{"id":18770,"date":"2025-01-30T07:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T06:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/the-vedruna-schools-of-spain-celebrate-the-school-day-of-peace-and-nonviolence\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T11:04:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T10:04:58","slug":"the-vedruna-schools-of-spain-celebrate-the-school-day-of-peace-and-nonviolence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/en\/the-vedruna-schools-of-spain-celebrate-the-school-day-of-peace-and-nonviolence\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vedruna schools of Spain celebrate the school day of Peace and Nonviolence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every January 30, the date chosen to commemorate the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s death, is celebrated as a school day for Peace and Nonviolence<\/strong>. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) established it in 1993. <\/p>\n\n

Within the Vedruna Family, education, peace and non-violence are very important values that we always want to promote. Therefore, we take this opportunity to share the initiatives with which our two educational foundations bring this day to the schools of Spain. <\/p>\n\n

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Vedruna Education Foundation<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n

For us, working on and celebrating the School Day of Peace and Nonviolence is very important.<\/p>\n\n

We consider it a great opportunity to develop a vertical project<\/strong> that involves all levels of the school and the entire educational community; in addition to the importance of the values of respect, equality, justice, peace and non-violence.<\/p>\n\n

In schools, various awareness and reflection activities are developed, leading to a joint activity that day, either inside or outside the school. Here are some examples: <\/p>\n\n

Colegio Nuestra Se\u00f1ora del Carmen, of Le\u00f3n<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

In 2024, at the Vedruna School in Le\u00f3n, the celebration consisted of a collective embrace of the Cathedral. This year we will repeat the celebration: on Thursday, January 30, the whole school will go out to embrace the Cathedral of Leon. Members of the non-teaching staff and the Parents’ Association are also invited. The objective is to raise awareness and make the whole city aware of our desire for peace. We will read a brief manifesto at the door of the Cathedral and return to the school. In this video you can see the size of our gesture:<\/p>\n\n

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