Georgetown ESCAPE

ESCAPE is a dynamic retreat experience and reflection program for Georgetown’s first-year students Registration fees are non-refundable.

A 27 hour experience, this overnight retreat is designed as an escape from the Hilltop. Enjoy the chance to meet awesome new people, eat lots of good food, listen to live music, play games, and take a step back from the frenzy of campus life. ESCAPE is accessible to people of all religious and non-religious backgrounds
Registration is $40.00 and covers the cost of the overnight stay, meals, an ES

CAPE t-shirt, and other fun ESCAPE swag. If the fee poses a challenge, financial assistance is available. Please email [email protected] for more information. Retreats take place at Georgetown’s Calcagnini Contemplative Center in Bluemont, Virginia, over the course of a Friday and Saturday or a Saturday and Sunday, depending on the dates you choose. The facility offers indoor, hotel-style accommodations and breathtaking views of the Shenandoah Valley. Check out our photos here or follow us on Instagram to see pictures of the Calcagnini Contemplative Center! Reflection is a central part of the overnight. Small groups, led by upper-level student mentors, foster a sense of meaning and belonging throughout the retreat as well as the rest of your Georgetown career. ESCAPE doesn’t end when you leave the Calcagnini Center! As a part of the ESCAPE community, you’ll see your friends and mentors back on campus and reunite for different events. The bus leaves for ESCAPE at 4:00pm on the first day of the ESCAPE. We will return around 7:00pm the following day. Things to bring on ESCAPE:
-Sleeping bag/set of sheets and blanket and pillow
-Sneakers and comfortable clothes
-Necessary toiletries and towels for the overnight
-Outdoor gear in case of wet or chilly weather (it is at least 5-10 degrees cooler there than in DC, especially at night)

Visit: escape.georgetown.edu
Register for a retreat through Eventbrite (https://guescape2022-23.eventbrite.com) or through Campus Groups: http://cglink.me/r922110
Questions? Email the program staff at [email protected].

04/27/2026

ONE MORE DAY UNTIL BANCY FALL!! 📢💚🎉

Join us in celebrating the end of classes and a wonderful year of ESCAPE at our annual ESCAPE formal! FREE tickets available in our bio!

02/26/2026

📢The ESCAPE Team 36 Leader Application is live!! 📢 DUE SUNDAY MARCH 22nd — Apply now with the link in our bio! 💚

Information about the role, application process, and what we are looking for in team leaders can be found on the Team 36 Application Website at bit.ly/ESCAPETeam36

Please note that if you are planning to attend a March ESCAPE retreat, the application deadline will be extended for an additional week for those participants.

02/09/2026

Join ESCAPE for Bites and Belonging at the Asian Pacific House!
Come hungry, stay connected!

Wednesday, Feb 11, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
At the AP House, 1314 36th Street NW

China Express will be provided!!

02/05/2026

Join ESCAPE at The Black House to learn about ESCAPE and The Cookout!

We have our informational session with pizza today, Thursday, February 5th from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm at The Black House (1318 36th St NW). Underclassmen highly encouraged to attend!

01/16/2026

Can you believe our November retreats happened over two months ago?! 🍁🍂 We are still thinking about how much fun we had!

There are only 15 more days until our first retreats of the spring semester. 🎉🥳 Sign up with the link in our bio! 💚

12/09/2025

Join ESCAPE for a fruit-filled study break to fuel your finals studying!!! 🫐🍇
Come to the HFSC Herman Room on Wednesday December 10th from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm! 🍓🍏

11/13/2025

We had a scary good time on our October retreats! 🎃 Full of fun fall colors, pumpkins, and spooky stories!! 👻 🍂

11/12/2025

Join ESCAPE later today for a midterms study break with some horchata and a game of co****le!

Image Text: horchata & co****le
Come play co****le with ESCAPE for prizes!
FREE HORCHATA for first year and transter students
AND upperclassmen who bring first year and transter students
Wednesday, November 12th
Copley Lawn, 12:31pm-3pm

Image features an anthropomorphic cup throwing a beanbag.

11/03/2025

ESCAPE is honored to celebrate GSProud Week and to recognize the incredible work of the Georgetown Scholars Program and the FGLI students who make our community so strong. 💚
We’re especially grateful for our Herculean 💪 GSP leaders — Ang Zhao, Ariel Armas, and Synaia Bolen-Holt, who bring incredible energy, thoughtfulness, jokes, and umbrella rapping skills to Team 35! Another special shout-out to our Outreach and Access Coordinator, Val Echeverria, who has dedicated her time and talents to support an even more inclusive ESCAPE community. We are deeply appreciative of all the present and past GSP leaders, staff and ESCAPEes who have greatly enriched the program and are to welcome all GSP First-Years and Transfers into our community! ✨

10/08/2025

Beautiful views and fantastic music! 💚🎵 Here’s to overnights filled with with laughter, games, and talk of public transit!

Two amazing September retreats followed by a great performance of our very own Ragz Chutani as Mr. ESCAPE as well as Mr. Nomadic and Mr. Outdoor Ed, two former ESCAPE leaders!

A great start to what’s sure to be an awesome year of retreats! Spots for October are almost sold out, sign up NOW!

10/01/2025

Take a midterm study break on Healy Lawn with ESCAPE this Sunday! We’ll be painting 🖌️ pumpkins 🎃 and petting puppies 🐕!!

Pumpkins, painting, and puppies!
Sunday, October 5th, 3-5 pm on Healy Lawn
Come decorate pumpkins and pet puppies with ESCAPE

Image description: Two dogs, Crouton (a yellow lab in an orange bandanna) and Stella (a small black and white dog in a purple harness), are on either side of a jack-o’-lantern with green paint on it. The background is a watercolor scene of nature and trees.

Address

1509 Leavey Center
Washington D.C., DC
20057

Telephone

+12029133498

Website

http://escape.georgetown.edu/

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