To cultivate every child's innate ability to foster peace through cross-cultural experiences and hands-on arts, service and environmental projects.
Kids for Peace Pledge:
I pledge to use my words to speak in a kind way.
I pledge to help others as I go throughout my day.
I pledge to care for our earth with my healing heart and hands.
I pledge to respect people in each and every land.
I pledge to join together as we unite the big and small.
I pledge to do my part to create peace for one and all.
This Month's Focus:
"I pledge to care for our earth with my healing heart and hands."
Did You Know?
What Do We Do?
We learn about other cultures.
We learn about lifestyles, languages and traditions of people around the world. We identify common bonds and we celebrate diversity.
We reach out to the children we learn about.
We send Peace-Packs to children around the world. Peace-Packs are hand-painted knapsacks filled with school supplies, toiletries, a toy and a personal note of friendship. All Peace-Packs are hand delivered to the receiving children. This is our primary service project.
We practice being peace-makers.
We have monthly meetings where we play cooperative games, role-play positive communication, learn to seek peaceful solutions to conflicts, read peace-filled books, perform monthly Peace Challenges, and have FUN!!!
We are peace advocates .
We write and speak to our elected officials. We learn that we have a voice and it is our right and responsibility to use it in a positive and affirming way.
We are involved in our community.
We participate in food and clothing drives, beach clean-ups, senior center visits, Veteran's Day celebrations, and other local events.
We create peace through the arts.
We use our creativity as we paint pictures, write books, make peace-flags, sing songs, and use our imaginations in expressing our peaceful nature.
We care for our earth.
We participate in conservation, ecology, recycling, clean-ups, graffitti removal, etc. Even our t-shirts are organic!
We believe in peace!
We believe in respect, unity, gratitude and kindness. We believe we make a difference in our world. We believe peace is possible!
Please Help Us Spread the Peace.
For more information or to donate to Kids For Peace, please contact Jill McManigal at:
info@kidsforpeaceusa.org
or call (760) 730-3320
Join Us:
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Danielle Gram
Jill McManigal, with Bodhi and Hana
Kids For Peace is founded and directed by Danielle Gram and Jill McManigal.
Danielle Gram is a highly involved student at Harvard University. She is an award-winning speaker, the founder of several clubs and cares deeply about our earth and all people on the planet.
Jill McManigal is the joyful mother of two young children. She has her masters in education and a BA from the University of Southern California. She is a former elementary school teacher and a children's playwright and director whose passion is making the world a better place.
