Whirled Peace!

Pinwheels for Peace is an art installation project started in 2005 by two Florida art teachers as a way for students to express their feelings about what’s going on in the world and in their lives. The project was quickly embraced by their students and the entire school community and by millions of art teachers, teachers, parents, children and adults who desire peace in our world. In 2009, over 3 million pinwheels were spinning in thousands of locations around the world!

In advisory last week, all middle school students created pinwheels for the project. On one side, students wrote their thoughts about peace / tolerance/ living in harmony with others, and on the other, they drew to visually express their feelings. Today, September 21, is International Day of Peace, and our 200 pinwheels are installed outside of the MS as a public statement and art exhibit/installation about peace. The spinning of the pinwheels in the wind spreads thoughts and feelings about peace throughout the country, the world!