Peace Day

Peace Day

Shelley Bragg, Director of Marketing, Communications and Alumni

In September, we celebrated our first virtual Peace Day assembly with the whole campus coming together to watch a live broadcast of a production created and delivered by some of our high school students. The assembly, Shaping Peace Together, drew on themes of compassion and kindness from the 2020 UN International Day of Peace (celebrated on September 21).

The virtual assembly was planned and hosted by our High School Global Issues Network Club and allowed us to share the experience synchronously as a school community while providing a unique opportunity for each class to discuss these important themes in scheduled classroom discussions after the assembly.

From kindergarten to high school, our students came together to show how we shape peace together by demonstrating adaptability, care, integrity, and courage.

The assembly included a dance video, Give Peace a Dance, by the Middle School Dance Team; a video showcase of the Elementary School Visual Art Project and Installation, Birds for Peace, and performances by the High School String Musicians, Grade 2 and 3 poets, and more. A highlight was the “One Voice” compilation from ISB Community Musicians. Each performance and video added to the theme of the event and shared important commentary on peace and compassion.

There was also an abundance of positive feedback and gratitude for the assembly.

“What a beautiful and meaningful assembly!! Thanks so much for making this happen in our school.”

“Thanks for putting together such a meaningful assembly. Very impressive and clearly required a lot of orchestration of people.”

“ありがとう！ Merci! 감사합니다! Danke schön! 谢谢 and 謝謝 ขอบคุณค่ะ! So appreciated the virtual but very real focus on paix/vrede/שָׁלוֹם and diversidad that today’s assembly created.”

“Thank you for your hard work in creating such a beautiful program for our entire school. I had tears in my eyes - it was meaningful and relevant. Hearing the voices of our community, PK-12 and beyond, are of utmost importance always, and especially now.”

“Sooooo great! ❤”

“Really well put together and a positive message for us all.”

We strongly believe in the importance of the Annual Peace Day Assembly and although the event is only once a year, we hold onto the values the event cultivates for much longer.

Thank you for all those that worked to make this assembly possible and a success. Well done, in particular, to the Global Issues Network!