"Let us all work together to help all human beings achieve dignity and equality; to build a greener planet; and to make sure no one is left behind." — UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon
Memories of Peace Week
11 Days of Global UnityCasady Peace Day (9/21) 2016
Casady UD Chapels and Weekend Activities
Special thanks to Father Blizzard and Youmans for sharing chapel time with Peace Week 2016
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| Special thanks to YAC Peace Silhouettes Project YAC Chair The silhouettes made by Casady After School Program, Boys and Girls Club at Memorial Park, and Stanley Hupfeld Academy at Western Village inspired us visually to be self -patrolling in kindness, collaboration, respect for diversity during September, Peace Month and Beyond |
9/11: Unity
Jeremy Gilley, via video "The Day After Peace" Facilitated by Carmen Clay'74
Casady Service-Learning and YAC delivered donuts and peace silhouettes to Village Firefighters
Casady Service Learning Promoted playing the Global Unity Compassion Games during this week
9/12: Interdependence:
Dr. Noel Jacobs, Interfaith Alliance, Respect Diversity Foundation
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| Dr. Noel Jacobs' introduced by MLC President Casady Service-Learning and YAC delivered donuts and peace silhouettes to Casady Grounds Crew with special thanks to Mr. Mark Coate for the Butterfly Garden Labyrinth and Peace Sign 9/13: Environment: Mrs. Sara Ivey, Oklahoma Green Schools Program |
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| Mrs. Ivey introduced by Environmental Club President Environmental Club promoted a lights off lunch at Calvert |
9/14 Economic Justice
Food Bank Speaker in October
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| Mrs. Terri Talley, OK Bombing Survivor, Mrs. Lynne Porter, OKNMM Education Director, Introduction by YAC Hospitality Chair |
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| Mrs. Talley and other guest speakers received as thank you cards "Peace Silhouettes" made by Casady After School Program children |
Miss Natalie Price, Regional Food Bank Special Events Coordinator was introduced by YAC Co-Vice Presidents on October 20th, before the Casady Cans Do Food Drive
YAC stated planning of Casady Cans Do, Students Against Hunger food and Fund Drive 2016
The drive collected $3,000.77 and over 5,000 pound of food, which was converted into over 19,000 meals and over 22,000 pound of donations
9/15: Health:
Chef Kevin, Sage Team, Head Chef
Head Chef was ill Introduction by YAC Social Media Manager Grace P.
9/16: Children and Youth
Zac Fowler, Oklahoma Standard
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| Mr Fowler was introduced by YAC Secretary |
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| Chinese Classes decorated Pinwheels for Peace for our Peace Sign with Chinese Characters First Hour, Mrs. Stone's English classes also decorated pinwheels with thoughts of Peace |
9/17 Women
Miss LaRissa Conn provided an opportunity for the Service-Learning Program to collaborate making pinwheels for peace during their Day of Kids at Boys and Girls Club
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| Boys and Girls Clubs will have a Global Youth Service Day Project Students Rebuild Youth Uplift. Club members will make Uplift Hands for children in Nicaragua and Indonesia. The Bezos Foundation will pay $1.90 per uplift hand made. |
9/18 Human Rights
Sinead Magina, Global Unity Goals for Sustainable Development
9/19 Freedom
Deputy Justin Gang, Oklahoma City Sheriff, Josh and Judy "A whole new world"
9/20 Disarmament: Casady Choir
9/21 Peace-International Day of Peace Casady Orchestra and....
Peace Day @ Casady School
Special thanks to Miss Jane Derrick, Casady Communication Coordinator for pictures and articles before and after Peace Week 2016
https://video214.com/play/7GhwxzsfQvS2IJGHV8dh1w/s/dark |
| Happy International Day of Peace! The day ended with the Lower Division gathering outside for Chapel singing a song they learned about peace, and waving to the sky, Manitos de Paz, decorated at Mrs. Lopez's Spanish classes. . Thank you to Mark Coate, head of grounds and landscaping, for the painted peace sign and Marshal Palmer, from Casady's maintenance team, for flying the drone! |
6:00 am Pinwheels decorated with peace words in Chinese by Mrs. Joanne Jew's Chinese classes and Mrs. Whitney Stone's Senior English Class on Peace Week's Children and Teens Day were planted at Peace Sign and Labyrinth by Butterfly Garden. Special thanks to Mr. Mark Coate, who drew both, for his time and creativity. Some of the MD Peace Hearts and Hands, made by the International Club, were also planted around the PIENSA sculpture.
6:30 am: Silent Peace Walk: The walk started at the Chapel Transept where 6 religions displayed their "Peace Prayers" with their version of the "Golden Rule" as well as important icons and sacred books. The display of the Global Peace Village at the Transept is on loan from the Episcopal Diocese, Education Program. It will be at the Transept until 9/23/2016. Before embarking on their Silent,Meditative Peace Day Walk, participants received "May Peace Prevail on Earth" art cards made by children and teens from around the world to take on their walk and kept it if desired. Most Cyclones walked around the lake, a few walked the Blue Labyrinth by the Butterfly Garden.
7:00 am Early Morning Eucharist had a special focus on raising awareness that it was PEACE DAY!
7:50 am Father Blizzard blessed samples of "Pieces of Peace" made at all Divisions. Cyclones who attended Early Morning Eucharist participated in the blessing ceremony.
8:00 am Upper Division Orchestra performed a "Piece for Peace: Declarations." After the performance, Father Blizzard asked to reflect on Who will I make peace with on Peace Day? A banner at the Student Center requested Cyclones to leave their responses in an anonymous way. The banner was made at Boys and Girls Club "Day of Kids."
During Peace Day, Mrs. Lisa Schnider had a special unit on Human Rights in her Government class.
Dr. Torres continued the screening of "A Talking Picture" during Activities. Mrs. Julieta Zesiger used tiny peace pinwheels, provided by the Service-Learning Program to take home at the end of the school day, as a tool -to add a peace touch- to her presentation on units of measure.
trailer of Talking Picture
Full Movie at https://www.fandor.com/films/a_talking_picture
Every UD building became a "Hall of Peace" with exhibits of "Peace Silhouettes" made by the UD Art classes, YAC Peace Team, and Children from Casady after school care program, Stanley Hupfeld Academy at Western Village, and Boys and Girls Club.
Full Movie at https://www.fandor.com/films/a_talking_picture
Every UD building became a "Hall of Peace" with exhibits of "Peace Silhouettes" made by the UD Art classes, YAC Peace Team, and Children from Casady after school care program, Stanley Hupfeld Academy at Western Village, and Boys and Girls Club.
Peace Thoughts from Peace Week 2016 Chapel Speakers and Performances
The project was facilitated by YAC Peace Team Sophomore Chair, Mason T. The foreign language building also featured pinwheels made at Harper by Mr. Pena's Spanish I and II classes during Peace Week's Children and Youth Day.
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| Participating in the Community to Improve Lives Casady YAC's Mission The exhibit demonstrates the future mentoring program between Casady UD and Western Village. The exhibit is a collaboration between Casady Art classes, the Peace Team who showcased Peace Week at the National Service-Learning Conference in Washington D.C. and Western Village Elementary Art classes |
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| Find Peace in your heart and share it with the community The exhibit is a collaborative effort between Casady YAC Peace Team and Casady's After School Program |
Banner made at Boys and Girls Club, Day of Kids Peace Week's Women's Day
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| Unifying Backgrounds with Empowering Everyday Kindness |
Mrs. Jew, Chinese Class students wrote Peace and other peace related words in Chinese for the Miller Exhibit . She also taught how to say peace while learning how to use Chinese Yo-Yo's.
9:45 am Father Youmans shared a song he created about Peace at MD Chapel. The International Club explained the meaning of Peace Day, how the United Nations celebrates peace day, what people around the world were doing, especially the promotion of cease fire and stop violence by Peace One Day, and gave suggestions about what Cyclones could do to honor the International Day of Peace. Father Blizzard showed a video featuring the Pope and religious leaders from different faiths calling to find balance and peace.
After Chapel, the International Club planted Peace Hearts and Hands members decorated during the 11 Days of Global Unity around the PIENSA sculpture and sent their thoughts for peace by waving colorful ribbons and blowing peace bubbles to the wide-opened sky.
10:45 am on Friday, 9/16/2016 Father Blizzard had a Peace Day Celebration at the Primary Division. Students and their parents sang "Peace is for you, is for me, is for us." Song was facilitated by Mrs. Jennifer Mathias
2:45 am Father Blizzard officiated LD Chapel around the Peace Sign. Lower Division students came holding their "Manitos de Paz" made during the 11 Days of Global Unity at Mrs. Hazel Lopez's Spanish classes.
After a "Peace Hands" blessing the children sang a peace song and raised their hands to the sky and shouted "Paz-Peace" as teachers and parents waved color strings and blew peace bubbles to the sky as a metaphor of HOPE FOR PEACE ONE DAY!
Mrs. Lopez's also choreographed "Stepping into Peace Rhythm" which was developed during the 11 Days of Global Unity and taught at the International Dance Studio. A recording of Mrs. Lopez's Spanish class learning the dance was used to teach the dance to one of the Upper Division Spanish classes on Peace Week's Children and Youth Day. The "Stepping into Peace Rhythm" will be shared at the Oklahoma City Peace Walk at the Myriad Gardens and with Peace One Day, founder and creator of the International Day of Peace, 21st of September, Jeremy Gilley.
Mrs. Thompson, LD Art Teacher and Mrs. Morgan, 1st Grade, Peace Education Specialist, facilitated the creation of a first grade "Peace Book" during the 11 Days of Global Unity. The children reflected on peace and then made representations of their thoughts which was compiled in a book of First Grade Peace Wisdom.
The whole LD had its ongoing focus on mindfulness on Peace Day and during Peace Week.
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Casady Peace Week 2016
“11 Days of Global Unity” September 11-21
UNIFYING BACKGROUNDS WITH EMPOWERING EVERYDAY KINDNESS
Find peace within your hearts and share it with the community!
Casady Peace Day Activities
Wednesday, September 21: Peace Walk. Chapel Pinwheel Blessing/Planting (6;30-7:50 am)
6:00 am Planting Pinwheels for Peace at Peace Sign in front of chapel
6:30 am Meditative Silent Peace Walk around the lake or Blue Labyrinth by Butterfly Garden
7:00 am Early Morning Eucharist and Breakfast
7:50 am Blessing of Peace Sign
8:00 am Casady Orchestra Performs for Peace Day
9: 45 am MD Chapel: Hearts and Hands of Peace Planting around Thinking Man Statue and picture. International Club makes presentation about What is Peace Day and promotes a moment of silence during chapel.
2:45 pm LD Chapel: Peace Hands Blessing. Picture around the Peace Sign. Peace Song perform by MD Choir
-10:45 last Friday,9/16/2016 PD Celebrated Peace Day last Friday at their Chapel service time. The children sang: "Peace is for you, is for me, is for us." Parents attended the Peace Chapel Service. Father Charles Blizzard officiated.
6:30 am Meditative Silent Peace Walk around the lake or Blue Labyrinth by Butterfly Garden
7:00 am Early Morning Eucharist and Breakfast
7:50 am Blessing of Peace Sign
8:00 am Casady Orchestra Performs for Peace Day
9: 45 am MD Chapel: Hearts and Hands of Peace Planting around Thinking Man Statue and picture. International Club makes presentation about What is Peace Day and promotes a moment of silence during chapel.
2:45 pm LD Chapel: Peace Hands Blessing. Picture around the Peace Sign. Peace Song perform by MD Choir
-10:45 last Friday,9/16/2016 PD Celebrated Peace Day last Friday at their Chapel service time. The children sang: "Peace is for you, is for me, is for us." Parents attended the Peace Chapel Service. Father Charles Blizzard officiated.
Thank you to all who participated in the 11 Days of Global Unity, Peace Week 2016
Upper Division Peace Week Schedule
Unifying Backgrounds With Empowering Everyday kindness
Participating in the Community to Improve Lives
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9/11
Sunday
Unity
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9/12
Monday
Interdependence
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9/13
Tuesday
Environment
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9/14
Wednesday
Economic
Justice
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9/15
Thursday
Health
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9/16
Friday
Children and Youth
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UD Chapel
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Dr. Noel Jacobs
Interfaith Alliance
MD International Club showed "The Declaration of Interdependence |
Mrs. Sara Ivey
Oklahoma Green School Program
MD International Club showed Morgan Freeman's Our Future |
Ms. Terri Talley
Oklahoma National Memorial and Museum
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Chef Kevin
Sage Dining Team
MD International Club showed Sage Dinning |
Mr. Zac Fowler
Oklahoma National Memorial and Museum, Oklahoma Standard
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| Peace Silhouettes @ Student Center Blue Labyrinth by Butterfly Garden Opens |
7:00 am
Pour Kindness on Firefighters. Thank You cards from MD Service-Learning Club delivered
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Lights Off
Pour Kindness on our Grounds Crew. Thank you, Mr. Mark Coate, for Labyrinth and Peace Sign |
Hope Trunk
Reflective Resilience
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Student Center
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7:00 am
Pour Kindness on Sage Team
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Come and Read with Me Program Books For School in New Orleans
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Service
Opportunity
3:00-5:00 PM
-Hope was born on 9/11
-Peace One Day Screening @ Wing
| Mindfulness in LD classes | Mrs Lopez begins Peace Hands Project | Mindfulness training in 5th grade | Mrs. Lopez teaches and records Stepping into Peace Rhythm | |||||
9/9/2016
-YAC Peace team at Upper Division Chapel
- Blue Labyrinth Opens @ Butterfly Garden
Register to play the Global Unity Compassion Games http://compassiongames.org/global-unity-games/
9/10/2016 SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
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9/17
Saturday Women
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9/18
Sunday
Human Rights
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9/19
Monday
Freedom
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9/20
Tuesday
Disarmament
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9/21
Wednesday
Peace
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6:00 am Pinwheels and Pieces of Peace Planting
6:30-6:50
Peace Walk Around the Lake
7:00-7:50
Pinwheels, Pieces of Peace Blessing after Early Morning Eucharist and Breakfast . Picture around the Peace Sign
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Chapel
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-Josh and Judy
- Officer Dang, Oklahoma County Sheriff
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Casady Choir
MD International Club showed, Malala's 5 minute acceptance speech of the Nobel Prize of Peace |
Casady Orchestra
MD Chapel: Hearts and Hands of Peace Planting around Thinking Man Statue and picture LD Chapel: Peace Hands Blessing. Picture around the Peace Sign PD Chapel on 9/16: Song "Peace is for you, is for me,is for us" | ||||||
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A Talking Picture Screening, Activities, Miller 4
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Peace Day Pictures
A Talking Picture Screening. Part II
Human Rights in Government Classes Miniature Pinwheels tool for Units of Measure Chemistry Class Miniature Pinwheels Distributed at the end of the day Mrs. Thompson delivers First Grade Peace Book to Mrs. Morgan | |||||||
Service
Opportunity
9:00-4:00
@ Boys and Girls Club
Day of Kids
@ Memorial Park
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Service
Opportunity
3:00-5:00 PM
@ Wing
-United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development
-Peace One Day Screening
| 7:00 am Pour Kindness on Village Police . Delivery of MD Service-Learning Thank You Cards | Come and Read with me Book Collection for a School in New Orleans Pour Kindness on Casady Choir | Pour Kindness on Casady Orchestra Pour Kindness on Peace Day Early Morning Volunteers | |||||
Service Opportunities Saturday 9/17 9:00-4:00 Day of Kids at Boys and Girls Club Sunday 9/18 3:00-5:00 United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development and Peace One Day Screening at Wing
Saturday 9/24/2016
10:30-1:00
#Oklahoma Standard Ambassadors Training @ Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum
2:00-3:00
OKC Peace Walk at Myriad Gardens
Sunday 9/25/2016
1:00-5:30
Oklahoma Conference of Churches Interfaith Youth Tour $15 fee. Register at http://okchurches.org/what-we-do/interfaith-youth-tour/
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Sunday, September 25,2016
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 The 10th annual Interfaith Youth Tour hosted by the Oklahoma Conference of Churches was a great experience. Over 400 teens and adult youth group teens, sponsors and parents from the greater OKC community, Bethany, and Edmond participated. Dr. Tabernee reminded participants that the first Interfaith Youth Tour had at most 35 participants.
The first stop was the East 6th Street Christian Church, a historically black church of the Disciples of Christ. At the church, participants were treated to a rousing call for tolerance, social justice, and diversity by Pastor Jesse Jackson (no, not THAT Jesse Jackson), and a beautiful presentation from their musical director.  The second stop was the newest building for the Masjid Mu'min Mosque, still under construction. The new Masjid Mu'min Mosque is located next door to the oldest Mosque in Oklahoma City, which was the first mosque in OKC and had the uniqueness of being an Afro-American mosque. Hosts explained that originally a Nation of Islam community, the mosque membership transitioned in the seventies towards mainstream Sunni Islam. They taught participants about the African-American take on Islam, the five Pillars of Islam, and about the future of this community. At the Mosque, participants had water and cookies and found out that one of the famous visitors to the mosque was Mohammad Ali.
 
After a snack sharing time and an explanation of a Mother's Day tradition at the Temple Community gathering area, participants were ushered inside the temple.
#Oklahoma Standard Morning, OKC Peace Walk @ Turkish Festival
Anthony Shadid- An Oklahoma Standard Ambassador. Once an Oklahoma Teen just like the teens who attended the morning at the Museum as part of Peace Week 2016 Service-Learning Program Activities....An OKC entrepreneur of peace and social change. The morning started with an Oklahoma Standard tour of the Memorial by our very special park ranger, Dan Mckee. A guided tour of the museum by Patrick, followed.   The tour of the museum ended with a memorable story time from survivor Derek Smithee who inspired us to be Oklahoma Standard Ambassadors in our daily interactions with each other and our local and global community. Service Learning in collaboration with the Museum Store provided Casady teens with an Oklahoma Standard t-shirt and bracelet.  During the reflective lunch with our hosts, Cyclones found out from our tour guide, Patrick, that Enis Kanter, Thunder basketball player was the official honorary chair of the Turkish Festival and OKC Peace Walk 2016. Patrick stated that Enis was an Oklahoma standard ambassador because he has taken great personal risks speaking against the violence in Turkey. His family is still in Turkey and they are against the oppressive regime in power.
At 1:15 pm, the Casady group walked to the Myriad Gardens where they planted Casady pinwheels providing the route of the very short United Nations First Peace Walk during the Turkish Festival. Cyclones had time to visit the Turkish Festival booths and received an autograph picture of Enis Kanter.
Mrs. Hazel Lopez, Lower Division "Manitos de Paz" were distributed to the participants of the festival before the OKC Peace Walk in celebration of the International Day of Peace, a day that calls for cease fire and to stop domestic violence around the globe.
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