We had our first P.E.A.C.E. Week ever the week of May 16th through May 20th birthed out of my desire to see our school encompass an attitude and climate of peace.  In today's world, peace making and respect for all seems to be a foreign and abnormal concept.  The staff and student of Mitchell Elementary are dedicated to creating and promoting a climate where People Everywhere are Created Equally.  Students celebrated various aspects of respect, kindness, and equality through participation in both school wide and classroom activities.

Below are some of the highlights of our FIRST P.E.A.C.E. Week.

• Students in grades K-5 created P.E.A.C.E. Posters to be showcased in our Mitchell P.E.A.C.E. Gallery
• Over 400 students participated in our "Turn off the Violence" Pledge and signed a contract with their parents that they would turn off violent TV and Video games and would instead do a peaceful activity.
• Students learned and discussed Kelso's 9 solutions to conflict and where given a Kelso Wheel to remind them of how to solve problems peacefully.
• 20 Classes participated in "Do a Good Deed Day" and did deeds such as cleaning up the classroom and pods, reading to younger students, picking up trash in the cafeteria, and playing peacefully on the playground just to name a few.
• Students school wide showed their support of P.E.A.C.E. week and their unity towards Mitchell Bulldog Pride by wearing red, white, and black on Friday for Unity Day.
• Students participated in a quiet Peace Walk around the cafeteria viewing their fellow Bulldogs art work in our Mitchell P.E.A.C.E. Gallery.

View my video showing a glimpse of the P.E.A.C.E. Gallery here.


To see the official schedule of activities view my first post on P.E.A.C.E. Week.  P.E.A.C.E. Week