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International college students celebrate International Day of Peace with elementary and middle school students listen

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Tags: peace, culture, Eckerd College, International Day of Peace, James B. Sanderlin, public education

Friday is the International Day of Peace. People all over the world celebrate the day with festivals, concerts and moments of silence. At an elementary and middle school in Pinellas County, they have a whole week’s worth of events. Joyce Reichle is the primary years program coordinator at James B. Sanderlin IB World School. She said students in all grades are talking with international students from Eckerd College about what happens in their home countries.

“We have them talk about pe...