Peace and young people
“If we are to reach real peace in the world,
we shall have to begin with the children.” --Gandhi
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kindness
Bring more kindness into your school or family with these resources:
THE GOLDEN RULE PROJECT
A Salt Lake City-based nonprofit that brings kindness activities into schools, offers lesson plans and kindness inspirations, sponsors art and magic shows, and has lots of other resources. All-around awesome!
DOING GOOD TOGETHER
Devoted to big-hearted families and raising kind kids. So full of ideas and resources! Subscribe to their newsletter for inspiration and seasonal/holiday ideas.
KIDS FOR PEACE
Empowers young people with hands-on service, global friendships, and kind actions. They sponsor the Peace Pledge Program, which offers free peace curriculum to parents and educators "who wish to teach kids peace by fostering their innate wisdom." And they sponsor The Great Kindness Challenge for schools (17 million students, 33,000 schools, 843 million acts of kindness, 115 countries!)
THE GOLDEN RULE PROJECT
A Salt Lake City-based nonprofit that brings kindness activities into schools, offers lesson plans and kindness inspirations, sponsors art and magic shows, and has lots of other resources. All-around awesome!
DOING GOOD TOGETHER
Devoted to big-hearted families and raising kind kids. So full of ideas and resources! Subscribe to their newsletter for inspiration and seasonal/holiday ideas.
KIDS FOR PEACE
Empowers young people with hands-on service, global friendships, and kind actions. They sponsor the Peace Pledge Program, which offers free peace curriculum to parents and educators "who wish to teach kids peace by fostering their innate wisdom." And they sponsor The Great Kindness Challenge for schools (17 million students, 33,000 schools, 843 million acts of kindness, 115 countries!)
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Children hold hands in a peace-building activity in Guatemala.
learning peaceful solutions
TOP BULLYING
This site has videos teaching about recognizing bullying and cyber bullying, what to do if you're bullied, what to do if you have bullied someone, and what to do if you see it happening. AND they have many other excellent resources for young people and adults.
SANDY HOOK PROMISE
Envisions a future where children are free from shootings and violence in schools, homes, and communities. The "Start with Hello" program empowers students to end social isolation by 1. Recognizing someone who is alone. 2. Learning how to reach out and help. 3. Starting with Hello--learning how to make a connection. The "Say Something" program teaches older students to recognize the warning signs of someone at risk of inflicting harm and how to talk to a trusted adult.
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES
Restorative practices work to repair harm through learning and community participation. Instead of winners and losers, conflicts are resolved through communication. Instead of punishment, students reflect on their mistakes and how they affect others. The link above goes to a blog post that explains restorative practices and gives resources.
UTAH BOARD OF EDUCATION SAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOLS
Outlines Utah's current programs for establishing a positive and supportive school culture, as well as other programs for school safety.
This site has videos teaching about recognizing bullying and cyber bullying, what to do if you're bullied, what to do if you have bullied someone, and what to do if you see it happening. AND they have many other excellent resources for young people and adults.
SANDY HOOK PROMISE
Envisions a future where children are free from shootings and violence in schools, homes, and communities. The "Start with Hello" program empowers students to end social isolation by 1. Recognizing someone who is alone. 2. Learning how to reach out and help. 3. Starting with Hello--learning how to make a connection. The "Say Something" program teaches older students to recognize the warning signs of someone at risk of inflicting harm and how to talk to a trusted adult.
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES
Restorative practices work to repair harm through learning and community participation. Instead of winners and losers, conflicts are resolved through communication. Instead of punishment, students reflect on their mistakes and how they affect others. The link above goes to a blog post that explains restorative practices and gives resources.
UTAH BOARD OF EDUCATION SAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOLS
Outlines Utah's current programs for establishing a positive and supportive school culture, as well as other programs for school safety.
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Art by a Vietnamese child displayed in Hanoi, c. 2010
becoming a force for peace
THE GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR PEACE EDUCATION
Curates curricula for teaching about historical events, current events (such as the attack on the U.S. Capitol), democracy, nonviolence and the climate crisis, racism, nuclear disarmament, and more. They also have a series of short videos on issues of disarmament (created by the United Nations).
MAKING PEACE
An article from Harvard Graduate School of Education about how schools can help foster a more peaceful world.
Curates curricula for teaching about historical events, current events (such as the attack on the U.S. Capitol), democracy, nonviolence and the climate crisis, racism, nuclear disarmament, and more. They also have a series of short videos on issues of disarmament (created by the United Nations).
MAKING PEACE
An article from Harvard Graduate School of Education about how schools can help foster a more peaceful world.
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Peace symbol by a Skyline High student, c. 2008
poetry, music, images, activities for all kinds of peace
POETIC OFFERINGS FOR PEACE
What a beautiful site this is. Offered by the Cambridge Peace and Education Research Group, it offers peace poems and images, questions and activities for young people (age 11 through high school) and for the people who educate them.
Themes are:
inner peace
global peace
peace in communities
peace and our planet
peace, friends and family
peace and justice
Experience the peace, beauty, power, and sorrow of this song--a blessing on a child's grieving and healing--offered through this site:
What a beautiful site this is. Offered by the Cambridge Peace and Education Research Group, it offers peace poems and images, questions and activities for young people (age 11 through high school) and for the people who educate them.
Themes are:
inner peace
global peace
peace in communities
peace and our planet
peace, friends and family
peace and justice
Experience the peace, beauty, power, and sorrow of this song--a blessing on a child's grieving and healing--offered through this site:
