UMS: Sing for Peace Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:
Kathy Law or Nancy Davis
Phone: 1.918.622.2890
Email: kathy.law@undercroft.org or nancy.davis@undercroft.org
Website: www.undercroft.org


UNDERCROFT MONTESSORI SCHOOL
Tulsa’s Undercroft Montessori School joins 65,000 other Montessori school children worldwide for a “Sing Peace Around the World” in recognition of the United Nations’ International Day of Peace.

Tulsa, OK, September 21, 2009 – On Monday, September 21 at 10:37am, Undercroft Montessori School children, ages 3-14, will join a global wave of Montessori children singing a song titled “Sing Peace Around the World” as participants in the United Nations International Day of Peace. 65,000 Montessori children from 31 nations in different time zones around the globe will lift their voices throughout the 24-hour period of September 21 to provide an example of how it is possible for people of great diversity worldwide to dwell and work together peacefully.

The International Day of Peace was established by the United Nations in 1981 to coincide with the opening of the General Assembly, and was first celebrated in September 1982. In 2002, the General Assembly officially declared September 21 as the permanent date for the International Day of Peace, also known as “Peace Day.” This global holiday provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to work cooperatively and to perform practical acts of peace on a shared date.

Since its inception, “Peace Day” has grown to include millions of people in all parts of the world, and each year events are organized to commemorate and celebrate this day. Events range in scale from private gatherings to public concerts and forums where hundreds of thousands of people participate. International Day of Peace is also a Day of Ceasefire – personal or political. Undercroft Montessori School is proud to participate in this very important day.

Undercroft Montessori School was founded in 1964 by a group of Tulsa parents seeking the advantages of a Montessori education for their children. Montessori is a child-centered educational method based on principles of child development established by Italian physician and educator, Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952). It is characterized by an emphasis on self-directed activity and the use of self-correcting materials in a peaceful environment prepared for the child’s specific level of development. Many of today’s cutting-edge educational initiatives (such as hands-on learning, multi-age classrooms and open classroom environments) mirror the philosophy developed by Dr. Montessori a century ago. Undercroft is Tulsa’s oldest and largest American Montessori Society affiliated school in the area.


For more information, visit www.kathy.law@undercroft.org or contact Kathy Law at 918.622.2890.

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