Application Information

TLAA-SUMMER - Aug 17 - 23, 2025

Your registration cost is based upon your choice of accommodation and any applicable class surcharges (listed below) and includes workshop instruction and materials, 7 Days and 6 nights of lodging, all meals, and the use of facilities and amenities of the Diakonia Retreat Center. To learn more and see photos and a video of the accommodations at the Diakonia Retreat Center, go to our Lodging page. Please read important terms and conditions below. Initially all students will be invoiced at the BASE RATE of $950 for LODGE SINGLE and later the appropriate adjustments will be applied to your invoice, based on your lodging preferences and assignment. We will do our best to accommodate your preferences.

  • LODGE

    $950 - SGL OCCUPANCY

    $800 - DBL OCCUPANCY

    Note: There is a limited availability of the Lodge DBL Occupancy rooms.

    Rates are Per Person

  • CABIN

    $1200 - SGL OCCUPANCY

    $1050 - DBL OCCUPANCY (when both are students)

    $600 - ACCOMPANYING NON- STUDENT (rate for family member sharing with a student at the Cabin SGL rate )

    Rates are Per Person

  • GSP AIRPORT SHUTTLE

    $150 ROUNDTRIP - minimum quotas required and final cost based on number of reservations.

    Rates are Per Person

    Visit the GETTING HERE PAGE for details about the airport shuttle bus.

  • OTHER COSTS

    The Chant Master Class

    $150 surcharge

    The Iconography Academy

    $50 materials surcharge

Important Terms & Conditions

  • Students apply to TLAA by completing the registration form and submitting their samples. After careful review you will be notified of acceptance or other. Please reference the notification dates listed in the application.

  • Upon acceptance, we will email you an invoice. Note that the $250 deposit is required within 2 weeks of the invoice date to hold your registration, otherwise your spot may be given to someone else. Payments can be made by check or credit card.

  • MARCH 20 -- Opening day to apply with deposit due upon acceptance.

    JUNE 30 -- Last day to cancel for a full refund, less a $50 admin fee.

    JULY 1 -- Balance due.

    JULY 31 -- Last day to cancel for a refund less the $250 deposit.

    AUGUST 1 -- Please read Cancellation Policy below.

  • Before July 1 -- Cancellation before July 1 is eligible for a refund less a $50 administrative fee.

    July 1 to August 1 -- Cancellation during these dates is eligible for a refund less the $250 deposit.

    AUGUST 1 -- Cancellation after August 1 is not eligible for a refund. If we can fill your spot before the event, you may be eligible for a refund less $250.

    TRAVEL INSURANCE -- In light of these terms, you may want to consider purchasing Travel Insurance from a third party vendor.

  • As you register, you will be asked for your lodging preferences. Initially you will be invoiced at the BASE REGISTRATION RATE for LODGE SINGLE and later the appropriate adjustments will be applied to your invoice, based on your lodging assignment. We will do our best to accommodate your preferences.

    Note that the facilities at the DRC necessitate that we consider many factors when assigning lodging —such as how many women and men register, consideration for physical limitations, or if we have married couples. There are more lodge rooms than cabins, so most students will be housed in the lodges. Cabins usually fill quickly, are subject to availability, and are prioritized for married couples.

    You will be notified of your assignment about 2 months before the Academy starts. In some cases, we might need to make a change to your lodging assignment to appropriately accommodate the entire group. Please be patient with us; it’s a little like a game of Tetris!

  • Registration has been subsidized by on average $425 per student through grant funding. We encourage students to ask for support from their local parish or bishop as they see appropriate.

  • September 23 -- Registration opens for TLAA Winter with deposit due upon acceptance.

    December 14 -- Last day to cancel for a full refund, less a $50 admin fee.

    December 15 -- Balance due.

    January 8 -- Last day to cancel for a refund less the $250 deposit.

    January 9 -- Please read Cancellation Policy below.

  • Before December 15 -- Cancellation before December 15 is eligible for a refund less a $50 administrative fee.

    December 15 to January 8 -- Cancellation during these dates is eligible for a refund less the $250 deposit.

    After January 8 -- Cancellation after January 8 is not eligible for a refund. If we can fill your spot before the event, you may be eligible for a refund less $250.

    TRAVEL INSURANCE -- In light of these terms, you may want to consider purchasing Travel Insurance from a third party vendor.