The "Week of Peace" at The U of M's Barbara K. Lipman Early Childhood School and Research Institute will continue with a series of events this Thursday and Friday, culminating in the dedication of the school's new playground.

On Thursday, Oct. 25, at 2:30 p.m. students and teachers will gather on the playground to create a human peace symbol.

On Friday, Oct. 26, from 9 to 11 a.m., "peace stations" will be open on campus for students to participate in peaceful activities, including making origami peace cranes, peace paintings, planting bulbs, making a square for a Lipman Peace Quilt, and creating a giant United States flag out of hand prints.

Friday at 11:30 a.m. the new playground will be dedicated. The Parents Association of Lipman School raised $40,000 for the renovation and new playground equipment. Built on an airport theme, the playground features spring-loaded airplanes, an airport with a ticket window and a spaceship. Parents also helped with landscaping and ground preparation.

"The parents raised all the money for the renovation, which is quite remarkable," says Sandra Turner, the school's director. "We had real parent involvement. We are delighted."

The school, which is associated with The University of Memphis, is located at 3771 Poplar. For more information, call Turner at 678-2120.

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