Global Campaign for Peace Education

Seán MacBride Peace Prize 2018 is awarded to Association for Historical Dialogue and Research and Home for Cooperation

September 14, 2018 0

The AHDR envisions a society where dialogue on issues of history, historiography, history teaching, and history learning is welcomed as an integral part of democracy and is considered as a means for the advancement of historical understanding and critical thinking. [continue reading…]

A Special Message from Betty Reardon

September 13, 2018 6

I am honored and proud to send the first message of support for this special fundraising initiative ($90k for 90) for the sustainability of the International Institute on Peace Education (IIPE) and the Global Campaign for Peace Education (GCPE). [continue reading…]

Teaching peace in the battleground: Mindanao State University celebrates 57th year

September 11, 2018 0

MSU was also established for the tri-people of Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan as a social laboratory for peace. In the campus, people from different ethno-religious backgrounds interact with each other. [continue reading…]

Call for Applications, Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize

September 10, 2018 0

The Grinnell Prize honors individuals who have demonstrated leadership and show creativity, commitment, and extraordinary accomplishment in effecting positive social change. [continue reading…]

The Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies seeks Coordinator for Knowledge Management

September 8, 2018 0

The Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) is an open global network that works to ensure all persons the right to quality education and a safe learning environment in emergencies and post-crisis recovery. [continue reading…]

German Civil Peace Service (CPS) seeks trainer of pedagogical personnel for schools in Eastern Ukraine

September 8, 2018 0

The German Civil Peace Service is looking for an expert to support the NGO EdCamp that promotes vocational training for a Ukraine-wide network of active and motivated teachers in participatory and innovative ways. The expert will cooperate with EdCamp to introduce, implement, monitor and evaluate components of peaceful-conflict management to teacher’s trainings. [continue reading…]

The Islamic school that ensures its boys understand the Israeli point of view

September 7, 2018 0

The private Abrar Academy is pioneering a groundbreaking method of teaching the history of the Israel/Palestine conflict. [continue reading…]

Book review: Education with the Grain of the Universe

September 6, 2018 0

“Education with the Grain of the Universe,” edited by J. Denny Weaver, highlights a theological background for Anabaptist-Mennonite peace education. [continue reading…]

Global Citizenship Education Tools and Piloting Experiences of Four Countries: Cambodia, Colombia, Mongolia and Uganda

September 5, 2018 0

This report analyses the progresses made by Cambodia, Colombia, Mongolia and Uganda in the development and piloting of global citizenship education tools. [continue reading…]

Elise Boulding: nurturing children’s relationship to the planet

September 4, 2018 0

“We’re never going to have respectful and reverential relationships with the planet – and sensible policies about what we put in the air, the soil, the water – if very young children don’t begin learning about these things literally in their houses, backyards, streets and schools. We need to have human beings who are oriented that way from their earliest memories.” – Elise Boulding [continue reading…]