Children Experience Hope Overcoming
Fear
September 11, 2002
Approximately 300 elementary students from the Independence
School District will experience “Hope Overcoming Fear” with the Children’s Peace
Pavilion and StoryTellers Inc. from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the
World Plaza of the Community of Christ Temple at 201 South River,
Independence, Missouri.
As people throughout the community come together for healing on
the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attack, the Children’s
Peace Pavilion wants to help children and families move forward
with hope. This year on September 11, third-, fourth-, and
fifth-graders from Proctor and Millcreek Elementary Schools will
transform the letters F-E-A-R into H-O-P-E through an artistic
experience and participate in a variety of hands-on, team-building
activities. These schools are members of the Children’s Peace
Pavilion Pledge School Program, which helps them incorporate peace
as an integral part of their everyday curriculums. Forty-three
schools in the metro area are currently involved in this
comprehensive peace education program. C.S.1 Elementary, another
Pledge School from the Kansas City area, will participate at 7:00
a.m. in a walk from Ilus Davis Park to Grace and Holy Trinity
Cathedral. This event is sponsored by the Kansas City
Interfaith Council.
All are invited to experience the Children’s Peace Pavilion
“Hope Overcoming Fear” exhibits from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. on the
World Plaza, followed by an interfaith service at 6:45 p.m. in the
Community of Christ Auditorium: “September 11,
2002: Remembrance, Healing, and Hope.”
The Children’s Peace Pavilion is a one-of-a-kind, non-sectarian
museum dedicated to peace education and is located in the
Community of Christ Auditorium. Since 1995 it has welcomed more
than 100,000 visitors. The Pavilion is free and teaches life
skills such as self-appreciation, communication, cooperation,
conflict resolution, and goal setting through a variety of
interactive hands-on exhibits. Based in Kansas City, Storytellers
Inc. is a multicultural non-profit arts organization dedicated to
creative community building.
