Happy International Day of 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 2011, over 3.5 million pinwheels were spinning in over 3,000 locations around the world!

In advisory this week, all middle schoolers were invited to create pinwheels for the project. On one side, students wrote their thoughts about peace / tolerance/ living in harmony with others, and on the other, they visually expressed their feelings through art. Today, September 21st, is International Day of Peace, so we displayed the pinwheels outside as a public statement and art exhibit/installation. This year I was so excited that the Lower School Art Dept jumped on board and we have over 550 pinwheels outside created by 6th agers-8th graders, lining the path between the two schools. We hope the spinning of the pinwheels in the wind spreads thoughts and feelings about peace throughout the country, the world!