About the Organization
Founded in 1979, The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center is a non-profit program center, summer youth camp and a retreat for individuals and groups where people can grow and renew themselves. Annually 4,000 people from more than 35 states visit The Mountain.
To view The Mountain's 2010 Annual Report, click here.
Mission and Vision
The Mountain’s mission is to embrace the diversity of life, creating an environment to energize people to work for positive change. Historically associated with Unitarian Universalism, The Mountain’s vision is to be a “relevant institution for generations to come, actively working with others to create communities committed to peace, justice, civility and compassionate behavior.”
What We Believe
The Mountain believes that motivated, informed and skilled individuals and groups can make a difference. We hope that guests leave The Mountain with a new perspective and approach to taking on life’s challenges, no matter how big or small.
Our Core Values (Based on Unitarian Universalist Principles)
- The inherent worth and dignity of every individual
- We embrace the diversity of ability, age, class, culture, family lifestyle, gender, religious affiliation and sexual orientation and we treat one another as individuals who deserve respect and kindness
- Justice, equity and compassion in human relations
- All of our philosophies, policies and practices underscore and reflect our commitment to ethical behavior
- Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth
- Our constituencies will be multi-faith, multi-generational and multi-cultural
- A free and responsible search for truth and meaning
- We encourage guests, staff and trustees to engage in new patterns of thinking, to continually learn together in community and as individuals in order to enhance their personal and professional lives
- The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process
- We challenge one another (guests, staff and trustees) to "speak our truth calmly" so that we may use our strength in the service of our values and vision; and we strive to facilitate both diversity and harmony, recognizing separate paths on a common journey
- The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all
- In a safe and stimulating environment, we seek to create discomfort with the status quo in order to incite actions that will make a difference - one life, one institution, one community at a time
- Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part
- We protect the fragile environment of our site, educating one another and our guests about the uniqueness of this place with the intention of inspiring awareness and initiatives in earth stewardship wherever we and our guests live, work and play
