Application Packet.
Program Cost:
Deeper Waters is LEAPNOW's most inexpensive group program. We designed the program with the aim of bringing transformative inner work and worldwide learning adventures within reach of any motivated individual.
The cost of each Deeper Waters semester is $7,900. This includes all tuition, room and board for the three retreats, as well as $1,500 toward the Major Internship expenses.
Optional costs: If you choose an Optional Internship, there is an additional internship placement fee of $300, as well as the direct cost of the optional internship. A decision about the optional internship can be made up until the final day of the first retreat.
Not included in the program cost: Travel costs to California and to your internships. Personal health insurance, and personal spending money. If you choose a more expensive Major Internship, your internship costs may exceed the $1500 internship budget that is included in the program cost. Academic Credit is available as an optional expense - see here for details.
Financial Aid: Financial aid is not yet available for the Deeper Waters program, though it is something that we are actively working to put in place. For those who are enrolled at other universities, it is possible to do the Deeper Waters program as a study abroad program, thereby making your current financial aid available to you. Call our office for further details.
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