Welcome to Camp PEACE
“Unless we teach our children peace, someone else will teach them violence.”
–Colman McCarthy (Peace Educator and Activist)
The mission of Camp PEACE is to bring children exposed to domestic violence together for a summer of activities that facilitate Peace Education, Action, Compassion and Empathy. Based on principles of Peace Education and Cognitively-Based Compassion Training, Camp PEACE will help children learn alternatives to violence while promoting tolerance, impartiality, affection, self-compassion and compassion for others.
Children practicing yoga
Children practicing yoga on yoga mats with the focus on an African American girl ages 6-8 in a white tank top and white tights
World Peace Hands
One hand from a light complexioned person and one from a darker complexioned person cupped together to form a sphere and painted to look like Earth
Young Teen Boys
Two young teenage boys 14-16 years old with their arms around one another.
Girl making a wish on a flower
A little girl, aged 4-6, possibly Latina, blows on a dandelion while standing outside in a field of grass
Happy boy
A young African American boy aged 5 or 6 wearing a white shirt with his arms raised in joy
Smiling girls
Two African American girls, one aged 7-9, one aged 4-6, smile at the camera while outside. An African American teenage boy in a green ball cap also looks on from behind.
Playground friends
A pair of Caucasian children, one boy and one girl, ages 7 or 8, smile at one another as they sit atop a piece of red playground equipment
Art project
The hand of a Caucasian child holds a paint brush over many colors of paint while in the process of painting a green tree with red fruit on a white piece of paper
Whispers
Two African American children, one boy and one girl, ages 7-9, sit on a wall. the girl whispers into the boy's ear while they both smile.
Girls sitting on balls
Two Asian American girls sit balanced on play yard balls in a field of grass. One, aged 9-11, wears a blue shirt and yellow skirt and makes bunny ears over the other's head. The younger girl, aged 6-8, wears a pink shirt and blue shorts and gives a thumb's up.
Boy swinging
A Caucasian boy, age 5-6, swings from yellow rings on a swing set by his hands. He wears a blue and white striped long-sleeved shirt and smiles at something off-camera.
Silly girls
Two Caucasian girls with brown hair, ages 7-9, smile at the camera. The one in front wears a pink shirt and sticks out her tongue. The other peers over her friend's shoulder. They are standing outdoors over a pile of leaves.
Children practicing yoga
Children practicing yoga on yoga mats with the focus on an African American girl ages 6-8 in a white tank top and white tights
World Peace Hands
One hand from a light complexioned person and one from a darker complexioned person cupped together to form a sphere and painted to look like Earth
Young Teen Boys
Two young teenage boys 14-16 years old with their arms around one another.
Girl making a wish on a flower
A little girl, aged 4-6, possibly Latina, blows on a dandelion while standing outside in a field of grass
Happy boy
A young African American boy aged 5 or 6 wearing a white shirt with his arms raised in joy
Smiling girls
Two African American girls, one aged 7-9, one aged 4-6, smile at the camera while outside. An African American teenage boy in a green ball cap also looks on from behind.
Playground friends
A pair of Caucasian children, one boy and one girl, ages 7 or 8, smile at one another as they sit atop a piece of red playground equipment
Art project
The hand of a Caucasian child holds a paint brush over many colors of paint while in the process of painting a green tree with red fruit on a white piece of paper
Whispers
Two African American children, one boy and one girl, ages 7-9, sit on a wall. the girl whispers into the boy's ear while they both smile.
Girls sitting on balls
Two Asian American girls sit balanced on play yard balls in a field of grass. One, aged 9-11, wears a blue shirt and yellow skirt and makes bunny ears over the other's head. The younger girl, aged 6-8, wears a pink shirt and blue shorts and gives a thumb's up.
Boy swinging
A Caucasian boy, age 5-6, swings from yellow rings on a swing set by his hands. He wears a blue and white striped long-sleeved shirt and smiles at something off-camera.
Silly girls
Two Caucasian girls with brown hair, ages 7-9, smile at the camera. The one in front wears a pink shirt and sticks out her tongue. The other peers over her friend's shoulder. They are standing outdoors over a pile of leaves.
Who We Are
Camp PEACE is a program of Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence (WRCDV).
WRCDV provides support and services to women and children affected by domestic violence.
Advocates are available 24/7 to provide support and help you plan
for your safety.
24-Hour Hotline: 404-688-9436
Summer Camp
2020 Camp Session | June 1 - July 24
Monday- Friday 8:00am-5:30pm
Oakhurst Baptist Church
Our eight-week summer camp session is limited to 50 campers, ages 5-14. Campers will be provided with all supplies, meals and snacks and transportation for field trips. Parents are responsible for transportation to and from the camp site.
Curriculum
The camp curriculum is derived in part from Emory University's Social, Emotional and Ethical Learning (SEE Learning). SEE Learning builds upon the best practices in social-emotional learning (SEL) programs, but also expands on them by drawing in new developments based on the latest knowledge in educational practice and scientific research. It includes important new topics such as attention training, the cultivation of compassion for self and others, resiliency skills based on trauma-informed care, systems thinking, and ethical discernment. Our services incorporate the Community Resiliency Model®, the goal of which is to help to create “trauma-informed” and “resiliency-focused” communities that share a common understanding of the impact of trauma and chronic stress on the nervous system and how resiliency can be restored or increased using this skills-based approach.
