Yesterday people around the world celebrated the International Day of Peace. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1991, the International Day of Peace is observed annually on September 21 and is devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both among and within peoples and nations. In 2001 the General Assembly unanimously voted to designate the day as a day of ceasefire and non-violence.
Peace Day is an opportunity for people everywhere to come together in action and spirit to further the goals and ideals of peace. Observed in large and small ways, private and public, people in cities, towns and villages across the globe hopefully stop for a least a moment to consider the principles and promise of peace.
For me on this journey of peace, it was a day to share the meaning and words of peace with my English students. We talked about the history and importance of the day, and then developed a vocabulary of peace. The words we proposed and they learned in English included love, hope, trust, equality, friendship, harmony, cooperation, freedom, forgiveness, respect and justice. Then they did some fun activities. Both the younger and older students colored a peace drawing, and the older students also did a peace word search.
By combining learning with activities all the youth seemed to enjoy, perhaps the message of peace and friendship at the center of the day and the core of Peace Corps was advanced just a little and will be remembered in the days ahead.
Peace Day is an opportunity for people everywhere to come together in action and spirit to further the goals and ideals of peace. Observed in large and small ways, private and public, people in cities, towns and villages across the globe hopefully stop for a least a moment to consider the principles and promise of peace.
For me on this journey of peace, it was a day to share the meaning and words of peace with my English students. We talked about the history and importance of the day, and then developed a vocabulary of peace. The words we proposed and they learned in English included love, hope, trust, equality, friendship, harmony, cooperation, freedom, forgiveness, respect and justice. Then they did some fun activities. Both the younger and older students colored a peace drawing, and the older students also did a peace word search.
By combining learning with activities all the youth seemed to enjoy, perhaps the message of peace and friendship at the center of the day and the core of Peace Corps was advanced just a little and will be remembered in the days ahead.
I loved seeing the students...and what a great lesson to share the meaning of peace on the International Day of Peace. May the miracle,of the t peace happen. It begins with one person at a time...one like you doing what you are doing in Moldova! Thank you! I continue to hold you in prayer!
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