We are trying to make that change !
During the month of February and March. Sint Maarten Academy hosted various activities to promote PEACE. The word was used as an acronym for these activities. Namely;
Principle ,
Excellence,
Attitude,
Courage and
Empathy.
On Monday, April 2nd , 2012. Sint Maarten Academy closed the project by unveiling the "Choose Peace" mural. This Mural was done by Arun Shiwgobind. The project was put together by Ms.Tallulah Baly-Vanterpool and the rest of the Student Care Team.
St.Maarten Academy will also be selling "Choose Peace" t-shirt, that will be sold for $10 for the first 100
t-shirts. After they will be sold for $15. Now we understand that you wont be wearing this t-shirt everyday to promote peace. No worries. We also have bumper stickers to put on your car.This way every will know that you are promoting peace on the lovely island of Sint Maarten. You can get yourself one for just $5.
We also have a little competition going on with the help of a facebook.What have you been doing to keep the peace in your community. Take a picture in front of the "Choose Peace" mural, tag "choose peace" in the photo and tell us what you have been doing to keep the peace in your community. At the end of the month of April, the person with the most likes will receive a FREE " Choose Peace" T-shirt. Group photos are also possible with a maximum of 5 people
. All proceeds will be going to Sint Maarten Academy to fund all on going and upcoming projects. See link below
https://www.facebook.com/choosepeace1
I'm happy to be apart of something like this. So much has been going on on this Island lately. It gives me good feeling inside to help out with such a project. We need to see more of a positive change on the Island of Sint Maarten. Especially because we are now "Country Sint Maarten". I'm sorry to say that the people of Sint Maarten are always ready to complain and say what has to change on the island and have great opinions. But yet they sit back and do nothing to make that change!
It's great to see that it is the youth of Sint Maarten that are putting there best foot forward. They are the future of tomorrow and are the perfect examples in my opinion.
I'm glad to have gotten the opportunity to work in the school system. Now i can see what schools go through to get things done. I got to see what goes on behind the scenes. For every small event or activity their is a lot of preparation to do behind it. When a school turns you down to do something at their school our with their students. It's not because they don't want to. Every school already has their own yearly plan. To fit you in, they have to get permission, change thing around and of course it can not interfere with exams or test week. Many people forget that you are dealing with a school..... and not a foundation that is just waiting for you to come with your activities.
I'm not saying that you can't propose an activity idea that you have. But just keep in consideration that they may just have something else planned.
-DAS WATS UP
Check out these photo's of the " Choose Peace" Mural
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| JUST THE BEGINNING |
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| ADDED THE FRAME |
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| DAY OF UNVEILING |
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PSVE ,VOCATIONAL AND MPC WERE THE SCHOOL THAT CAME OUT TO SUPPORT
AND ALSO RECEIVED A "CHOOSE PEACE" T-SHIRT |
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| MR.SPROT, MR.WILLIAMS(PTA) AND ME |
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| MS.PRESIDENT, MRS.BALY AND ME |
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| NIKKI ME AND THORMAN <3 |
