Peace Camp is Next Week! For All Ages!

Posted on May 17, 2009
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“If we are going to bring about peace in the world, we need to begin with the children.”
- Gandhi

Beginning Peace Builders (Session I): Children ages 6 – 12
When: July 13 – 18, with a Friday night campout

Where: Sacred Heart Church, 2021 W. Pikes Peak Avenue (both sessions)
Cost: Only $125! Scholarships are available.

Contacts: Suzie Hodges or Amy Spaulding, Peace Camp Directors at
(719) 632-6189 or peacecamp@ppjpc.org.

Peace Camp 2009 is coming! Registration forms are available now at the Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission downtown: 332 W. Bijou St., Ste 106 or at the above phone number and Web site.

For years the Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission has offered this unique camp experience for the youth of the Pikes Peak region.  Children will expand their minds as they learn what it means to become peacemakers in our diverse world.  Each of the days will focus on a different aspect of peace: Peace with Self, Peace with Neighbors, Peace with the Earth, Peace with the World, and Becoming Peace Builders.

Session I: Beginning Peace Builders will discover peace with themselves, their neighbors, the environment, and the world through arts & crafts, songs, skits, and games. These young peace builders will learn how children in other cultures live in order to build understanding and tolerance.  Advanced Peace Builders will discover different aspects of peace as they do yoga, arts & crafts, environmental experiments, and bike ride the downtown area in the Ride for Peace.  These older children will also learn about war, displacement, and poverty through the eyes of children around the world who have been affected by these tragedies.

Other camp highlights include a Hunger Banquet, field trips, special guests, and a Friday night campout at Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp.  (Pick up for the overnight will be Saturday at noon at Sacred Heart Church)

We are also offering a Peace Builders in Training Program for 13- and 14-year-olds during Session I to equip young teenagers with leadership skills.  Cost is $50.

Please call or e-mail Suzie or Amy with any questions.  We look forward to seeing your children there!

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