EN
School retreats constitute an unusual form of preaching the Gospel by the Church. They are organised for children and teenagers catechized at one school in order to enrich their Christian lives. In the school organisation plan, retreats have to be included in its basic document, i.e. comprehensive educational plan. Therefore, the headmaster should feel obliged to undertake actions related to their organisation. The new school management system provides numerous possibilities to prepare strategic plans and this way, include the retreats into the programme of school work. The actions such as: determining the nature of retreats in the school statute, including them in the school proactive plans (personal development and prevention programmes) as well as organising pedagogue teams and cooperating with the institution of Church are laborious, time-consuming and difficult for the headmaster. However, they may bring measurable benefits such as; raising the level of school work, reducing or eliminating improper behaviours of children and teenagers, supplementing the didactic process, fulfilling the core curriculum as well as engaging the pupils by various practical forms of retreats.