Peace Week

18-22 September 2006
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These 6th grade boys enjoyed showing Aaron their art project for Peace Week.
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Hands for peace
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11th grade guys pretending that they were all working on their art project. Before Aaron arrived with the camera, they were just goofing off.
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9th graders show off their mural symbolizing peace.
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One of the peace symbols made by 10th grade.
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Aaron and Abby lead warmups with the 7th grade choir.
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Filing into the church to watch a movie about peace.
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A group from Bogotá called Christian Youth for Peace came and worked with 6th, 7th, and 11th grades.
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School conciliator, Juanita, writes down student ideas during the peace forum.
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Peace!
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Paola, a school conciliator, reports on one of the topics talked about in small groups.
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At the end of the peace forum the students wrote confessions of ways their actions had harmed the school community.
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Then they burned their confessions to symbolize leaving those things behind.
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On Friday the conciliators led a celebration of songs, poems, and skits about peace.
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The whole school gathered to enjoy the celebration.
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Kindergartners getting ready for their special song.
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First grade singing about friendship.