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For more than 20 years, Ruffing Montessori School has presented mini peace poles to 8th Year students upon their graduation. Since Education and Peace are woven into the fabric of Montessori Philosophy and Pedagogy. Maria Montessori's nominations for the Peace Prize twice, it is a natural piece of the school's curriculum. Having the Peace Poles presented to the graduates is a symbolic culmination of their Montessori education and is meant to remind them they can be, as Maria Montessori said, “Armaments of Peace". They have been taught to make meaningful contributions toward world peace being “citizens of the world.”  The peace poles are presented to 8th Year graduates by our Children’s House students, which connects the oldest and youngest levels of the school.   This year ...