St. Christopher's School, Bahrain celebrates International Peace Day

St. Christopher's School, Bahrain celebrated World Peace Day. Every year the students get together to create an aerial photo depicting a message of Peace. This year ‘PAIX’ – the French word for Peace was spelt out, and joined previous years’ ‘Alsalam’, ‘Truce’ and ‘Peace’, as well as images such as the Peace Dove, Yin and Yang and a Peace Flower.
The students also take part in a Peace Day Poem Competition. This year Amelie Winwood from Year 7 won with her poem ‘Why War Not Peace?’. To mark World Peace Day, Amelie read her poem over the school tannoy at midday and, as in previous years, this was then followed by a minute of silence.

Why War, Not Peace?

Faster than trains
Faster than rains
Moving on one by one
One explosion
Many dead
Lots of bodies
Lying still
Is there need for war?
Need for killing
Innocent people?
The sky filling
Up with light above a steeple?
Peace means no war
At least it does to me
It means countries are friends
Tied together like a tree
Fractured societies it mends
Binding together ruined countries
Finding peace means finding a reason for no war
Holding hands and helping others
Peace means being happy and content
Looking after others like mothers
With a caring intent
Is there really need for war?