Rising Sun Montessori School Peace Pole Dedication Ceremony, El Dorado Hills, California-USA

March 11, 2024

Rising Sun Montessori School, located in El Dorado Hills, CA, is happy to join the Peace Pole Project. Students and teachers (grades PreK – 8) gathered around the school garden to hold a very special dedication ceremony in honor of our beloved school founder, Margarita Tavera Rivera.

Ms.Margarita passed away on Dec 11, 2023, and it was decided to hold the ceremony on what would have been her 80th birthday, March 11, 2024. 

During the ceremony, the Head of School and two other founders shared some of the amazing accomplishments Ms.Margarita achieved in her lifetime, one of which was to suggest the creation of a charter school that would enable students to have access to a tuition-free Montessori education. 

We also spoke of the significance of the Peace Pole Project and Masahisa Goi’s message May Peace Prevail On Earth. The message naturally aligned to Ms. Margarita’s calm, peaceful determination in all that she did in service to others. 

At the conclusion of the ceremony, we wished for the students to leave with peace in their hearts and that they may pass that message of peace on to others.

Our ceremony was complete with the attendance of Ms. Margarita’s husband, sons, and grandson, who were presented with the dedication certificate that was sent along with the Peace Pole in Ms. Margarita’s honor.   

May Peace Prevail On Earth.
Submitted by: Brenda Cauchon