Sarah Risingsun LeeSarah RisingSun Lee, author of "The Mother's Call for Peace," is Founder and President of "The Mother's Institute" and "Covenant Children's House," her long-term pilot program and unique model for family-centered child care and early education. She hs an educational background in the liberal arts and sciences from Kansas State University and the University of Kansas; a B.S. in Elementary Education from the University of Missouri-Kansas City; lifetime teaching certification from the State of Missouri, including certification in Primary Montessori Education from the University of Saint Mary, and extensive experience in elementary and early childhood education. She also has an advanced diploma in Religious Studies from Unity Institute, together with coursework, workshops, and numerous counseling experiences in psychology. After teaching for many years in both private and public schools, RisingSun Lee created her 21st Century Global Peace Curriculum (c) for early education and common schools, beginning in early childhood and extending through the middle school years. In the 1980s, she helped to establish and then taught for Covenant Children's House as lead teacher, innovator, and director for over four decades, while also being a leader in her community. Her unique programs, models, curriculum, and educational materials are intentionally global and holistic, addressing both the developmental tasks and the fundamental needs in all dimensions of being human: body, mind, soul, and spirit.The values that still drive her life's work include: Transforming the world one child at a time, through community supported, family-centered early childhood care and peace education; Envisioning a Global School System designed to give all children access to a quality education; Inspiring and preparing dedicated, seasoned educators to teach for a Global Teaching Corps; Empowering women and insisting on and investing in girl's education, everywhere; Organizing communities to help mitigate climate change and create cultures of peace for Earth's children; Instituting an organizing center for a Women's Global Peace Movement; Encouraging all women to use their collective power-to move nations toward a just peace; and Advocating for sustainable, needs-based economies and democratic forms of government. A life-long educator, RisingSun Lee continues to learn and write. Read More Read Less