Dates: Friday, May 22 to Sunday, May 24 2026 (Friday evening to Sunday afternoon)
Location: Manitou Springs Resort and Mineral Spa, Manitou Beach, SK
Spots Available: 40
Open to: All educators
Location details: Manitou Springs Resort and Mineral Spa, located on the shores of Little Manitou Lake, is a historic wellness destination known for its naturally mineral-rich waters. The resort’s mineral pools draw from the lake’s high salinity and unique mineral composition, long valued for their restorative and therapeutic qualities. Guests can soak, float, and unwind in warm waters designed to support rest, relaxation, and renewal.
Surrounded by open prairie landscapes and within easy reach of nearby natural areas, Manitou Springs offers a peaceful retreat setting while remaining conveniently located just over an hour from Saskatoon. The combination of healing waters, spacious skies, and an accessible location creates an ideal environment to slow down, reset, and reconnect.
Land Acknowledgement: We are grateful to gather on the borderlands of Treaty 4 Territory and Treaty 6 Territory - the traditional lands of the Plains Cree, Woods Cree, and Assiniboine peoples, and the Homeland of the Métis. Known for its healing waters, this land has long been a place of gathering and renewal.
We offer our sincere gratitude for the ongoing relationships these Nations have with this land, and for the opportunity to find rest, renewal, and connection here.
Participants will stay in comfortable hotel rooms with two queen beds. You may choose to register for a private room or a shared room with one other participant. If you’re travelling with a friend or colleague, you’re welcome to request to share a room together by indicating this on the registration form.
Shared rooms are available as single-gender or mixed-gender, depending on your preference.
Two accommodation options:
All rooms have 2 queen beds, along with a fridge, coffee maker, radio with phone docking station, flat screen TV, bath tub/shower, iron and ironing boards, hair dryer, bathrobes for all registered adults, and include complimentary parking.
Speciality Mineral Pool: The registration rate includes unlimited access to Manitou Springs Mineral Spa, which is open 9am-10pm daily. The unique mineral concoction of the Manitou Springs Mineral Spa's three pools (a hot pool, warm pool and cold pool) possesses natural therapeutic skin and body care properties found only at a few places in the world. You can click here to learn more about the Mineral Pool Spa and the multitude of wellness benefits of spending time in the healing water.
Serenity Massage and Esthetics: Participants are welcome to book a massage or spa service directly at the on-site, award-winning spa for an optional add on at an additional fee. More details can be found here.
Food: Delicious meals will be provided by the Resort, from Friday dinner through to Sunday lunch. Dietary restrictions provided ahead of time will be accommodated; however, last-minute requests and preferences may not be able to be met.
Accessibility: Information coming soon!
Suggested Packing List: Click here to view our Suggested Packing List!
What to Expect: This document will be emailed to everyone who registers and will cover all the details for the Retreat, including directions, community guidelines, wifi access, cell service, etc.
Partners: We’re very thankful to be partnering with our friends at SaskOutdoors for this Retreat!
SaskOutdoors helps to connect the people of Saskatchewan to the outdoors and supports educators and caregivers to bring the life-changing benefits of the outdoors to everyone. They have graciously stepped in to help plan, and host, this retreat. To learn more about their work, visit: https://saskoutdoors.org/
Are we missing anything? Please feel free to email us at info@takemeoutside.ca if you have any questions or requests for support!
The Sample Schedule below shows an example of what the Retreat schedule could look like. The exact Retreat schedule is currently being confirmed and will be shared with participants before the Retreat.
Registration will open on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 10am CT. At that time, links to register will appear on this page.
There are two registration rates, depending on if you choose shared or private accommodations. This registration fee includes accommodations, all meals and facilitated sessions, along with taxes.
One optional add on will be massage therapy or a spa treatment, which participants can book for an additional fee directly with the Resort.
Here are the two registration options:
You can request to share a room or cabin with a friend or colleague. Shared rooms are available as single-gender or mixed-gender, depending on your preference.
We are committed to supporting educators from underserved or underrepresented communities to attend our retreats. If you face financial barriers and/or identify as Black, Indigenous, a Person Of Colour, have lived experience with a disability, are part of the 2SLGBTQ+ community or a member of another marginalized group, please feel free to reach out to info@takemeoutside.ca for the potential of a subsidized registration or to request other types of support to attend this Retreat.
Cancellation Policy: Please notify us as soon as possible at info@takemeoutside.ca if you need to cancel your registration. Cancellations made at least 30 days before the date of the Retreat are fully refundable. In the case that Take Me Outside had to cancel an Educator Wellness Retreat, every effort would be made to notify participants one month before the Retreat and all registration fees would be fully refunded.
All pricing is CAD. Payments from other currencies will automatically be converted to CAD at time of checkout.