Peace Day Cranes 21 September 2017

1,000 Paper Cranes Project

Our Grade 7 learners are celebrating the International Day of Peace by making 1,000 paper cranes. This is known as “1,000 Paper Cranes Project” and the goal is to hang the brightly colored cranes at the Children’s Monument in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima for their upcoming residential trip.

Visitors to Peace Memorial Park see brightly colored paper cranes everywhere. These paper cranes come originally from the ancient Japanese tradition of origami or paper folding, but today they are known as a symbol of peace. They are folded to wish peace upon many countries around the world.

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