11 Days of Peace & Sustainability at Starshine Academy

***The Public is Welcome to Attend All Events***
***Note:  Some Events are hosted off-campus***

Day 1—September 11—Kick off Celebration

8:30-9:15a.m.        Arizona Interfaith Movement led by Paul Eppinger:
School Meets in StarShine Peace Garden to Honor Peaceful Change

9:15-9:30a.m.    Students, Staff and Visitors Write Messages of Peace to be placed in the Peace Capsule on the International Day of Peace, September 21

9:45a.m.-3:00p.m.    Regular Activities and 11 Days Lesson Plans

Day 2—September 12—Agriculture Day

8:30-10:30a.m.    Compost Project—School Creates Composters for Peace Garden—Led By Garden Volunteer Willie Sommers

10:30a.m.-3:00p.m.    Regular Activities and 11 Days Lesson Plans for all not participating in Soil Types

1:45-2:45p.m.    Soil Types—Led by High School Student Lizzie Valadez—Ms. Combs, Mr. Atonna, Mr. Jensen in cafeteria

Day 3—September 13—Education Day

9:30-11:00a.m.    Discussion on Self-Esteem & Peak Performance for Jr. High & High School High School led by Ron Nielson, Retired Pilot & Motivational Speaker

8:30a.m.-1:00p.m.    Regular Activities and 11 Days Lesson Plans for K-6

1:00-2:00p.m.    Deb’s Dragons & Other Misunderstood Creatures—An Interactive Animal Presentation Including Peaceful Pythons of Africa and Hissing Cockroaches of Madagascar—K-12 in the Cafeteria

2:00-3:00    Special Guest Victoria Crawford Visits and Explores Student Leadership Opportunities High School in the High School

Day 4—September 14—Featured Guest Speaker

8:00a.m.-12p.m    Regular Activities and 11 Days Lesson Plans K-6

9:30-10:15    Local Activist, Entrepreneur, Founder and Editor of One Planet Magazine, and now, candidate for Congress, Annie Lloyd, speaks to Jr. High & High School on the power of community action—Cafeteria

Day 5—September 15—AZDOP Campaign & Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine present:

9:00a.m.-noon     Peacelinks Summit: Families+Education+Health=Peace
Arthur Hamilton Elementary School: 2020 Durango, Phoenix

Day 6—September 16—To be announced

Day 7—September 17—Health Day

8:15-9:00a.m.    Renowned Healer & Founder of Heart of Courage, Karen Wilson, leads students K-6 in the ancient practice of Qi Gong

9:15-10:00a.m.    Renowned Healer & Founder of Heart of Courage, Karen Wilson, leads students 7-12th grades in the ancient practice of Qi Gong

10:00a.m.-1:00p.m.    Regular Activities and 11 Days Lesson Plans

1:00-2:00p.m.    The East/West Rejuvenation Clinic of Scottsdale guides the entire student body in the practice of meditation in the cafeteria

2:15-3:00p.m.    Students sample healthy snack alternatives in the cafeteria

Day 8—September 18—Culture Day

9:00-10:30a.m    Dilara Hafiz speaks about the book she wrote with her children, Imran and Yasmine: The American Muslim Teenager's Handbook.  Misty Cisneros talks about the Phoenix Sister Cities Program.  Both are for Jr. High & High School in the cafeteria

    Other activities to be announced

Day 9—September 19—Water Day

8:30a.m.-2:30p.m.    Becky Brietwieser of the Gladys McGarey Foundation does an all-day demonstration on Solar Cooking—Three Groups of students (30 total) needed

8:30a.m.-2:30p.m.    The rest of the students participate in water use survey and other 11 Days Lesson Plans

2:30p.m.-3:00p.m.    Student Body Meets in Cafeteria to sample Solar Cooking—Yum!

Day 10—September 20—Ecology Day

TBA    Institute of EcoTurism discusses Ecological Footprints—Cafeteria whole school

Day 11—September 21—International Day of Peace—World Peace Day

6:00a.m.    AZDOP Hosts a Sunrise Meditation at THE CASA (not at StarShine) Everyone is welcome to attend! Please see the AZDOP website for more information

9:00a.m.-11:00a.m.    Celebration of International Day of Peace—Flag Ceremony, Rededication of the Peace Pole by the AZDOP led by Terri Mansfield, Songs & Meditations on Peace, messages of Peace are placed in the Peace Capsule

6:00p.m.-8:00p.m.    10th Annual United Nations Peace Pals Art Exhibition Hosted by StarShine Academy
First Studio, 631 N. 1st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ  85003

Join us for appetizers and live entertainment as well as silent & live auctions.  Proceeds benefit StarShine Academy & Arts and Business Council of Greater Phoenix. For reservations please call 602-364-7457.