CISV ROCKY MOUNTAIN DENVER

Size: px

Start display at page:

Download "CISV ROCKY MOUNTAIN DENVER"

Peter Elliott
8 years ago
Views:

1 WHAT IS CISV? CISV is a global community of dedicated volunteers, creating opportunities for all ages to experience the excitement and enrichment of cultural diversity through our educational programs. We are founded on our belief that peace is possible through friendship and that the real difference can be made by starting with children. CISV provides a wide range of unique, education group activities, which develop cross-cultural understanding in children, youth and adults from around the world. By encouraging respect for cultural difference and the development of self-awareness, CISV empowers each participant to incorporate these values into their lives as they become global citizens and strive for a more peaceful world. CISV ROCKY MOUNTAIN DENVER CISV Rocky Mountain Denver is one of 21 chapters of CISV in the United States and is one of the fastest growing chapters in CISV USA. Since its founding in 1999, CISV Rocky Mountain Denver has sent hundreds of delegates to programs all over the world and has hosted international delegates from many of the member nations of CISV International. CISV has grown from 55 participants representing 9 nations in 1951 to more than 100,000 program participants from over 70 nations. Today, over 9000 participants learn to live and work together in peace and friendship in approximately 200 multi-national CISV programs each year. This summer, CISV RMD will be hosting a Village for forty eight 11 year-olds and twenty four adults and young adults. We are also hosting a Youth Meeting for thirty to thirty five year-olds from all over the world. OUR PROGRAMS THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF GLOBAL FRIENDSHIP At CISV we believe in building global friendship, starting with children. But that s not where it stops. While the Village program for 11 year olds is the cornerstone of our educational philosophy, it s just the first building block. We also offer a range of multicultural experiences to youth and adults, providing the opportunity to experience the CISV philosophy and live our values. Find out more about our exciting programs for all ages: MORE INFORMATION For general information about CISV International, see and for CISV USA, see For more information about our Rocky Mountain Denver Chapter and program opportunities for this year, please see denver.cisvusa.org.

We are founded on our belief that peace is possible through friendship and that the real difference can be made by starting with children.

2 WHAT IS A CISV VILLAGE? The Village program is a four week international camp that is the flagship program for CISV. At each Village, twelve "delegations" from different countries travel to one location to live and learn together. Each delegation consists of two 11 year-old boys, two 11 year-old girls, and an adult leader. Each Village also has a trained staff and six junior counselors aged The delegations that attend this multilingual and multicultural experience participate in a purposeful mix of educational and cultural activities with emphasis on cooperative global and intercultural living. Day by day, the children learn that despite national or cultural differences, they have more in common as members of the human family in an increasingly interdependent world. WHAT IS A CISV STEP UP (F/K/A SUMMER CAMP)? The Summer Camp, now known as the Step-Up program is a 21 day Leadership Camp for 14 or 15 year-olds. At each program, in addition to the trained staff, nine delegations from nine countries come together to live and learn together. Like Village, each Step Up delegation consists of two girls, two boys and an adult leader. Each Summer Camp focuses on a specific educational theme while encouraging participants to take responsibility for leadership and program planning. WHAT IS A CISV INTERCHANGE? Interchange is a family group exchange between two International CISV Chapters. Each delegation consists of six to ten children of approximately the same age (12-15) and equal genders and an adult leader with larger Interchanges also having a Junior Leader aged Interchange takes place in two phases with one delegation visiting another country and then reciprocating by hosting the delegation from the country they visited. Interchange encourages a deeper encounter between two cultures by placing young people within the families. WHAT IS A CISV YOUTH MEETING? Youth Meetings are short camps of either 8 or 15 days which are attended by delegations of six children aged or by individual youths aged or 19+. Youth Meetings focus on individual themes as well as reinforcing core CISV values and building leadership and organizational skills. WHAT IS A CISV SEMINAR CAMP? Seminar Camp is a 21 day program for up to thirty participants aged Participants develop their own themes and agenda to explore issues and form opinions about individual, international and multi-cultural matters.

Each delegation consists of two 11 year-old boys, two 11 year-old girls, and an adult leader. Each Village also has a trained staff and six junior counselors aged 16-17.

3 DOES CISV ROCKY MOUNTAIN DENVER HOST PROGRAMS? The Rocky Mountain Denver Chapter of CISV is required to host programs in order to receive invitations to programs around the world and CISVRMD has hosted four Villages, one Summer Camp, one Youth Meeting, one Seminar Camp and an International People s Project. Our Seminar Camp in Summer 2014, will have about participants ages years-old from all over the world. We are also hosting a Village in the summer of 2015 for 72 participants. Volunteers are needed to help with all aspects of both programs including fundraising, home stays, meal planning, transportation, laundry, excursion and event planning and volunteer recruitment.

one Summer Camp, one Youth Meeting, one Seminar Camp and an International People s Project.

4 CISV ROCKY MOUNTAIN DENVER CHAPTER - PROGRAMS FOR 2016 VILLAGE Reykjavik, Iceland -- June 24, 2016 July 21, 2016 Helsingborg, Sweden -- July 1, 2016 July 28, 2016 Manila, Philippines -- June 25, 2016 July 22, 2016 Araraquara, Brazil (winter) -- December 27, 2016 January 23, 2017 Lucknow, India (winter) -- December 28, 2016 January 24, 2017 STEP UP CAMPS: FOR 14 OR 15 YEAR-OLDS Medillin, Colombia -- June 20, 2016 July 12, 2016 Four 14-year-olds 2 boys & 2 girls Bursa, Turkey -- June 24, 2016 July 16, 2016 Four 14-year-olds 2 boys & 2 girls We will likely receive additional invitations for both 14 and 15 year-olds INTERCHANGE Cologne, Germany Denver hosts delegates for 2 to 2 and 1/2 weeks Germany hosts delegates for 2 to 2 and 1/2 weeks Six year-olds - 3 boys & 3 girls JUNIOR COUNSELOR

-- June 20, 2016 July 12, 2016 Four 14-year-olds 2 boys & 2 girls Bursa, Turkey -- June 24, 2016 July 16, 2016 Four 14-year-olds 2 boys & 2 girls We will likely receive additional invitations for

5 Reykjavik, Iceland -- June 24, 2016 July 21, 2016 Female 16 or 17 years-old Cendrawasih, Indonesia -- December 18, 2016 January 14, 2017 Female 16 or 17 years-old SEMINAR CAMP Budapest, Hungary -- July 12, 2016 August 1, 2016 Female 17 or 18 years-old Amman, Jordan -- July 9, 2016 July 29, 2016 Male 17 or 18 years-old YOUTH MEETING Nova Gorica, Slovenia -- July 27, 2016 August 10, 2016 Six year-olds 3 boys & 3 girls Cincinnati, Ohio -- June 25, 2016 July 9, 2016 Delegate years-olds can be either gender Graz, Austria -- December 27, 2016 January 3, 2017 Delegate years-olds can be either gender Trondelag, Norway -- March 3, 2016 March 27, 2016 Delegate years-olds can be either gender

Slovenia -- July 27, 2016 August 10, 2016 Six 12-13-year-olds 3 boys & 3 girls Cincinnati, Ohio -- June 25, 2016 July 9, 2016 Delegate 16 18 years-olds can be either gender Graz,

6 2016 PROGRAM COSTS AND FAMILY PARTICIPATION VILLAGE Participation Fee $1850 ¼ of Leader airfare to destination Delegation Expenses: costumes, food, trading items, spending money Approximately $500 STEP UP SUMMER CAMP Participation Fee $1700 ¼ of leader airfare to destination Miscellaneous expenses and spending money Approximately $300 INTERCHANGE Participation Fee $1100 Delegation divides cost of one Leader s airfare Miscellaneous Delegation Expenses including Minicamp Approximately $500 YOUTH MEETING Participation Fee for 15 Day International YM $1150 Participation Fee for 15 Day Domestic YM $1000 Participation Fee for 8 Day YM $600 and portion of leader airfare if a YM delegation Miscellaneous expenses and spending money Approximately $200 JUNIOR COUNSELOR Participation Fee for International Program $1850 Airfare to National Leadership training

of one Leader s airfare Miscellaneous Delegation Expenses including Minicamp Approximately $500 YOUTH MEETING Participation Fee for 15 Day International YM $1150 Participation Fee for 15 Day Domestic

7 Miscellaneous Expenses: costumes, food, trading items, spending money Approximately $500 SEMINAR CAMP Participation Fee for $1700 Airfare to National Leadership training Miscellaneous expenses and spending money Approximately $300

Participation Fee for $1700 Airfare to National

CISV WHO WE ARE CISV PUBLIC RELATIONS GUIDE. CISV PUBLIC RELATIONS GUIDE (Published 19-05-09) Contents

CISV WHO WE ARE CISV PUBLIC RELATIONS GUIDE. CISV PUBLIC RELATIONS GUIDE (Published 19-05-09) Contents CISV PUBLIC RELATIONS GUIDE (Published 19-05-09) CISV PUBLIC RELATIONS GUIDE Contents 1. Plan your Public Relations...2 2. Select someone (or some people) to be responsible...2 3. Communicate your news...3