The Skilled Facilitator Intensive Workshop

September 8-12, 2025, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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Travel

Flights:
Please fly to RDU (Raleigh Durham International Airport). We suggest you arrive Sunday evening, September 7th, as the workshop starts promptly at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, September 8th.

The workshop ends at 4:30 p.m. on Friday the 12th. We recommend selecting a return flight that departs at 7:00 p.m. or later to allow for rush hour traffic and airport security. You will need 30 to 45 minutes to travel from the workshop venue to the airport, and additional time to return your rental car if you have one, get your bags checked, go through security and get to your gate. Accommodations can be made if you need to depart before the end of the workshop.

Ground Transportation:
Taxi-Taxi: 919-333-3333
Uber: Phone App or 833-873-8237
Lyft: Phone App or 631-201-LYFT

Lodging

We are in the process of securing a block of rooms at The Courtyard by Marriott. We will update this page with a reservation link when it is available.

The Courtyard by Marriott
100 Marriott Way, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
1 (919) 883-0700 or 1 (888) 236-2427
.2 miles from The Friday Center

Additional Hotels in the area:

Aloft Hotel
1001 Hamilton Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
(919) 932-7772
1.1 miles from The Friday Center

Hampton Inn & Suites
6121 Farrington Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
1 (919) 403-8700
2.1 miles from The Friday Center

AC Hotel Chapel Hill Downtown
214 W Rosemary St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
1 (919) 969-2800
3.3 miles from The Friday Center

Workshop Location

The Friday Center
100 Friday Center Dr. Chapel Hill, NC 27517

The workshop will be held at the Friday Center during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Dress is business casual.

Meals

Continental breakfast, lunch, and snacks and beverages throughout the day will be provided; dinner is not included. We will contact you by email before the workshop to ask if you have any dietary restrictions or allergies we should know about. We are hosting a group dinner at a local restaurant on Thursday night The instructors will let you know the name and location of the restaurant during the first two days of the workshop. Please contact us if you have any questions +1 919-932-3343

Advance Assignments

We will send an email in July that will provide you with information about the workshop and the written and reading assignments. The written assignment is due August 18th, and the reading assignments are due on September 7th.  You will need to bring 7 copies of the written assignment with you to the workshop.