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pHotoS By kim Weimer / photojournalistabrahim Zafar, Kate Whitman, director of anti-bullying at the camp, and jonathan Kuryluk play a game.

“If your cup overflows with negative emotions, one way to empty it is to replace them with good feelings, like saying you’re sorry, or being kind to one another or telling your friends jokes,” said Chloe Black, 8, of Doylestown Borough.

Camp counselor Emily Hulihan, 14, of Newtown Borough, said that was the point of the exercise.

“We talked about healthy ways to empty our emotional cups,” she said. “It’s helped them talk about why they’re angry, and how to solve it.”

Other activities included making large cutout paper dolls and listing peaceable feelings on them, compiling a list of compliments they can use to cheer up an enraged friend, and a visualization in which they pictured themselves protected by a balloon from harsh words.

As for the campers, they seemed unaware of the events going on beyond the Meetinghouse.

Conner, for example, was surprised to learn police in Dallas or Baton Rouge had been shot and killed.

“I thought police died because they got old,” he said.

Abraham Zafar, 9, of Lambertville, also was unaware of the mass shootings, although he had heard his parents talk about Muslims killing other Muslims.

“I’m not happy about it,” he said.

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peace Camp director Marjorie Mott says goodbye to abrahim Zafar on the last day of camp.

Brighton Curcio and his fellow campers use string to symbolize connectedness during a game that emphasizes empathy, calming techniques and conflict-resolution stategies.