Discovery was also used to help the children and staff, which benefited the participants through working together, being patient and supportive, and having fun.

In 2014, Play for Peace trainers organized a special summer camp for hearing impaired children and children of deaf adults (CODA). Organized by trainer Jean Berube, the program also included a week of training for 11 adult staff and three teen CODAs. This brief story speaks to the power of Play for Peace in adapting to the needs of any community. Thanks to the creativity and generosity of spirit of our trainers and mentors, we bring Play for Peace to new audiences all the time. This story reminds us of how truly universal our process is, thanks to the creativity and generosity of spirit shown by our trainers all around the world:

A summer camp for hearing impaired children organized by a Play for Peace trainer Jean!

By Jean Berube Charlene Ruell, Editor During July, Play for Peace trainers held a summer camp for hearing Impaired and CODA (Children of Deaf Adults) children in Haiti, which also included a one week of staff training of eleven adult staff and three teen CODAs. The camp itself, consisted of 27 children, 17 of which were hearing Impaired and 10 CODA. The activities that were planned the previous week were put into action and included Play for Peace, an Art Program (growing rock crystals, tissue paper pictures, painting rocks from the beach, coloring pictures, and making a 3-D Farm); an Educational Program (geography with maps of Haiti, two world map puzzles, and an earth ball); and Math (adding, subtracting, and borrowing).

Discovery was also used to help the children and staff, which benefited the participants through working together, being patient and supportive, and having fun. In addition, community service projects were also developed for both the staff and the camp participants. This included picking up trash along the beach; clearing the local football field of rocks, metal, and glass; picking up trash around the school; serving and cleaning up after camp meals; and preparing and performing stories for the community. The community benefited from workshops and the camp by learning through involvement and in addition, the experience provided capacity building for future groups.