{"id":253,"date":"2016-09-16T16:31:22","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T16:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/?p=253"},"modified":"2016-09-16T16:31:22","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T16:31:22","slug":"sing-for-peace-international-day-of-peace-celebration-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/16\/sing-for-peace-international-day-of-peace-celebration-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Sing for Peace!: International Day of Peace Celebration 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

September 21st<\/sup> may not be a date you recognize, but around the world and in our Montessori community, we look forward to celebrating the International Day of Peace on this day.\u00a0 Established by the United Nations in 1981, the International Day of Peace began as a way to promote a time for people worldwide to \u201chonour a cessation of hostilities\u2026and to otherwise commemorate the Day through education and public awareness on issues related to peace\u201d ().<\/p>\n

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The UN\u2019s theme for the International Day of Peace this year is \u201cThe Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace\u201d.\u00a0 Youth from around the world have been invited to share via YouTube their video messages of peace with ideas related to this year\u2019s theme.\u00a0 Solutions related to ending poverty and helping the environment are evident in the concerns of today\u2019s youth.\u00a0 The videos can be viewed on the United Nations Peace Day 2016 YouTube Channel, and they include brief messages from young people representing many different nations.<\/p>\n

To do our <\/em>part to celebrate this special occasion, The Montessori Children\u2019s Academy (MCA) <\/a><\/span>plans to take part in a variety of activities leading up to September 21st<\/sup>.\u00a0 Each class will choose its own special way to celebrate.\u00a0 Some will be reading books about peace, making peacemaker necklaces, or learning how to say \u2018peace\u2019 in different languages, while others will recite peace poems or decorate symbols of peace. \u00a0Then, on the big day, we will all participate in a worldwide event called Sing Peace Around the World<\/em>.\u00a0 The goal of the project organizers is to have the song \u201cLight a Candle for Peace\u201d sung continuously over a 24 hour time period all around the globe.\u00a0 The singing will begin in New Zealand and end in Hawaii 24 hours later.\u00a0 Our designated time to sing \u201cLight a Candle for Peace\u201d in Chatham, Morristown, and Short Hills is 9:30AM. \u00a0Please consider joining the endeavor–wherever you are at that time, take out the lyrics and sing along!\u00a0 To date, nearly 90,000 children from around the world are registered to participate in this event, including all of our MCA students.\u00a0 We hope the sounds of children singing for peace will echo across every land on every continent, and that it will reach into the hearts of all people in every corner of the world.<\/p>\n

Of course, peace education and awareness is not something MCA recognizes only for one day or by singing just one song.\u00a0 It is an important component of the Montessori curriculum and an integral part of each and every day in all of our schools.\u00a0 Everything you find in a Montessori classroom has an intentional meaning and an underlying lesson and goal.\u00a0 For example, the manner in which Montessori classrooms are prepared aim to promote the development of self-discipline<\/em>.\u00a0 The Montessori materials are designed to provide students with challenges that spark their critical thinking<\/em>.\u00a0 There are countless opportunities in Montessori classrooms for creative problem solving<\/em>.\u00a0 Montessori students are exposed to Cultural Studies, where they learn about people, places, and traditions from around the world, gaining a global awareness<\/em> and appreciation for similarities and differences among people in all nations.\u00a0 The focus on \u2018grace and courtesy<\/em>\u2019, as well as the modeling of respect<\/em> by the adults in the classroom, helps children to, in turn, learn to exhibit grace, courtesy, and respect.\u00a0 These are all intentional features which are carefully woven into the fabric of Montessori education.\u00a0 Dr. Montessori developed her method of education to teach not only academic subjects, but also to instill important values in children.\u00a0 Montessori education is intended to help students learn how to work cooperatively and in harmony, to discover how to solve problems peacefully, and to find ways to promote peace in their interactions with others throughout their lives.<\/p>\n

As Dr. Montessori said, \u201cThe child is capable of developing and giving us tangible proof of the possibility of a better humanity. \u00a0He has shown us the true process of construction of the human being. \u00a0We have seen children totally change as they acquire a love for things and as their sense of order, discipline, and self-control develops within them…. The child is both a hope and a promise for mankind\u201d (Education and Peace<\/em>).\u00a0 Maria Montessori knew the importance of education for the greater good of the world, and she insisted on providing children with many opportunities to learn and internalize their roles as peacemakers through educational experiences, which encompassed not only academics, but the development of responsibility and character as well.\u00a0 As she is well known to have stated, \u201cEstablishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.\u201d\u00a0 Dr. Montessori was nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize, and her advocacy for peace has made a lasting impression.\u00a0 We are proud to uphold her legacy for spreading peace throughout the world.<\/p>\n

Below are the lyrics to \u201cLight a Candle for Peace\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Please feel free to share the song with others, and help us to promote peace in our schools, our neighborhoods, our towns, our nation, and all around the world.\u00a0 We wish everyone a meaningful International Day of Peace!<\/p>\n

Light a Candle for Peace<\/strong>
\nby Shelley Murley<\/p>\n

Light a candle for peace
\nLight a candle for love
\nLight a candle that shines all the way around the world
\nLight a candle for me
\nLight a candle for you
\nThat our wish for world peace
\nWill one day come true!
\n(repeat)<\/p>\n

Sing peace around the world
\nSing peace around the world
\nSing peace around the world
\nSing peace around the world<\/p>\n

Light a candle for peace
\nLight a candle for love
\nLight a candle that shines all the way around the world
\nLight a candle for me
\nLight a candle for you
\nThat our wish for world peace
\nWill one day come true!<\/p>\n

Sing peace around the world
\nSing peace around the world
\nSing peace around the world
\nSing peace around the world<\/p>\n

For more information about Montessori peace education and other peace initiatives, as well as to find children\u2019s books about peace, check out the resources listed below, some of which were used as references in this article:<\/p>\n

Duckworth, C. (2008). Maria Montessori\u2019s contribution to peace education. In Encyclopedia of Peace Education. <\/em>http:\/\/www.tc.edu\/centers\/epe\/<\/h6>\n
Montessori, Maria. (1992; first published 1949). Education and Peace (The Clio Montessori Series).<\/em> Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.<\/h6>\n
Wolf, Aline D. (1996). Nurturing the Spirit: In Non-Sectarian Classrooms<\/em>. Santa Rosa: Parent Child Press, Inc.<\/h6>\n
www.childpeacebooks.org<\/a><\/span><\/h6>\n
www.singpeacearoundtheworld.com<\/a><\/span><\/h6>\n
www.un.org\/en\/events\/peaceday<\/a><\/span><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

September 21st may not be a date you recognize, but around the world and in our Montessori community, we look forward to celebrating the International Day of Peace on this day.\u00a0 Established by the United Nations in 1981, the International Day of Peace began as a way to promote a time for people worldwide to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[42,3,136],"tags":[26,17,138,135,73,4,141,54,36,143,53,140,142,137,35,6,139,8],"coauthors":[13],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image1.jpg?fit=3264%2C2201&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7icff-45","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":263,"url":"https:\/\/themontessorichildrensacademy.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/29\/montessori-around-the-world\/","url_meta":{"origin":253,"position":0},"title":"Montessori Around the World","author":"Alex Chiu","date":"September 29, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Last spring, Montessori education made international headlines when the United Kingdom\u2019s Prince George was enrolled at a Montessori school in England. 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