MAGS students joined a national expression of peace during Peace Week from August 7-11, a programme run in secondary schools throughout New Zealand.
Strings of paper cranes were made and hung in the Maurice Hall Atrium beside a peace sign made of post-it notes bearing messages. Paper doves were handed out for students and staff to write anonymous notes of appreciation to each other, and a chalk-drawing competition was held in the Albertian Quad on Friday.
Guidance Counsellor Ms Marianne Wilson said the paper cranes are a Japanese symbol of peace and longevity, and relate to the fact the Peace Week always occurs around the anniversary of the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 8.
Peer Mediator representatives will attend a student Peace Symposium run by the Peace Foundation on August 25.