“…establishing peace is the work of education” – Maria Montessori
This week, and every day, we celebrate peace. Peace is a fundamental principal integrated into our daily curriculum in the Montessori classroom.
On Wednesday, we celebrated International Day of Peace. We talked about ways we can help be peaceful in the classroom and at home. We made special “peace pinwheels” to carry on our peace parade. A few children pin-pricked peace doves or peace signs to help commemorate the holiday. We read books, practiced yoga, sang songs and enjoyed special works that promote peace and self-reflection.
We started the morning with a special peace parade to the flag pole, where we sang the “peace song” and recited the peace pledge.
“I pledge allegiance to the earth and to all life that it nourishes, all growing things, all species of animals and all races of people.
I promise to protect all life on our planet, to live in harmony with nature and to share our resources justly, so that all people can live with dignity in good health and in peace.”
We discussed ways to practice peace… Continue reading
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