Dear Parents,
International Day of Peace
Today is International Day of Peace. International Day of Peace, also known as “Peace Day”, was established by the United Nations in 1981 and first celebrated in September 1982. In 2002, the UN General Assembly officially declared September 21 as the permanent date for the International Day of Peace. We would like to use today as a conversation starter with classes and families. In honour of Peace Day, I ask you to contemplate what peace means to you. Check out our blog entry here and leave a comment in celebration of Peace Day. This year we are encouraging families, as well as student groups and homerooms, to design a peace flag. Peace Day flags made at home can be dropped off in the Elementary School Reception or the Elementary School Principal’s Office anytime up to October 15th. Flags will be on display for UN Day and we will also incorporate Peace Day into UN Day celebrations.
The triennial summit of the World Craft Council is being held for the first time in India, and it is in Chennai! As part of this summit, there is an exhibition and seminar at the Prakrit Art Gallery (on Greenways Road Extension) about children's books illustrated with Indian folk art styles. This is being curated by Young India Books, a site that reviews India-related books for children.
International Day of Peace
Today is International Day of Peace. International Day of Peace, also known as “Peace Day”, was established by the United Nations in 1981 and first celebrated in September 1982. In 2002, the UN General Assembly officially declared September 21 as the permanent date for the International Day of Peace. We would like to use today as a conversation starter with classes and families. In honour of Peace Day, I ask you to contemplate what peace means to you. Check out our blog entry here and leave a comment in celebration of Peace Day. This year we are encouraging families, as well as student groups and homerooms, to design a peace flag. Peace Day flags made at home can be dropped off in the Elementary School Reception or the Elementary School Principal’s Office anytime up to October 15th. Flags will be on display for UN Day and we will also incorporate Peace Day into UN Day celebrations.
Peace is one of humanity’s most precious need. It is also the United Nations’ highest calling.
Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General
UN
Day Flag Procession
United Nations Day is Wednesday,
October 24th. AISC marks this day with a number of celebrations of
Peace and Diversity – a Flag Procession, assemblies, and a parent organized
International Pavilion. There will be more communication regarding these
celebrations in the weeks to come.
This year for the first time,
the flag procession will include all students with flags from the nations
represented by AISC’s student body. We are in the process of making sure
that we have all the flags we need for our procession. We have records of the
nationalities of all AISC families. Sometimes students see their cultural
background as more significant than their nationality. For example, in the past
we had a parent who was Lithuanian, but her children held U.S. passports.
Thus we added the flag of Lithuania to the procession. If your child
might want to march with a flag other than their national group, or if you are
unsure about whether we have accurate information on your family’s nationality
(for dual passport holders, for example), please contact the ES Assistants
(either Ms Cheryl -fcheryl@aisch.org or Ms Hazel bhazel@aisch.org), no
later than Friday, October 5. Thank you so much for your cooperation.
Dr. Richard Villa
On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, we had the
pleasure of hosting Dr Richard Villa. Dr Villa has worked with educators all
over the world on topics such as co-teaching, inclusive education and
differentiated instruction. Dr Villa led
two parent sessions on, “Restructuring for Caring and Effective Education or
the What, Why, and How of Inclusive Education.” Dr Villa led a session on
co-teaching for all Kindergarten through 5th grade teachers.
World Craft Council
Here is an
exciting opportunity to learn more about children's books related to India! The
World Crafts Council presents: "The 'Craft' of
Reading: Introducing Young India to our Folk Art Traditions."
The triennial summit of the World Craft Council is being held for the first time in India, and it is in Chennai! As part of this summit, there is an exhibition and seminar at the Prakrit Art Gallery (on Greenways Road Extension) about children's books illustrated with Indian folk art styles. This is being curated by Young India Books, a site that reviews India-related books for children.
Dates: October
5th-10th, 2012, 10 am - 7 pm
Location: Prakrit Art
Gallery
102, Greenways Road
Extension,
R.A. Puram, Chennai 600028
Phone: 044-42188989 or
044-24953969
Have a great weekend,
Kevin Hall
Elementary School Principal