Please note that the following dates represent key activities but do not include all program activities throughout the year.
See a sketch of a year with Act Five here.
| Sept 5, 2022 (Labour Day) | Move-In Day & Welcome Details for move-in day will be provided in August. |
| Sept 6-9 | Orientation, introductions and settling into Hamilton |
| Sept 9-24 | Lessons @ Russet House Farm, followed by Coldwater Canada trip, including 9-night canoe trip through Temagami |
| Oct → Dec | Life in Hamilton, exploring the Biblical Story, learning from Indigenous communities, and preparing for Field Placements and Cross Culture Service Trip |
| Oct 6-10 | Thanksgiving/Reading break (students to head home) |
| Oct 27-29 | Trip to Kawarthas: Lessons @ Russet House Farm |
| Nov 11-13 | Optional Weekend Home and Act Five Open House (November 12) |
| Nov 21-26 | Trip to Manitoulin Island with DayStar Native Ministries |
| Dec 8-10 | End-of-Term Retreat |
| Dec 16 | Head home for Christmas |
| Dec 17, 2022-Jan 6, 2023 | Christmas Break |
| Jan 6, 2023 | Move back to 75 Blake St. Prep for Cross-Culture |
| Jan 7-27 | Cross Culture Service Learning Trip: (a) South Texas, with World Renew Disaster Response Services, OR (b) El Salvador, with Resonate Global Mission |
| Jan 27-29 | Weekend home |
| Feb 6-Mar 28 | Field Placements & Storytelling: Students will be working intensively in these weeks in their Field Placements. These will be determined throughout the fall term |
| Feb 17-19 | (Optional) Road Trip to Jubilee Conference in Pittsburgh and visit to Lamppost Farm OR weekend home |
| Mar 1-4 | Coldwater Canada Winter Camping Trip |
| Apr 10-15 | Coldwater Canada Backpacking Trip in the U.S. |
| Apr 17-21 | Final projects, goodbyes & Storytelling |
| Apr 22 | Act Five Graduation, Celebration & Move Out Day |
These schedules give a sense of what to expect during Act Five’s times at Blake St, though details week-to-week are subject to slight changes.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Morning: Morning Walk, Prayer, & Quiet Time | Morning: Morning Walk, Prayer, & Quiet Time | TECH-FREE Morning: Sleep in | Morning: Morning Walk, Prayer, & Quiet Time | Morning: Morning Walk, Prayer, & Quiet Time | Morning: Chores | Morning: Church |
| Morning: Class Time: Six Acts | Morning: Class Time: Place, Home & Land | Morning: Soul Care | Morning: Discernment Session | Experiential Learning & Field Trips | Optional Fun, Trips & Events | Sabbath Rest |
| Afternoon: Study Time, Grocery Shopping & Free time | Afternoon: Study Time, Grocery Shopping & Free time | Afternoon: House Meeting, Committee Meetings, Mid-Week Chores | Afternoon: Study Time & Free Time | |||
| Body Care | Body Care | Body Care | Body Care | Body Care | ||
| Dinner | Dinner | Spaghetti Wednesday | Community Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner |
| Evening: Fun Night | Evening: Worship & the arts evening | Evening: Free Evening | Evening: Evening with Storytellers | Evening: Options – Deedz or other events | Evening: Evensong |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Morning: Prayer & Quiet Time | Morning: Morning Walk, Prayer, & Quiet Time | TECH-FREE Morning: Sleep in | Morning: Morning Walk, Prayer, & Quiet Time | Morning: Morning Walk, Prayer, & Quiet Time | Morning: Chores | Morning: Church |
| Field Placements | Field Placements | Morning: Soul Care | Field Placements | Morning: Six Acts OR Vocation & Praxis | Optional Fun, Trips & Events | Sabbath Rest |
| Afternoon: House Meeting, Committee Meetings, Mid-Week Chores | Afternoon: Experiential Learning & Field Trips | |||||
| Body Care | Body Care | Body Care | Body Care | Body Care | ||
| Dinner | Dinner | Spaghetti Wednesday | Community Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner |
| Evening: Fun night | Evening: Worship & the arts evening | Evening: Free Evening | Evening: Evening with Storytellers | Evening: Options – Deedz or other events | Evening: Evensong |
Soul Care = Weekly Spiritual Formation Sessions led by Lena Scholman
Body Care = Exercise, Sports, Physical Activity and (sometimes) naps
Spaghetti Wednesdays = Weekly meal open to all family, friends, neighbours and other guests
Deedz = Building relationships and bringing hot chocolate to the homeless & marginalized at a local soup truck