On September 20th, our whole school gathered to honour the International Day of Peace, also known as Peace Day. With the creation of this inspiring day, the United Nations devoted itself to worldwide peace and has encouraged people around the world to work in cooperation toward this goal. The theme this year was Climate Action for Peace.
For Montessorians, practicing peace and kindness is an important cornerstone of our method and world view. We strive every day to express the Montessori values of peace, grace, and courtesy in some way, and the International Day of Peace is the perfect time to focus on peace in our classrooms.
This year, our students came together to sing a song, 'Light a Candle for Peace' and also talked about what peace means to them. One student shared, quite perfectly, "...it means being nice to other people."