The camps held at Agape provide a space for discussion and constructive exchanges and last from one week to a maximum of ten days. There are three main types of camps: camps for minors, gender camps, and international camps. Each year a camp is centered around a different current theme that is developed through various tools: non-formal education activities, debates, plenary sessions, group discussions, expert speeches, workshops, simulation games, and more.

The camps are also an opportunity to spend time surrounded by the nature of Prali, to meet people coming from different countries and with different backgrounds, to have fun, and to rest. Participating in a camp at Agape means to take a part in community life characterized by sharing common spaces and everyday life, but also personal experiences.

Every camp has a planning committee, the “staff” formed by volunteers who are experts in the topic and/or methods of preparing a camp. The staff group can be made up of a minimum of five members up to a maximum of 12. Every staff must include a member from the Resident Group to guarantee communication and logistical organization with the Center, and to ensure the camp adheres to the spirit of Agape. All those who are interested in joining a staff for the first time are requested to take part in the Training and Education Camp that Agape organizes every year during the winter. Agape tries to offer to all staff groups the tools to enable the best possible camp: attention is given to the type of participants, the themes, teamwork, and internal staff dynamics. The staff groups undergo continuous training thanks to the horizontal relationships between their components who, during the preparation meetings, share their skills and knowledge gained from any previous experience in other staffs. The Staff Council is a group of people available for staff training needs. If you would like to join a staff, click here.

Participants should be interested in the camp theme and be willing to be a part of the community life and work of the Center. It is being part of a community that forms the base for meaningful exchange and encounter. Be aware that participating in a camp at Agape means entering a community dimension, where individuals need to be ready to be challenged, to share, and to accept each other. At the beginning of Agape’s history the Center was mainly frequented by Protestants, soon Catholics and non-believers followed. Today many people from various social and cultural backgrounds and of different spiritualities who differ also in political beliefs as well as in gender and sexual identities attend Agape. Participants should be respectful in accepting and welcoming different ideas and be ready for exchanges and discussions.

If Agape receives more applications than the number of available participants for the camp, then random names will be drawn and the remaining applications will be placed on a waiting list.