MOSAIC – FACES OF NEW YORK Camp
A Unique Summer Opportunity for 11- and 12-Year-Olds
2025 Camp Dates: August 10, 2025 – August 16, 2025
Virtual Info Session: Sat., March 29 from 10:30am to 11:30am. Please RSVP HERE.
Application: Click HERE to fill out the application form.
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The local Mosaic – Faces of New York program brings CISV’s values of peace education and global friendship home to our own community – a one-week overnight camp for a diverse group of New York area 11- and 12-year-olds. The purpose of this subsidized program is to provide a fun and safe environment for children to learn what it means to be a global citizen and live harmoniously with others – sharing resources and ideas.
See pictures and hear what participants at our 2018 Mosaic Camp have to say:
FACES OF NEW YORK camp experience includes all meals, transportation, accommodations and activities for one week. If your child is accepted to attend the camp, there is a $185 registration fee (you can pay via Paypal), which helps cover the cost of bus transportation to and from the camp and a one-year family membership in CISV-NY, necessary for insurance purposes. Families who truly cannot afford the full registration fee may be eligible for a reduced fee or a waiver.
In addition to a unique, fun-filled experience, all CISV activities are designed to foster these core values among participants: Cooperation, Friendliness, Engagement, Enthusiasm, Inclusiveness.
Our Mission
- To teach kids to become leaders in creating a peaceful, sustainable world
- To teach consideration and cooperation with others
- To teach an understanding of and appreciation for different cultures
- To provide opportunities for leadership and participation in creative decision making
- To facilitate trust, communication and sensitivity through games, theater, dancing, singing, sports, arts and crafts, swimming, and other social activities
Selecting Delegates
30-40 campers, also called delegates, are selected based on CISV criteria (see core values above) to represent diverse groups within the metropolitan area. Eligible children and their families will need to complete an application form and attend an information & interview session to be considered.
Getting Involved
Non-profit community groups, schools and cultural organizations interested in making this opportunity available to children in your community should email: mosaicny@cisvusa.org with information about your group along with the contact name, address, phone number and email address.
A parent or guardian should attend the Information & Interview Session with their child. Applicants are considered on a first-come basis.
About the Staff
The camp is staffed by CISV–trained adults including an experienced camp director and 3–4 adult leaders (over 21) and 8 combined Junior Staff (18–21) and Junior Counselors, or JCs (ages 16–18). Here’s a picture of Faces of New York Mosaic camp staff in 2023.
Faces of New York Co-Directors
Alanna Badgley
Alanna Badgley (she/her) has been involved with CISV since 2014, primarily with the Mosaic program. She started as the Mosaic program’s health supervisor, and has been directing or co-directing the program since 2016. She lives with her husband in New Paltz, NY. She is a professional paramedic, EMS activist, as well as the president of the International Association of EMTs and Paramedics Local 20 union and a Vice President of the National Association of Government Employees. She is an avid traveler, hiker and loves building global friendships.
Obed Done
Obed Done (he/him) has been with CISV since 2018! He started with a few minicamps and then completed an Interchange with Sao Paulo Brazil. It was an incredible experience. Obed returned home for a few days and then headed out to join the team for Mosaic that same summer. He have been working with Mosaic ever since! Outside of CISV, Obed is currently an Operations Assistant in a non-profit called Footsteps. For fun, he loves sightseeing, riding his bike, actively listening to music, and he is a big movie/tv show enthusiast!
Jamila Daniel
Jamila Daniel (she/her) first started her adventures with CISV as a Leader in Turkey in 2017. She started staffing Mosaic the following year and later, her passion drove her to co-direct with her two good friends. Jamila feels that together, the Co-Directors and staff make an amazing team. Jamila has always been passionate about working with kids and making the world a better place! Through her consulting company Being Earthlings, Jamila writes grants for the International Development field, she consults and leads workshops and trainings on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and she facilitates in yoga and wellness. Finally, Jamila is a member of the CISV USA National Board where she sits on the Education Committee, Fundraising Committee and is a Liaison to the DEIA Committee. For fun Jamila enjoys practicing yoga and reading.
If you are interested in becoming a leader, junior staff or JC, please contact us by emailing us at: mosaicny@cisvusa.org.
All staff must complete CISV training.
