Shinnyo-en Foundation, Six Billion Paths to Peace Casady Schedule

CASADY SCHOOL CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
Pinwheels for Peace - Six Billion Paths to Peace

For Immediate Press Release
September 14, 2010
Carmen Clay
Service-Learning Director
Casady School
clayc@casady.org
405-749-3103
405-520-1325 (Cell)

On September 21, 2010, the International Day of Peace, Casady School students from pre-school to 12th grade will be planting pinwheels around the Casady lake. These pinwheels are made with the intention of goodwill and hope for a world at peace one day. The planting of pinwheels culminates a series of activities started by the arrival and student interaction with the Oklahoma City Memorial Museum Hope Trunk, a program that uses the story of the bombing to educate students about the senselessness of violence and the need to find more peaceful means to solve our differences.

To celebrate the International Day of Peace, the San Francisco based Shinnyo-en foundation donated Six Billion Paths to Peace t-shirts for an out of uniform day at Casady School. The Six Billion Paths to Peace initiative believes that "we live in an interconnected world and like a ripple in the water, each tiny act of peace reverberates out into the world expanding the experience of peace for all of us. It is so easy to feel overwhelmed or hopeless by the suffering, violence or war going on in our world. The antidote is to take action and notice that there is much we can do through daily actions." The Shinnyo-en Foundation helps build more caring communities by supporting educational programs that engage and inspire young people to meaningful acts of service. Shinnyo-en believes in teaching children the value of helping others in the spirit of goodwill and without regard to differences of faith and background.

The Shinnyo-en Foundation CEO, Dr. Harumitsu Inouye, Ed.D and a team composed by Ms. Mariko Terazaki, Communication Director, three Shinnyo-en fellows, and a high school student form Blake School accompanied by her mother will be sharing their Six Billion Paths to Peace stories at chapel services and will spend the day with faculty and students. The Shinnyo-en team will end the day visiting the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum where Mrs. Lynn Roller, Museum's Director of Education and Research will conduct a tour and provide an opportunity to come and greet the Shinnyo-en team at a museum's reception from 5:00-6:00 p.m. co-hosted by Dr. Clydia Forehand, Director, Oklahoma Institute for Teaching East Asia (OKITEA), Associate Director, University of Oklahoma Confucius Institute, Casady Service-Learning, and the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum.


Shinnyo-en Foundation Schedule in OKC

SF Team: Dr. Harumitsu Inouye ,CEO; Mariko Terazaki, Communications Director; Sara Mizner , Intern /and Ex Fellow; Ex-Fellows: Gordon Greaves, Seattle University graduate , Audrey Lin UCB graduate; Blake School: Courtney Alpeter, Mrs. Alpeter (mother); Videographer: Jim Penrose

Carmen Clay leaves suburban at hotel with Shinnyo-en driver, Sarah until 9/20 when group gets the minivan.

September 18th: Mariko and Sarah arrive in the evening. Stay at Hilton Garden Inn 2809 Northwest Expressway, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA 73112 , Tel: 1-405-607-4000


7:00:p.m. Carmen leaves suburban at hotel.

8:00 p.m. Carmen meets Mariko and Sarah at airport and transports to Garden Inn Hilton at Meridian. Carmen Contact info: 405-520-1325 (Cell) 405-562-1832 (Home) 405-749-3103 (Office)

September 19th: Pinwheels for Peace Festival at UCO Wear Six Billion Paths to Peace T-shirt. Outdoor Festival, weather provided. University of Central Oklahoma, Plunkett Park, 100 North University Drive, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034. Quail Creek Golf and Country Club: 3501 Quail Creek Road, Oklahoma City, OK 73120-8999, (405) 751-0811.

11:00-1:00 Brunch at Quail Creek Golf and Country Club; Mariko and Sarah with Mark and Carmen Clay. Mariko and Sarah follow Carmen to UCO. Dress code for brunch-Church attire, Pinwheels Festival: T-shirt and jeans.

1:30 - 4:00 Pinwheels for Peace Festival starts with a drum circle. Mariko, Communication Director, speaks about 6bptp for 2 minutes. YAC meets 6bptp at UCO, Plunkett Park. YAC teaches pinwheel making with recycled materials at Plunkett Park. YAC will have table for Shinnyo-en materials. Casady String Quartet and Casady Dance Club perform. Salman and Khadija Hamid, Johnesha, D.J. Devin, and Tiahja scheduled to volunteer.

6:00-8:00 Dinner at restaurant of students' choice with available Casady YAC, STUCO, Gales, and Art Club board members. Gordon arrives at 11:55 p.m. Mr. Matt Pena, Dean of Students, Liz Brindley, Ted Moock (STUCO President and Vice-President); Alley Cottrell, Natasha Sanchez (GALES Co-Chairs), Carmen Clay, Service-Learning Director, Johnesha Hawkins, D.J. Caitlin Anderson (YAC Senior Chairs); Art Club: Teachers: Miss Megan Pargeter, Mr.Phyllis Seitter, Co-Presidents of Club: Taylor McHargue and Wendy Peza. Group meets 6bptp team at Garden Hilton Lobby. Reservation made at Zio's. Need possible shadowing for Courtney. Sasha had to leave town

September 20th: A-Day: Sharing time with faculty and students. Dress Code: Business attire. Haru arrives late evening on the 20th. Sarah and Gordon will speak at all chapels .Casady School: 9500 North Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120

Campus Photo Tour: https://www.casady.org/podium/default.aspx?t=21700
Campus Map: https://www.casady.org/ftpimages/227/download/download_group5601_id307995.jpg

7:30 a.m. SF Team arrives at Casady School. Breakfast available at Student Center Coffee Shop. Mariko, Sarah, and Gordon.

8:00 a.m. Upper Division Chapel at Fee Theatre: Team shares stories with Shinnyo-en, 6bptp and t-shirts. Audience 300, adults and 9th-12th grade. Introduction by Sasha Bully, Six Billion Paths to Peace chair at Casady.

8:30-9:30: Meet and Greet at Gaylord Student Center: Administrators: Mr. Christopher Bright, Headmaster; Mr. David Gorham Assistant Headmaster; Mr. Nathan Sheldon Finance and Operations Director, Chapel: Father Charles Blizzard, Vicar; Mr. Sonny Varela, Assistant Vicar, Upper Division: Mr. Peter Huestis, Upper Division Director; Mr. Matt Pena, Dean of Students, Mrs. Jen Warden, Dean of Student Life, Ms. Joanne Infantino, Academic Dean and available UD faculty

9:45-10:15 Middle Division Chapel at Calvert Hall (Cafeteria): Team shares story with Shinnyo-en, 6bptp, and t-shirts. Audience 280, adults and 5th-8th. Introduction by Sasha Bully.

10:15 – 11:00 Team spends time with Middle Division Director, Miss Elizabeth Larsen and MD teacher Mrs. Stephanie Crossno

11:00-12:00 Pasta Lunch with Primary Division Faculty at PD faculty lounge. Mrs. Jane Sharp, Primary Division Director

1:00-2:30: Open Possible PD tour with Mrs. Jane Sharp for Mariko, Sarah, and Gordon scheduled.

2:45- 3:15 Lower Division Chapel at Calvert Hall: Team shares stories with Shinnyo-en, 6bptp and t-shirts Audience 250, adults, 1st-4th grade. Introduction by Sasha Bully

3:15-4:00 Tea time with Lower Division Faculty at LD Faculty Lounge Mrs. Anne France, Lower Division Director

4:15-5:15 Tour of the school by Carmen Clay and Nathan Sheldon (new construction, chapel and LEED Math Building.)

7:00 Dinner with Casady Six Billion Paths to Peace Retreat Oklahoma participants at Dr. Sumeeta Nanda’s home, 3111 N.W. Grand Blvd. OKC 73116, 405-840-2729. Haru arrives late at night, he will not attend dinner. Videographer: Jim Penrose and other members of the team arrive.

September 21st: B-Day: International Day of Peace at Casady. Six Billion Paths to Peace t-shirt day, Reception at OKC Memorial Museum: 620 N Harvey Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 405-235-3313 http://www.oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org/ Haru, Audrey, and Courtney speaking at all chapels.
(Out of uniform day- Dress Code: Jeans and t-shirts-video taped, permissions for people interviewed will be collected by Carmen)
Pinwheels will be planted around the lake weather permitting by students when it is the best time for their schedules. YAC will plant Community Center Pinwheels during Activities period, B-Block, weather permitting.

7:30 SF Team arrives at Casady School. Breakfast available at Student Center Coffee Shop. (UD YAC helps planting Community Center and Language classes' pinwheels around the lake, weather permitting)

8:00-8:30 UD Chapel at Fee Theater: Haru and team (Audrey, Courtney) speak about 6bptp and the International Day of Peace. Audience 300: adults, 9th-12th grade. Introduction by Sasha Bully.
PD, LD, and MD planting pinwheels around the lake, weather permitting

8:30-9:00 Come and Greet Gathering with Peter Huestis UD Director, UD Administration, and available UD faculty at College Center

9:00-9:30 Haru visits with Christopher Bright, Casady Headmaster at Blaik Hall. Mariko and Jim interview Mr. Huestis

9:45 Middle Division Chapel at Calvert Hall: Haru and team speak about 6bptp and the International Day of Peace. Audience 280: adults and 5th-8th grade. Introduction by Sasha Bully

10:30-11:55: Open Possibilities: School tour, time for Haru at Primary Division with students and teachers-only area with no chapel service today! Haru's tour of PD by its Director, Mrs. Jane Sharp. Mariko and Jim interview Mr. Bright. Mr. Gorham has also stated that he could be interviewed

12:00 -12:30 Lunch with Middle Division students (5th-8th grade) and faculty at Calvert Hall.

12:30-2:40 Open. Possibilities: Time at the UD Library with head librarian, Mrs. Jeanie Johnson, at Cochran Library or class visits in UD: French., Spanish, and Chinese classes visits: Chinese IV with Mr. Svoboda in Miller 6; French IV with Mr. Ziebell in Miller 1; Spanish IV-AP with Mr. Gill in Miller 7; or French III with Mrs. Gill in Miller 2. Team leaves classes at 2:40 to get to Calvert.

2:45-3:15 Lower Division Chapel at Calvert Hall: Haru and team speak about 6bptp and the International Day of Peace Audience 250: adults and 1st-4th grade
Pinwheels picked-up by end of school day: UD: YAC members on duty

4:00-5:00 Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum- 620 N Harvey Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 405-235-3313 http://www.oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org/ VIP Tour by Mrs. Lynn Roller, Director of Education and Research

5:00-6:00 Come and Greet Gathering at Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum, Welcome by Dr. Clydia Forehand, Director, Oklahoma Institute for Teaching East Asia (OKITEA); Associate Director, University of Oklahoma Confucius Institute, The University of Oklahoma-Schusterman Campus (Tulsa). Audience: Community organizations and Casady available administrators and faculty. Possible Interview of Mr. Gen Rainbolt??

6:30 Dinner hosted for the team by Father Blizzard, Casady School Vicar, Sonny Varela, Assistant Vicar. Casady Six Billion Paths to Peace invited to attend. Team meets Father Blizzard at pre-determined restaurant, TBA. Minivan returns to school.

September 22nd : 9:58 a.m. Mariko leaves. Rest of team leaves in the morning also. Airport shuttle provided by hotel.