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Snowboarders DTS
Do you want to know God more and make Him known to the snowboarding community of Davos and other parts of the world? Are you up for a radical change in your life?
The SDTS has all elements of a 'normal' DTS (Discipleship Training School). What makes us unique is that we are living among the snowboarding culture in a world class ski resort. We will give you a full DTS experience - not in an artificially created place - but as close as possible to your everyday life as a snowboarder.
Is SDTS for me?
The DTS is for those who want their lives to count in eternity. It is about Christian character, and it is more than theory. It is a journey into the heart of God - a journey of discovery where God's ways become your own. Emphasis is not necessarily on knowledge gained but on principles applied; it is not minds filled with facts but hearts filled with faith. Knowing God personally and obeying Him completely is the bottom line.
The DTS is a special time in your life to seek and know the Lord better. We are committed to doing all we can to help you realize this goal. All staff are non-salaried missionaries dedicated to the training and equipping of Christians who want their lives to count for God and impact their world and generation for good.
Our heart is not to take you out of the “real world” to give you a nice experience with God. We want to see you rise up in everyday situations, to be a witness of God and an Ambassador of Christ, driven by the power of the Holy Spirit. Because we are a Snowboarders DTS we are focusing on the snowboarding / freestyle community of Davos. You don't have to be the best rider (Snowboarder / Freeskier) ever, but you have to love the people within that culture.
How much do we snowboard?
This is always a big question. Let’s just get it out of our way. A full learning week in a DTS program requires a 50h involvement as a student. These 50h include Lectures, Worship, Intercession, Outreach Preparation, Assignments like reading and book reports, local outreach and so on. You see it's a busy time, but you will be able to go ride on the weekends and at least one to two afternoons during the week. Depending on snow conditions we can work on a local jib park at the base. The super pipe in town usually is built for the O’neill Evolution in the first week of January and can be used by the public afterwards. As this school starts already in November you won't be able to snowboard for around 2-3 weeks as the season usually starts mid November.
Course Description
What makes a Snowboarders DTS in Davos unique?Basically the Snowboarders DTS has all elements of a 'normal' Discipleship Training School (DTS) with YWAM. What makes us unique is that we are living among the snowboarding culture in one of the main resorts of Switzerland. We have four mountains surrounding us, one of which is right on the doorstep of our office. You can go ride the half pipe in town, even at night. The pipe is a great spot to meet other riders. We will give you a full DTS experience - not in an artificially created place - but as close as possible to your own everyday life as a snowboarder.
Description
This school is an intensive Christian discipleship course beginning with an 11-week lecture/teaching phase followed by an 11 week practical field assignment. It is a prerequisite for all other courses in the University of the Nations. The DTS encourages students in personal character development, growing in their relationship with God and identifying their unique individual gifts and callings. Cross-cultural exposure and global awareness are important topics throughout the course, preparing the students to evangelize and disciple current and future generations, answering the call to “Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations.” (Matthew 28:19)
We keep the school as small as possible (max. 18 Students) to make discipleship on a personal level happen. Our heart is to be one big family, where we help each other to grow in God and share the love of God to our friends around us.
Phase 1, 11 Lectures (IDS 701)
A general week during phase one will consist of daily lectures with different teachers, worship, intercession (prayer), outreach preparation, work duties, evangelism, bible study, personal devotions and assignments... It will be a productive time. The curriculum is in the following six major categories: God’s nature and character; God’s intentions for individuals, peoples and nations; seeing all of life from God’s perspective; redemption, sin, and the cross; God’s family - the Church; God’s world - His call and commission; the ministries of YWAM.
Phase 2, Outreach (ID702) As a second phase of the DTS, specially organized teams are sent out for 11 weeks of evangelism in cross-cultural situations. The emphasis is on the application of principles taught in the DTS lecture phase coupled with teaching on evangelism concepts and practices, equipping students to share their faith in a variety of ways.
After Outreach we will meet up in Switzerland to have another two weeks together to share our experience on the school and to get you ready for your next step in life.
Community Living Standards
YWAM Davos is for Christians who are committed to the Great Commission (Mat. 28:18-19), which includes living a Godly life worthy of example. Your time here will be enjoyable, rewarding and challenging. We are committed to helping you grow as a disciple of Jesus and we look forward to you being here. Being a disciple of Jesus includes taking responsibility for your life and conduct.
Exclusive Relationships
This will be a very special time for you, where you can focus on God and build excellent friendships with both sexes that will last for more than just 6 months. We all come from various backgrounds and cultures and have different needs and ideas of relationships. To remain focused during the school we ask that no “boyfriend/girlfriend” relationships are developed. We find that this provides a healthy environment where students are able to trust each other and enjoy developing godly friendships without all the confusion of a dating relationship. Time spent on the school is like no other as it is a great investment that will continue to influence you for the rest of your life. Because of this, there is no room for relationship difficulties to become a distraction.
Drugs, Tobacco and Alcohol
Most of the evangelical community of the world considers alcoholic drinks and tobacco products totally off limits. Often in these contexts, alcohol and tobacco use is viewed as a sign that someone either does not know God or is turning away from Him. People from different nations, denominations and backgrounds come to do a school with us, so it is important that we as a family understand and honor one another in our conversations and actions.
Davos has a huge problem with kids, as young as 12 years old, drinking and going to the bars and clubs. Davos is known as THE party town. The local community and churches will watch us closely in how we deal with this whole issue.
On the base, alcohol and smoking are not allowed. Though we aren't making any rule about drinking alcohol off YWAM property. We ask you to be wise and moderate in consuming it. If you are suffering with an addiction of tobacco (regularly smoking) or alcohol, this will be a great opportunity to get rid of it. If we recognize that you might have a problem with any of these we might make some personal guidelines for you to help you get rid of it. Drinking (in most parts of the world) and smoking are not allowed on outreach. Drugs are absolutely prohibited and are grounds for immediate dismissal from school.
SDTS Dates & Prices
All dates and prices are subject to change.
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Dates SDTS Start: October 31, 2010 SDTS End: April 16. 2011 Outreach: Mid January - April |
Cost Lecture Phase: CHF 3790.- Activity Fee: CHF 1115.- Outreach: CHF 3500.- (minimum, depending on the outreach location, can be 5000.-) Convert into your currency here: http://themoneyconverter.com |
Prices Include
| Lecture | The 12 week lecture phase cost includes tuition, food and board. The activity fee pays the "top card" snowboard pass which gets you onto more than 5 mountains in the Swiss Alps. | |
| Outreach | The 12 week outreach phase includes food, board, and round trip airfare/transportation from Switzerland to the outreach location. The final cost can vary depending on the outreach location and add up to CHF 2000.- to you outreach cost. | |
| Debriefing | The fees for the debriefing time back in Switzerland is included in your lecture phase and outreach fee. | |
| Not-Included | Your personal expenses and your travel to and from Davos |
All the prices are subject to change. For more information about how and when to pay which fee, please have a look at the "pay school fees" tab.
Pay School Fees
Please pay the Application Fee and other smaller amounts by PayPal.
If you like to wire money you can get the bank account information to the right. The best way to pay for your school and outreach fees is to wire the money to our bank account, send a bank check or to bring travellers checks. It takes up to 2 month to cash a check and bank fees apply.
From North America and maybe other countries you can pay with an eCheck through PayPal to our PayPal account (pay [at] ywamdavos.org) with a transaction fee of less than 10USD.
All transaction fees are deducted from your payments.
* The room deposit is part of your school fee. A transaction fee of 25CHF is added.
** The Paypal transaction fee is about 3.4% of the payment you would like to do.
*** The school fee has to be paid off before you can start paying for your outreach.
Refund Policy
Refunds are made in Swiss Francs (CHF). Any bank fees will be deducted from the total refund. Refunds are made to the student within six weeks of the notice. However, this is only possible if all the recipient's transfer details are correct.
| In the event of a departure from the DTS before the 22nd day, the following refund schedule will apply In the event of a departure from the DTS before the 22nd day, the following refund schedule will apply In the event of a departure from the DTS before the 22nd day, the following refund schedule will apply | ||
| Description | Notification | Refund |
| Application Fee | N/A | Not Refundable |
| Room Deposit | N/A | Not Refundable |
| School Fee (minus Room Deposit) If student leaves DTS for reason of:
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Before Registration Day | 100% of School Fee (School Fee minus Room Deposit) |
| Day 1 to Day 10 | 50% of School Fee CHF | |
| Day 11 to Day 21 | 25% of School Fee | |
| Day 22 to the end of Lecture Phase |
0% | |
| Activity Fee | N/A | No refunds after the season pass has been paid. |
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In the event of a departure from the DTS after the student joins an outreach team for the reason of:
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| Description | Notification | Refund |
| Outreach transportation cost |
Anytime |
Refund is dependent on carriers (e.g. airline companies). A refund will be made if the carrier allows it, minus any credit card and cancellations fees.
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| General Outreach cost: Refund will only be given if the amount is not greater than the
remaining cost at the time the
student leaves the outreach
team.
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Before Outreach officially begins | 100% of the total general outreach costs |
| Beginning of outreach to Day 20 | 50% of the total general outreach costs | |
| Day 21 to Day 40 | 25% of the total general outreach costs | |
| Day 41 and later | 0% | |