Children find happiness at Peace Camp at Gwynedd Friends
Conflict is a normal part of everyday life, but how we deal with it determines how happy or unhappy the outcome will be.
At the Peace Camp at Gwynedd Friends, experienced teachers help the campers learn strategies to deal constructively and creatively with conflict and peer pressure. The emphasis of camp is on how to live peacefully with our families and friends. Many activities will also stress inclusion and fairness. Teachers and counselors model how best to do this.
Peace Camp 2022 will be held the weeks of Aug. 1-5 and 8-12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Camp is open to children entering first through entering seventh grade There is also a Peace Camp For Little Ones (PCLO) ages 3-5 offered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information about PCLO. contact Marcia Wise at wise.marcia@gmail,com.
Peace Camp activities range from group events to small group activities, often chosen by each camper. There is also time for quiet reflection.
Community Service is a component of camp life. This has included collecting and making packets for children in need, cards for shut-ins, dog biscuits for animal shelters and paper flower arrangements for an elder community.
Campers will practice “I statements” to help express frustration while moving forward in solving conflicts. They may role play solutions to various common problems young people have. There will be cooperative games, new songs and a visit from a storyteller.
Your camper will bring home a description of the day’s activities with a daily challenge that you can help focus upon at home.
Parents have appreciated this, one remarking that “Our daughter learned so many kind and effective ways to communicate and express her emotions. She thoroughly enjoyed her time here with new friends and camp teachers”.
The Peace Camp at Gwynedd Friends is held in the spacious rooms and on the beautiful, historic grounds of Gwynedd Friends Meeting, 1101 DeKalb Pike, Gwynedd.
The camp is staffed by experienced educators who have all been vaccinated, received booster shots and will be masked. We expect your child to be masked as well. There is a small child/ teacher ratio to assure personalized teaching. We look forward to meeting you and your child.
Visit our website at GwyneddMeeting. org/PeaceCamp.html for information and to register online.
View our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ PeaceCampatGwyneddFriends.