School Peace and Non-Violence Day 30th January

There are some activities we can do to commemorate this date:

• In the first place, we will learn some facts about the life of Mohandas Gandhi, one of the founders of the Non-Violence movement. Click here to answer the QUIZ.

• On Friday 29th we are going to visit "Ntra. Sra. del Patrocinio" Primary School, and meet students from Year 6 to make a Peace Poster. In order to write your messages, you can click on the following links:

1. Children's poems
2. Peace quotes 1
3. Peace quotes 2
4. Peace quotes 3
   

• After that, we'll listen to a song related to Peace and Non-Violence: "Blowin' in the Wind", written by Bob Dylan.

• Finally, you will use a piece of paper and your own hands to create an Origami Peace Crane. for more information about its meaning and the folding instructions, click HERE. Or you may be interested in following the instructions on this animation.

PAPER CRANES

On 30th January we celebrate the School Peace and Non-violence Day, and we have been making our own origami paper cranes in the classroom. Paper cranes are considered a symbol of peace in many countries. Here is the result of our work.

Peace and Non-Violence Day 30th January

There are some possible activities we can do to commemorate this date:

In the first place, we will learn some facts about the life of Mohandas Gandhi, one of the founders of the Non-Violence movement.

Secondly, you will have to look for words of expressions related to Peace in the following wordsearch.

Finally, you will use a piece of paper and your own hands to create an Origami Peace Crane. for more information about its meaning and the folding instructions, click HERE. Or you may be interested in following the instructions on this animation.