WORLD PEACE EDUCATION MATERIALS

5 VALUES OF WORLD PEACE EDUCATION: DISARMAMENT RESOLUTION, CONFLICT PREVENTION, ECONOMIC / SOCIAL JUSTICE, UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLANET WE ALL SHARE.

GRADE LEVELS 9 – 12

WORLD PEACE EDUCATION: A Human Rights Revolution in Action

http://www.peaceoneday.org/skype-project

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002238/223828e.pdf

· APPROACHING: Peace Education, Student Empowerment, Standards of Peaceful Learning, Freedom from Violence and Disruption of Education, Freedom from Discrimination and Student Equality, Freedom of Choice to Occupy a Safe and Peaceful Learning Environment [or the choice to do so online], Freedom to Communicate Peacefully with Students Worldwide, Safe Channels of Communication Amidst Global Classroom Community.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

· Article 3: Right To Life, Liberty and Personal Freedom: As applied to student majority vote for a global classroom community to become an openly supported option for all nations.

· Article 15: Everyone has a Right to Nationality: As applied to the representation of one student nation across political boarders and cultural barriers.

· Article 26: Right to an Education: As applied to equal opportunity of participation.

Thought Provoking Questions:

· What is peace? How do we achieve it within ourselves amidst conditions of unrest or in the case of violation of Universal Human Rights?

· [ How do language barriers ] … contribute to our misunderstandings and misconceptions that keep our classrooms from communicating? … effect our support structure for classrooms that occupy war-torn countries? … effect our comfort and capability of reaching out to global classrooms for support and community building?

· How has the need for solidarity amidst the student global community increased throughout the years?

· What can we learn from historical portrayals of peace within the classroom being disrupted by violence?

Requirements:

· 1800 Minutes

· A Majority Student Vote for Peaceful Participation

· Computer and Internet World Wide Web Connection

Objectives:

After this lesson, students will be able to:

· Interpret learning as a factor in perpetuating global student peace.

· Identify attitudes and behaviors that are consistent with student peace building and harmonize with Universal Declaration of Human Rights in addition to other global peace agreements.

· Comprehend the impact of just one student standing up for a united classroom.

· Examine, through historical documentation, factors that contribute to current unrest and mistrust amidst communities and cultures.

· Determine what course of counter action needs to be applied for future trust building.

· Develop an understanding of personal empowerment and freedom of choice to see beyond historical barriers to peace building.

Student Skill Application:

· Critical thinking and problem solving documentation in editorial format.

· Critical analysis of written text and creative interpretation of purpose.

· Application and presentation of the trust building / peace agreement process.

· Reading comprehension of a variety of historical documentations pertaining to peace.

· Dramatic representation of what peace building means to the future of everybody.

Social And Emotional Development And Learning:

· Self-awareness: recognizing one’s emotions and values as well as one’s strengths and limitations.

· Responsible decision-making: Making ethical constructive choices about personal and social behavior.

· Relationship skills: Forming positive relationships, working in teams, dealing effectively with conflict.

· Social awareness: Showing understanding and empathy for others.

· Self-management: Managing emotions and behaviors to achieve goals.

Vocabulary / Translation

· Peace

· Activism

· Awareness

· Bravery

· Courage

· Equality

· Global Community Classroom

· Security

· Economic Justice

· Inspiration

· Respect

· Sacred Space

· Universal Truth

· Relinquish

· Vision

· Tangible

· Trust

· Empower

· Cultural values

· Intimidate

· Survival Mechanisms

· Advocacy

· Accountability

· Discrimination

· Personal Responsibility

· Rebellion vs. Autonomy

· Prevention vs. Success

Key Concepts for Team Building

· Empathy

· Fairness

· Justice

· Values

· Cultural Norms

· Systematic Change