Celebrating International Day of Peace: Angell & Rogers

Angell Celebrates Peace Day

On Thursday, September 19, Angell Elementary students celebrated International Day of Peace with an assembly. Gale Tosto, 5th grade teacher and organizer of Peace Day, explained the importance of Peace Day before introducing the guest speaker Guy Louis Sferlazza. Mr. Sferlazza shared his perspective on peace and explored methods to create more peace through musical instruments, song and dance. Mr. Sferlazza’s message focused on different breathing, listening and even stretching exercises to develop more internal peace in hopes of using that to express more external peace to others around you. The assembly concluded with Angell Principal Mr. Gigliotti reminding students of their peace affirmations and how peace can start with a simple smile.

Rogers Students Honor and Celebrate Peace Day

Rogers Elementary celebrated the importance and history of International Day of Peace on Thursday, September 19 at their school-wide Peace assembly. Students heard stories of peace, the origins of the peace pole (and why Rogers has one in its courtyard), shared peace together with a high-five, handshake, fist bump or hug, heard poems about peace and sang many peace songs together. The crowd favorite was the song “Nothing More,” by the Alternate Routes. The song includes lyrics like, “To be humble, to be kind, It is the giving of the peace in your mind. To a stranger, to a friend... To give in such a way that has no end… We are how we treat each other and nothing more.”