Why is Education for Peace Important?

Disputes and conflicts may be inevitable but violence is not. To prevent continued cycles of violence, education must seek to promote peace and tolerance, not fuel hatred and suspicion.

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Aims of Education for Peace

The overall aim of Education for Peace is to help build a peaceful world.

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Values & Attitudes of Education for Peace

Awareness of values and attitudes underpin peace education and need to be addressed through the curriculum and the whole school. Education for Peace is founded on the following values and attitudes:

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Talking With Children When The Talking Gets Tough

Wars, shootings in schools, natural disasters, deaths at sporting events-as adults we hope that these and other tragic outcomes will never happen anywhere and definitely will not impact the children and youth we care about. We would like to protect those young minds from the pain and horror of difficult situations. We would like to ensure that they have happy, innocent, and carefree lives.

So what is a parent, teacher, or other caring adult to do when terrorism or disasters fill the airwaves and the consciousness of society?

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Whole School Approach

The school community is not always a neutral setting for children. Schools can facilitate a pupil’s journey of discovery about their own identity, other people and the world around them. This helps children to formulate their own view of the world, and to manage and articulate their own emotions. The school community can also reinforce the development of aggressive responses to conflict, however.

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Education for Peace Across the Curriculum

In this article we go through National Curriculum Key Stage 3 subjects and make brief suggestions on how each subject could help educate for peace and foster a culture of non-violence. Click here to download the PEN Curriculum Guide.

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2008 PEN Conference

The 2008 PEN Conference will be held on Saturday 1st March, 2008 at Friends House, Euston Road, London.

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Welcome to the Woodcraft Folk

We are delighted to welcome the Woodcraft Folk as members of the Peace Education Network