History of Peace Education Activity
Materials: whiteboard, markers
Steps:
- Go around the room and ask participants to finish the following sentence: “Peace is________.” Now ask them to do the same with “Education is _______.” (3-4 min.)
- Ask participants, “Were there any similarities in the answers?” (Most likely, yes. Allow them to recall some of the responses and point out how some/all may be interchangeable). (3-4 min)
- Draw a Venn Diagram and ask participants how they would represent their answers. (Be sure that all participants understand what a Venn Diagram is, then proceed). Ask a volunteer to fill in the Venn Diagram with the group’s answers. They will realize that the answers do indeed overlap and thus are interchangeable. (5-7 min)
- Ask Participants to read pages 1-6 independently. (10-12 min)
- While participants are reading, draw the following on the board:
PEACE EDUCATION
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Key Thinkers
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Historical Events
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(suggestion: as this is supposed to represent the roots of Peace Education, you could also draw a tree, with Peace Education at the top and the three items in the columns as roots. )
- Once all have completed the reading, ask them to look at the table (above). Explain that this represents the roots of Peace Education. Do not explain the last column yet. Allow volunteers to write an answer in any of the first two columns (Key Thinkers, Historical Events) based on the reading. Remind them not to repeat any answers (3-4 min)
- Now in pairs, ask them to answer and discuss question #2 on page 6:
“….What is left out of this history of Peace Education?” Explain that the final column is “What’s missing” (Remind them that this will vary between countries, cultures, schools, classrooms, socioeconomic groups, etc. ). (6-8 min)
6. To close this session, ask participants to consider the following: (4-6 min)
“How do you think you will be able to incorporate this information into your curriculum?” (Allow participants to share their thoughts)
Remind participants that PEP is a resource, but teachers remain the greatest instrument of change in peace education. Reference page 2 of the PEP curriculum, “…it is the job of the teachers to educate their students…” and often their schools and community.
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