{"id":4684,"date":"2018-08-24T15:39:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T19:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=4684"},"modified":"2018-08-24T15:39:48","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T19:39:48","slug":"childrens-international-summer-villages-inspiring-peaceful-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/ponte-vedra\/childrens-international-summer-villages-inspiring-peaceful-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s International Summer Villages: Inspiring a more peaceful world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By Angela Higginbotham<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">angela@floridanewsline.com<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over the years, CISV (Children\u2019s International Summer Villages) has become a worldwide movement working toward peace and intercultural cooperation and understanding. The St. Johns County chapter is thriving and continues to have an impact on local students and families. <\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The CISV organization works to educate and inspire thousands of children and young people, empowering them to achieve their full potential and to play an active role in creating a better world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the 1940s, Dr. Doris Allen, a child psychologist, developed the idea of an organization that would foster intercultural understanding and friendships as an essential step toward peace. Allen believed that by creating opportunities for children of different cultures to come together to learn about each other and make friends, they would grow up to become ambassadors for a more peaceful world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first Village program was held in 1951 and it brought together young people from Austria, Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Mexico, Norway, Sweden and the USA. CISV Villages bring 11-year-olds together to learn from each other and the world around them. The children enjoy games and activities built around culture and trust. Children with disabilities work together to form close bonds. Stereotypes and segregation discussions provide a powerful learning experience for the children as well. Each delegation has two boys and two girls, accompanied by an adult leader.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The camp is coordinated by adult staff, supported by Junior Counsellors, aged 16 \u2013 17 years. Over time, CISV volunteers have organized more than 7,000 international educational programs for approximately 300,000 participants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIn addition to our summer program, we have winter camps that are open to the public. Monthly activities are organized by our Junior Branch and that helps to build leadership skills in our young volunteers. We also have a mini camp over Labor Day weekend,\u201d CISV President Lisa Taylor said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Interchange is another outreach program of CISV. While based on the same educational principles as CISV\u2019s camp-based programs, Interchange encourages a deeper bond between two cultures by placing young people within families. The two way family exchange program is for 12 \u2013 15 year olds and each exchange lasts between 14 and 28 days. Interchange is carried out into two phases. A child joins a delegation that visits another country and is hosted there by a CISV family. Then in return the opposite family will host a child via the delegation from the country their child visited.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Volunteers are the most crucial part of the success of CISV. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI enjoy seeing the kids grow and thrive after experiencing CISV. Interchange has taught me a lot and I just want to give back. It\u2019s such a diverse group of kids and it\u2019s great to see how they really hit it off with each other and become life-long friends,\u201d Florida State University sophomore and St. Johns County CISV volunteer Will Taylor said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cisv.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">www.cisv.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for more information about how you can participate, volunteer, or contribute to the St. Johns County CISV chapter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Photos courtesy CISV<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A CISV Jacksonville delegation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Angela Higginbotham angela@floridanewsline.com Over the years, CISV (Children\u2019s International Summer Villages) has become a worldwide movement working toward peace and intercultural cooperation and understanding. 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