{"id":36,"date":"2016-10-08T17:17:17","date_gmt":"2016-10-08T08:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.stmaur.ac.jp\/mom\/?p=36"},"modified":"2016-10-08T17:17:17","modified_gmt":"2016-10-08T08:17:17","slug":"teaching-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.stmaur.ac.jp\/mom\/2016\/10\/08\/teaching-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching peace…"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Montessori approach\u00a0has been referred to as “peace education”; and even Gandhi, for example, had praised Montessori’s approach to world peace. The children in our class have been talking about how we can be happy and peaceful in the classroom, on the playground, and at home. We talked about what we can do or say to show how we care about each other and our environment.<\/p>\n

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What can we do if we see our friends in need of help or feeling sad? \u00a0We read a book, Our Peaceful Classroom<\/em>, by Aline Wolf, which talks about the\u00a0Montessori classroom. \u00a0The illustrations were drawn by Montessori children from all over the world.<\/p>\n

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The children are learning the song, “Teaching Peace,” by Red Grammer. \u00a0They are\u00a0singing and using\u00a0sign language.<\/p>\n

(chorus) “Teaching peace all the world around, you and me every city every town,
\nOne by one in our work and in our play, we are teaching peace by what we do and what we say.”<\/p>\n

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(verse) “It’s up to us to show we care, reaching out to everybody everywhere,
\nHeart to heart and friend to friend, Circling all around the world and back again.”<\/p>\n

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(verse) “So take my hand and come along, it’s time to sing the world a brand new song,
\nSo sing it loud and sing it clear, all together now so everyone can hear.”<\/p>\n

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The older\u00a0children are learning the names of the regions of Japan, such as Kanto where they live, and making a map.<\/p>\n

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As part of the Montessori Language area of study,\u00a0children\u00a0try matching the initial letter sound of a word to the picture.<\/p>\n

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Or making a pattern with acorns and walnuts from\u00a0our Practical Life shelf.<\/p>\n

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Another activity is on\u00a0Numbers and Counters.<\/p>\n

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The Montessori approach\u00a0has been referred to as “peace education”; and even Gandhi, for example, had praised Montessori’s approach to world peace. The children in our class have been talking about how we can be happy and peaceful in the classroom, on the playground, and at home. We talked about what we can do or say…
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