ARC Peace Camp 2014 pictures.
Monday:
Tarrywile Mansion, Danbury, CT.
Native American Day - Suzanne Perry.
Learning Arts & Crafts.
Outdoor activities & games.
Passing under the grape arbor.
It was a lovely day for going on a Nature Walk.
Arriving at Park's Pond in Tarrywile Park.
Lining up for pictures on the Park Pond dam.
Tuesday:
Temple Shearith Israel, Ridgefield, CT
A Day of Judism - Rabbi David Reiner.
The Peace Campers arrive by bus from Danbury to Ridgefield.
Creating a relief of the leaves from yesterday's Nature Walk.
Ribbi David Reiner speaks to the children, answering their questions.
Explains the Tora Scroll, how it is made and that it is not to be touched.
Sounding the rams horn, the shofar.
Peace Camp Group Picture, with Rabbi Reiner,
the peace-camp Peer Leaders and Director.
The Peace Campers assemble their craft project for the day.
Signing the Peace Pole.
Lunch for the Peace Campers provided by Rabbi Reiner.
Outside Activities.
Each waiting for the other to reach for the red sack on the ground.
Wednesday:
Baitul Mukarram Masjid, Danbury.
Muslim Day - Shazeeda Kahn.
Shazeeda talks to the children about Islam and its sacred shrines.
The children are shown
what peace means to Islam.
The children learn how Muslim's pray.
The children learn how to write their names in Arabic.
Playing outside games.
Displaying their crafts.
Building a paramid.
Making Wednesday's craft Project.
Group picture at Baitul Mukarram Masjid.
Thursday:
Unitarian Universalist Congregation Hall, Danbury.
Unitarian Universalism - Rev. Barbara Fast.
Suzanne Perry explains the craft project for the day.
Everyone enjoyed learning and creating a new craft.
Rev. Barbara Fast talked about peace, Unitarian Universalism
and its symbolism of the chalice.
A peace camper lights the chalice's candle and
Rev. Fast explanes the meaning of the Light.
Rev. Barbara Fast explains the quilted symbols mounted on the wall.
Peace Campers sign the Peace Pole
Suzanne Perry explanining how to created a page for
the tribute to Rev. Leopold from the Peace Campers, 2014
The Peace Campers create and display their handywork.
Having fun being rolled around in a blanket.
Having fun with water ballons.
Friday:
Unitarian Universalist Congregation Hall, Danbury.
Buddhism - Venerable Ocean-of-Wisdom Sakya
Peace Campers complete their project with water colors.
Venerable Ocean-of-Wisdom Sakya prepares for his talk.
Venerable Sakya speaks about peace and its meaning in Buddhism.
The children are taught some exercises.
Group picture with Ven. Sakya.
Lunch outside on the deck.
Outside throwing a water filled ballon over ever increasing distances.
Lining up for and having a snack.
Making bag lunches for the Dorothy Day Hospitality House kitchen.
An acrobatic exercise.
Reverend Leopold speaks to the
children and distributes
their diplomas and a Peace Camp T-shirt.
Reverend Leopold thanks
the peer leaders
and gives them a Peace Camp T-shirt.
Rev. P. J. Leopold receives and thanks
the Peace Campers for their tribute to her.
The Peace Camp's "Thank You" group picture.