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Teacher Guided Activities Give Peace a Chance Working for peace can happen on many levels.Sometimes it's important to think big,sometimes small. Sadako's schoolmates started a movement(Hiroshima Student and Children's Associa- tion for the Creation of Peace)to erect a peace memorial to the child victims of Hiroshima in the hope that no child would ever die because of an atomic bomb again. How can you create a more peaceful environment in your family,your school,your community, your country? z ` What can you do to foster peace? Photo:Robert Atendido Children's Peace Monument Here are a few Ideas: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Eckerd Theater Company makes its home in Clearwater, Florida.Clearwater has a Sister City in Japan:Nagano. Does your city or town have a Sister City in Japan or another country?If so,think of ways you can communicate with the peo- ple of your Sister City to promote peace.If you are interested in finding a Sister City for your town,go to www.sister- cities.org. www.1000cranes4japan.org is a website created by a global digital marketing firm to allow people all over the world to post messages of hope to the people of Japan in the aftermath of the March 11,2011 earthquake and tsunami.The site also offers direct links to relief organizations like the Red Cross that provide direct support to the victims. Referencing the legend of the thousand cranes,the site posts colorful chains of cranes,each with an individual message of hope. Seeds of Peace brings together people from opposing groups(e.g.,Israelis and Palestinians)for a camp experience in the woods of Maine. Founded in 1993 by journalist John Wallach,Seeds of Peace empowers young people from regions of conflict with the leadership skills required to advance reconciliation and coexistence. Participants learn to understand each other,trust each other,and empathize with each other.They carry their mission of peace home with them and work through local programs.Visit www.seedsofpeace.org to find out how you can help. AFS: In 1914,A. Piatt Andrew organized the American Field Service,an ambulance corps to transport French wounded in World War I.Adjutant Stephen Galatti believed an important way to promote peace was to give people an opportunity to get to know each other. He helped organize an exchange program offering French and American university students an opportunity to study abroad.After WW 11, Mr.Galatti and other ambulance drivers organized AFS International Scholar- ships.AFS now administers student exchanges in 52 countries. Does your school have an AFS student?Go to afs.org for information on how your local high school can bring a student to your town. Perhaps you would like to be an exchange student to another country.Out of war,a means to promote peace evolved. Find a pen pal from Japan or a country of your choice.Visit www.pen-pal.com or another pen pal site to get connected with students interested in finding English-speaking pen pals.On a map, locate the home country of your pen pal.What questions would you like to ask?Letters from foreign students can be read to the class when received. Plant a Peace Pole in your town.Contact the Peace Prayer Society Peace Pole Project at 1-800-PEACELINE or fax 212- 935-1389.The Peace Prayer Society has planted 100,000 Peace Poles in the U.S.The message of the Peace Poles is: "May peace prevail on earth." What other ideas do you have to promote peace? Abraham Lincoln said, "The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend." Information for this activity in part courtesy of the organizations whose websites are listed above. Character Counts;Foreign Languages:Culture,Comparisons;Health Education:Responsible Behavior;Language Arts:Writing; Social Studies:History and Biography,Geography G The Marcia P.Hoffman Performing Arts Institute,All Rights Reserved 2011 V