BACKGROUND: Co-curricular experiences provide an opportunity for learning outside of a university classroom. A co-curricular retreat was developed to engage students, faculty, and staff in learning about social justice. Through guided activities and deep discussions, participants explored privileged and oppressed identities in a safe environment. METHOD: Pre- and postsurveys were collected. Quantitative and qualitative data, including personal narratives from two nurse educators, were described. RESULTS: Participants reported feeling less confident about their knowledge about socially constructed identities after the retreat, with deepened awareness of a need to learn. CONCLUSION: Co-curricular retreat exercises led to new insights among student and nurse educator participants, which stimulated ongoing education. Exploration of personal identities is a beginning step toward cultural competence-an essential quality in the nursing profession. Co-curricular experiences focused on social justice having implications for promoting social justice-a core nursing value-as well as developing cultural competence among nursing students and nurse educators. [J Nurs Educ. 2018;57(2):110-114.]. Copyright 2018, SLACK Incorporated.
BACKGROUND: Co-curricular experiences provide an opportunity for learning outside of a university classroom. A co-curricular retreat was developed to engage students, faculty, and staff in learning about social justice. Through guided activities and deep discussions, participants explored privileged and oppressed identities in a safe environment. METHOD: Pre- and postsurveys were collected. Quantitative and qualitative data, including personal narratives from two nurse educators, were described. RESULTS:Participants reported feeling less confident about their knowledge about socially constructed identities after the retreat, with deepened awareness of a need to learn. CONCLUSION: Co-curricular retreat exercises led to new insights among student and nurse educator participants, which stimulated ongoing education. Exploration of personal identities is a beginning step toward cultural competence-an essential quality in the nursing profession. Co-curricular experiences focused on social justice having implications for promoting social justice-a core nursing value-as well as developing cultural competence among nursing students and nurse educators. [J Nurs Educ. 2018;57(2):110-114.]. Copyright 2018, SLACK Incorporated.