PEACE CAMP INTERNATIONAL
SEATTLE
Peace Camp Int’l Seattle
What is PEACE CAMP INTERNATIONAL? Peace Camp International offers a unique, all-ages (K–12) non-denominational day-camp experience in Ballard, Seattle. Designed to connect young people across age, our program leaves campers with unforgettable memories, lasting friendships, and a uplifting sense of community to carry through the rest of the year.
Summer Camp Registration
Peace Camp International runs for three weeks every summer (mid/late July through early August). Camp Registration opens annually on February 1st.
Get ready—we can’t wait to see you at Peace Camp International next summer!
NEW! Winter Mini-Camp
New for 2027! Join us for a special half-day camp packed with fun activities! Enjoy Circle Time, free play, and a cozy movie time with your Peace Camp friends❤️ Don’t forget to check out our Bake Sale at pickup—all proceeds support our mission!
Peace
It does not mean to not be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work.
It means to be amongst those things and still find the light and calmness inside you.
Peace is a gift from yourself to yourself, by acknowledging the chaos but not letting it in.
Peace is a thought.
Peace is a vision.
Peace is here.
Hope
Hope is not seeing the end of a long grueling journey,
It is starting the journey knowing the end will come.
Hope is foresight,
Hope is the bravery to start,
Hope is the bravery to continue,
Hope is the answer.
Poems by a 11 year-old camper
Summer Camp Registration Information
2027 Camp Registration opens on Feb 1, 2027.
Camp Dates:
- Week #1 (July 20 – July 24, 2026) – FULL
- Week #2 (July 27 – July 31, 2026) – FULL
- Week #3 (August 3 – August 7, 2026)
Wait list available: If you would like to be put on the wait list for Week 1 and/or Week 2, please email us at <peacecampintl@gmail.com>
✓ Time: 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
✓ Tuition: $400/child per week (subject to change)
✓ Location: Interfaith Community Sanctuary (1763 NW 62nd St. Seattle, WA 98107)
✓ Extended Care : Please register for extended care via camp registration.
✓ Counselor-Camper ratio: 3-5 campers/counselor*
(*) Mangesh, Soni or Bernard won’t be at our Winter Mini-Camp.
Summer 2026 Leadership Team
Our Counseling and Leadership Team has the gift of humanity in their hearts and are dedicated to being truly present for the younger generation in this increasingly fast-paced world.
Gretchen Rowe
Founder/Co-Director
Gretchen has over 30 years of experience working with children a variety of camp and scholastic capacities. She is former reading and multi-lingual teacher at McDonald International School, Seattle Public Schools. This is her 13th year directing Peace Camp International.
Mangesh Pol
International Guest
Mangesh is the Youth program director at Maher Ashram in Pune, India, as well as the International Coordinator of the Maher Interfaith Association
Soni
International Guest
Soni is originally from Maher Ashram in Pune, India, and an experienced youth program counselors.
Chiaki Weatherford
Program Co-Director/Counselor Mom
Born and raised in Japan, Chiaki moved to Seattle in 2001. She met Gretchen through her volunteering at her kids’ elementary school, attended Peace Camp Int’l for the first time in 2021. She and her family fell in love with Peace Camp Int’l ever since. She wears many hats including a Web admin, a Substitute IA at Seattle Public Schools, a Camp Director and a Counselor Mom of Peace Camp International every summer.
Sylvie
Youth Leader
Sylvie is a junior at Ingraham high school. She started attending peace camp when she was eight years old and has now been coming for eight years. This will be her second year as a youth counselor!
Caden
Youth Leader
Caden is a junior at Ingraham High School. He has been going to Peace Camp as a youth participant or as a CIT for the past 8 years! This is his first year as a youth counselor.”
Winter Mini-Camp Registration Information
New 2027!
Join us for a special half-day camp packed with fun activities! Enjoy Circle Time, free play, and a cozy movie time with your Peace Camp friends♡
Priority registration is now open for our returning campers (~ Dec 20, 2026).
🍪 Don’t forget to check out our Bake Sale at pickup—all proceeds support our mission!
✓ Date: Sunday, January 10th, 2027
✓ Time: 12:00PM – 4:30PM
✓ Tuition: $55/participant
✓ Location: Interfaith Community Sanctuary (📍1763 NW 62nd St. Seattle, WA 98107)
✓ What to bring: Lunch & Water bottle
✓ Extended Care is not available for Winter Mini-Camp
✓ Note: Although Mangesh, Soni, and Bernard won’t be attending the Winter Mini-Camp in person, we plan to connect with them virtually during the camp.
🍪 Bake Sale : Please consider donating baked goods to our Bake Sale. Drop your baked goods at Camp Check-In Table @12pm-1220pm. All proceeds goes to support our mission at Peace Camp International.
Wear the CHANGE!
🌍🕊️Every purchase of a stickers, t-shirt or hoodie directly supports Peace Camp International scholarships in Seattle and Uganda, providing children with access to camp and essential schooling.
Your purchase doesn’t just show what you believe in—it helps bring all of us together from Uganda, India, and the U.S. to learn, listen, and grow as global citizens.
Wear your gear, share the story, and support Peace Camp International’s mission.