International Day
During each half of the summer, all the camps within driving distance travel to Waldsee, the German camp, for a day-long festival of cultures called International Day, or I-Day. The camps bring out their wares and each has a booth of ethnic food to share, and each camp prepares a short closing performance to share. Each year has a different theme. Additionally, campers in every village learn a choreographed dance to the year's "I-Day song" during the two weeks preceding I-Day. This is a song from a language not covered by the camps; everyone dances to it together during the festival. All songs can be heard on YouTube.
| Year | I-Day Theme | I-Day Song | Song Artist | Song Language | I-Day Dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Live Together Speak Together (Act Together) | "Hey, hey" | Mia | Lithuanian | |
| 2011 | Become the Change | "Jambo Bwana" | Them Mushrooms | Swahili | |
| 2010 | Party Like It's 1961 | "Jai Ho" | A. R. Rahman | Hindi | |
| 2009 | Colors of Hope | "Mauja hi Mauja" | Mika Singh | Hindi | |
| 2008 | Imagine! | "Faen Phan Tue" | Anan Anwar | Thai | |
| 2007 | Speak Your Peace | "Festa" | Ivete Sangalo | Portuguese, in honor of the opening of Mar E Floresta | |
| 2006 | Creating a World Where Everyone Understands | "Bye Bye" | Elli Kokkinou | Greek | |
| 2005 | Creating Cultures of Peace | "Tunak Tunak Tun" | Daler Mehndi | Punjabi | |
| 2004 | Peace is in our hands | "Dragostea Din Tei" | O-Zone | Romanian | |
| 2003 | Learn. Reach. Grow. | "Moi Et Toi" | Abdel Ali Slimani | Algerian Arabic | |
| 2002 | Our World: a Peace Puzzle | "Gioca Jouer" | Claudio Cecchetto | Italian | |
| 2001 | A Language Odyssey | "Alane" | Wes Madiko | Duala, a Bantu language | |
| 1990 | World Without Walls | ? | ? | ? |
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