Learning peace
Learning Peace is a peace education curriculum which was developed by NPD for Romanian public schools. It involves several different topics such as Peace and Violence, Non-Violent Action, Nonviolent Communication or (Cyber)bullying. By introducing non-formal educational methods the students can learn in an interactive way and creative environment which tries to adapt to the unique needs of them. In keeping with the motto “learning by doing” they gain diverse new experiences. The program aims at teaching the students not just about the presence of violence in their everyday lives and how it can be avoided, but also about conflicts and how to manage them. Moreover, it fosters their personal development and they can become multipliers for non-violent action.
Objectives
- Teaching students about peace and spreading the concept of non-violence
- Give students a possibility to learn in a creative way
- Enable students to explore their own strengths and get to know new interests
- Encourage students of critical thinking
- Improve the communication skills of the students
- Motivate students to become multipliers for peace and engage actively in campaigns and/or organize them
Participants & Target group
Activities
The curriculum is divided in two parts. Each module was designed to be taught in one school lesson (about 45 minutes).
Curriculum Part I (first semester)
- Peace and Violence
- What defines me?
- What defines the other?
- The Choice of Using Violence
- Nonviolent Communication
- Working as a Team
- A Look on the Whole World
- Children’s Rights
- No Bullying
- Switch Off/No Hate Speech Online
- Environment
Curriculum Part II (second semester)
- Introduction and repetition
- Conflict management or “How to react to a conflict?”
- Non-violent Communication or “What did you say?”
- Non-violent Communication- II or “How do I/you feel?”
- Cyberbullying or “Think before you post!”
- Diversity and tolerance or “What is normal?”
Expected results
- Students will know and in the best case use nonviolent conflict transformation
- Conflicts at the school will be addressed in a more constructive way
- Students will engage in and organize campaigns for peace
Team
National Peace Department
- Otilia Fogorasi-Hencz
- Alexandra Craciun
- Freya Tasch
- Konstantin Zagel
No Hate Speech Movement
- Dr. Irina Drexler
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