Montvale located 8 miles from Maryville, TN is nestled at the foot of Chilhowee Mountain adjoining the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Today, Montvale is an ideal location for private camps and events including church and corporate retreats, weddings, family reunions, and youth specialty camps.

1. A Resource for Children, Families, and the Community
Montvale

2. Location
Montvale is
located eight
miles from
Maryville
Tennessee on
364 acres at
the foot of
Chilhowee
Mountain,
adjoining
Great Smoky
Mountains
National
Park.

3. Facilities
• The mountain
retreat is
complete with
renovated
cabins, barn
and stable,
covered
pavilions,
Blackberry
Kitchen and the
Ann and Sam
Furrow Lodge.

4. Hill Top Cabins

5. Recreation
• Recreational
facilities: pool,
challenge
course, open-
air pavilions,
basketball and
sand volleyball
courts,
athletic field,
playground,
and hiking
trails.

6. Climbing Wall and Green Gables
Pavilion

7. Basketball Court and Fire Pit

8. Events
• Montvale is
available to the
public for a
range of special
events, from
weddings and
birthday parties
to family
reunions, school
outings, and
corporate
retreats.

9. Harmony Camps at Montvale
• Harmony offers
therapeutic family
camps, grand family
camps, and
independent living
camps, and hosts
camps for area
agencies and
nonprofits serving
children and youth.

10. Family Camps
• Harmony’s Family
Camps are among the
first in the U.S. to offer
a shared family
camping experience for
children adopted from
foster care and their
adoptive families.
• Family Camp is an
opportunity for
strengthening
attachment and
creating family
memories.

11. Grand Family Camps
• Grand Family Camps
for grandparents
raising their
grandchildren give
multi-generational
families an
opportunity to play,
bond, and meet
other families
facing similar
challenges.

12. Independent Living Camps
Independent Living
Camps are designed
to help youth
prepare, through
education and
hands-on
experiential
learning, to make
the transition from
state/foster care to
independent living.

13. Harmony Camps - Therapeutic Activities
• Yoga
• Mindfulness
• Dance and Movement
• Drumming
• Ropes Course
• Equine Therapy
• Emotional Support
• Nutrition
• Therapeutic Gardening
• Camp Ceremonies and
Rituals

14. Outdoor Play
• Studies show that
children who play
outside are
happier, healthier,
and stronger.
• Outdoor play
encourages
children to get
outside, get
moving, and
connect with the
natural world.

15. The Power of Nature
“Just as children need good
nutrition and adequate sleep,
they need contact with the
healing power of nature,
which can be powerful
preventive medicine for
mind, body, and spirit.”
~ Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children
from Nature-Deficit Disorder

16. Yoga
Yoga helps children:
• Develop strength and
learn to use their
bodies in a healthy
way.
• Manage stress
through breathing,
awareness,
meditation, and
healthy movement.
• Increases confidence
and positive self-
image.

17. Mindfulness
• Mindful awareness exercises help
children integrate mindfulness
into daily life.
• To develop concentration and
self-awareness, cultivate
emotions like gratitude and
compassion, and learn stress
management skills.

18. Dance and Movement
• Dancing is good exercise for
improving cardiovascular
health, increasing stamina,
strengthening bones and
muscles, improving balance,
agility, and coordination.
• Dance and movement have
been found to be effective
in the treatment of Post-
Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD).

19. Drumming
• Drumming therapy taps into
layers of the mind and body
that other modalities
cannot.
• Studies have shown that
repetitive drumming changes
brain wave activity, inducing
a state of calm and focused
awareness.

20. Ropes Course
Benefits Include:
• Cooperation
• Decision Making
• Self Confidence
• Positive Risk Taking
• Cohesion
• Trust
• Self Esteem
• Leadership
• Goal Setting
• Teamwork

21. Equine Therapy
• Equine therapy rebuilds
trust and a child’s
sense of safety by
creating a safe,
motivating environment
for learning and
healing, and fosters a
child’s ability to form
healthy, secure
attachments.

22. Emotional Support - Canine Therapy
• Children at Harmony
camps enjoy the
companionship of
Peppermint Patty, the
first trained emotional
support dog in our
Paws for Kids
program. Patty’s
presence is calming
and encourages
children to take part in
camp activities.

23. Camp Ceremonies and Rituals
• Camp rituals include: camp
songs, camp dance, campfires,
opening and closing
ceremonies, and introduction
to camp values.
• Colored beads awarded to
campers during camp
symbolize the Montvale Ways:
– red/courage
– orange/creativity
– yellow/kindness
– green/respect
– blue/honesty
– purple/patience
– white/connection

24. Harmony Family Center at Montvale
You can find more
more information
about the programs
of Harmony Family
Center, Inc. and
Montvale at
www.harmonyfamily
center.org.
If you would like to
schedule a visit,
please call
865.981.3953.

25. Creating Opportunities for Healing and Growth
Montvale, 4901 Montvale Road, Maryville, TN 37803, 865.981.3953
Harmony Family Center, 118 Mabry Hood Road, Suite 400, Knoxville, TN 37922, 865.982.5225