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This year, for the first time ever, our national conference includes a weekend Peace Camp for youth ages 6 to 12 years old and Peace Day Care for children 5 and under.
Designed and facilitated by Jerry and Mary Joan (MJ) Parks (6-12 year olds) and Cheryl Levine (0-5 year olds) the youth program will feature art projects, drama and peace train activities, peace journals and cooperative games and toys to make each room feel fun, friendly and peaceful!
Hours
Peace Camp: Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Peace Day Care: Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to the Dinner Break.
Cost and Registration
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Registration fee is a sliding scale of $75 - $125 per child
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Registration will close when the program is full
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Space is limited, so register today!
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If you have already registered for the conference and would like to add your child or children, simply log back in to your registration and add the appropriate youth camp activity under "Program Options" (e.g., if you have two youth age 6-12, you'll "buy" two Peace Camp options; if you have one infant to 5-year-old, you'll "buy" one Peace Day Care option).
- After you enter the number of youth you are enrolling in one of the programs, you then enter a "Discount Number" if you need a reduced fee per child. The "Discount" options to obtain a sliding scale fee are explained on the page, but feel free to
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if you need any help to understand your options.
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At least one parent must be registered to attend the conference
- After you register, we will send you an information form to complete for your child or children
Peace Camp
The weekend Peace Camp for youth age 6 to 12 years old will take place in a breakout room not far from the main conference room. Youth participants will join the conference on Saturday and/or Sunday to present a short program based on the activities they learned that day.
Sunday morning, the youth will join us for a short time and sing songs they will learn specifically for the Sunday program.
Space is limited to 24 youth.
Peace Day Care
Infants to 5-year-olds will be in day care set up in a hotel suite with all the comforts of home, with cribs for infants and games and stories from books that talk about cooperation, sharing and peace.
Space is limited to eight children for the Peace Day Care.
Meals
We will provide meals for 3 year olds and up, and will need parents to bring food for infants to 2 year olds, or bring snacks and take them to lunch with you or bring lunch to the room. If your 2-year-old can eat food such as fruits and vegetables, grilled cheese, macaroni and cheese, spaghetti, etc., we will have food for them.
****When completing your youth information form (which we will send you prior to the conference), please let us know if your child has peanut allergies or any other allergies****
Important Request
Please plan to bring your child with their “needs” bag, including comfort toys and at least one snack you know they love. Or be sure to let us know what they like so we can have the snack available. If your child has any special needs, please let us know.
Volunteer Opportunities
If you are interested in getting a peace classroom started in your city, sign up to volunteer in the youth program when you register your child.
About the Facilitators
Mary Joan and Jerry Park, directors of Little Friends for Peace in Washington D.C., are parents of six and trained as a teacher and social worker/nurse. Since 1981 they have led thousands of children, teachers and parents through activities that build their nonviolence skills. They lead Peace Camps, workshops, and family retreats, and have written three leader-parent guidebooks. They were awarded the 2008 Teacher of Peace Award by Pax Christi USA.
Cheryl Levine is a law student in Washington D.C., and has interned for The Peace Alliance. She worked in a preschool in college (2 to 5 year olds), and taught grades four through nine in Moldova.
For More Information
Contact Kathy Kidd in our DC office via
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or phone at 202-239-9673.
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