Peace Education

It's a tradition at 线上买球平台 for students to lead the way.

For nearly a decade, a series of 线上买球平台 students have stepped forward to do a good deed for a great cause. At the start, a 2-year-old 线上买球平台 student (now 5th grader) was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Joshua R, an eager 5th grade student (now a college freshman) decided he wanted to host a St. Baldrick’s event at our school. He gathered a group of friends, and with support from a few key adult volunteers, created CKCKC (线上买球平台 Kids Conquer Kids Cancer). 

Since it's founding, three different CKCKC student-leaders have collectively raised over $500,000 in support of childhood cancer research. Over the years, students as young as Kindergarten, faculty members, and parents have all stepped forward to shave their heads or donate their ponytails. CKCKC demonstrates what can be accomplished in a student-initiated service effort for meaningful change in our world.

After a summer camp sleepover experience last year, parent Johna H shared this story:

“I remember wondering how he’d interact with other kids, imagining tougher-edged city kids, bully kids who didn’t get to grow up in peace-love-and conflict-skills-management bubble that is his idyllic little school. In short, I thought about what I/we/it HADN’T prepared him for.

Instead, he was in a cabin with 9 other boys, one of whom (according to J) had some issues at bedtime and throughout the night. J shared this with me as part of his explanation for not sleeping well at camp.

My first response was to be frustrated for him. But that wasn’t his point, he insisted. He acknowledged the situation was less than ideal, but went on to remind me to think about how hard it was for that boy. He then told me, with soft pride, that two separate camp counselors thanked him for the way he dealt with the situation, and with other boys in the cabin who were not being as sensitive.

Here I was focused on the things his school and upbringing hadn’t prepared him for… ”

线上买球平台 students demonstrate their commitment to sustainability practices by being stewards of the Earth. 

Sustainability is a core value of Montessori philosophy, emphasizing wise choices to protect our health, living things, and the Earth. Through our comprehensive education on the science and moral responsibility of sustainability, students can actively practice this vital lifestyle. Students actively participate in litter pick-ups, like a recent family-focused event hosted by 线上买球平台 Sustainability Coordinator Lauren Cathcart. One group walked to nearby Greenwood Beach while interested students enrolled in the after school program focused their attention on the Currey Park playground. Practicing care of the environment starts in the Toddler program, so it was a natural choice for Elementary students and their families.