The older elementary kids at the March Sessions of the Yearly Meeting designed the layout, title and description of this blog so that their peacework can be shared. Monthly Meetings, First Day Schools and Peace & Social Concerns Committees are invited to join in the work of the children and post their activities here! Friends can download the booklet of the children's ideas from the PYM education website (click on the link to the handbook under "Special Events"). To post your activities, complete the Committee REport Form (see the website or the post labeled "report form") and email to pymkids@gmail.com.

Discernment Day:What are Quaker Kids Called to do about Peace???


The kids (preschool-5th grade) of Philly Yearly Meeting asked this question and here's what came out of it:

Some Important Ideas:


  • You have to start with yourself if you want Peace in the world.

  • The focus was always close to home: take action in your own community.

  • Don't just send money or letters - you have to be friends with people and you have to be nice!

Some of the Actions they are called to:



  • Worship

  • Make the enviornment beautiful - pick up litter

  • raise money for ending homelessness

  • Be friends with homeless people

  • share images of Peace that you want along with the images of violence you want to avoid.

  • Make peace yard signs; participate in vigils

  • Sing peace songs

  • Be nice to each other!

  • Smile at people and create a peaceful space around you.

There are more that are going to be all put together in a resource book and sent out to all the kids and all the Monthly Meetings in PYM.


Posted by Christie Duncan-Tessmer,


March 28, 2007

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