ARE YOUR STUDENTS READY TO CHANGE THE WORLD?
The Peace Crane Project invites every student on the planet to fold an origami crane, write a message of peace on its wings, then exchange it with another student somewhere in the world. The Project builds friendships, strengthens hand-eye coordination and writing skills, teaches geography, exposes students to new languages and cultures, and EMPOWERS YOUTH to make a difference in their community, country, and world. Classrooms, teachers, students, schools, community groups, and individuals are welcome. It’s FREE to participate! Looking for a project for your kids, but not up for a global exchange at this time? Look through our resources!
Here’s How To Join:
- SIGN UP
Join our Facebook group to find an exchange partner. You can also share tips and photos, ask questions, and connect with other members there. If you do not use Facebook, please ask a friend to post for you. IF YOU RESIDE OUTSIDE OF THE USA AND DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO FACEBOOK, PLEASE SEND US DETAILS ABOUT YOUR GROUP. WE WILL POST YOUR REQUEST FOR AN EXCHANGE PARTNER FOR YOU. We no longer have the ability to hand-match everyone. If you are within the USA, or have access to Facebook in the country where you live, please do not ask us to post on Facebook for you. Create an account just for this project, or ask a friend to post for you. We are all volunteer and do not have the staff to accommodate those just not wishing to use Facebook. If you would like to volunteer to maintain and distribute an email-based exchange list of everyone wanting to participate off of Facebook, please contact us. It is an important and rewarding role, requiring good organizational skills and a friendly demeanor for several hours each week most of the year, but many more hours every day around Peace Day. Thank you for considering taking it on! We are also open to suggestions of other platforms we can establish that would allow participants to connect directly. Until then, please respect our time and do what you can to play within the space create on Facebook for you. - FOLD YOUR PEACE CRANES – get folding guides here
Want something easier to fold? Try our guides to folding a dove or heart! We even have coloring pages for the little ones. - SEND A PACKAGE – GET A PACKAGE
Once you’ve selected your exchange partner, ask for their postal address! Send your artwork and messages to your exchange partner. Wait for their package to arrive! Hot tip! If you don’t have the budget for postage, trade via email – it’s free! - GET YOUR CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION
Send us a photo of your event and we will send you a Certificate of Participation!
ARE YOUR STUDENTS READY TO CHANGE THE WORLD?
The Peace Crane Project invites every student on the planet to fold an origami crane, write a message of peace on its wings, then exchange it with another student somewhere in the world. The Project builds friendships, strengthens hand-eye coordination and writing skills, teaches geography, exposes students to new languages and cultures, and EMPOWERS YOUTH to make a difference in their community, country, and world. Classrooms, teachers, students, schools, community groups, and individuals are welcome. It’s FREE to participate! We host the project every day of the year. Please join us anytime.
Here’s How To Join:
- SIGN UP
Join our Facebook group to meet other groups interested in exchanging cranes and greetings. Many exchange cranes around Peace Day, but we host exchanges every day of the year! - NO FACEBOOK?
A few of you have expressed an interest in participating without joining Facebook. Send me email with your name and email address, your group’s name, your location, and number of participants. I will post your request for you. - FOLD YOUR PEACE CRANES get folding guides here
Want something easier to fold? Try our guides to folding a dove or heart! We even have coloring pages for the little ones. - SEND A PACKAGE – GET A PACKAGE
Received confirmation from your exchange partner? Ask for their postal address! Send your artwork and messages to your exchange partner. Wait for their package to arrive! Hot tip! If you don’t have the budget for postage, trade via email – it’s free! - GET YOUR CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION
Send us a photo of your event and we will send you a Certificate of Participation!
PEACE CRANE PROJECT TESTIMONIALS
My students feel empowered to be helping Egyptian students learn English while they learn global collaboration skills. This is an exceptionally valuable student-centered global project!
It’s our third year of participation in this project and my students can’t imagine our future without it. We not only exchange paper cranes we also establish bridges between different countries and quite different cultures.
An engaging and enriching experience for our students. We have now made further local connections as a result of the project which we look forward to linking with next year.
This project has had a positive impact on not only the students but also the teachers at Silver Bay Elementary. Our fourth graders will not soon forget their mission to spread peace and hope to others, to live with a heart filled with love, or their passion to impact change.
By participating in the project my students have the opportunity to be in contact with children from countries they didn’t even know existed. This opens their minds and helps them understand that there are people who live so far away from us and they also care about Peace. My students learned to respect and accept the differences between people.
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