Many opportunities for peace and conflict resolution educational programs and activities can be found through the following links:
President John F. Kennedy’s address to the U.N. assembly September 20, 1963
audio from John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
Articles & Papers
Creating Classrooms for Social Justice Dr. Tabitha Dell’Angelo Edutopia
The Importance of Thank You Notes Parents’ Choice
Peace Education in UNICEF Susan Fountain, 1999
Peace News: Children as Leaders Lessons from Colombia’s Children’s Movement for Peace
The Guardian “Time to Give Peace a Chance in Schools”
Books, Materials, and Ideas
Jane Addams Association Book Awards
The Center of Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at Rutgers University has an extensive list of links to materials for teaching and guiding students in conflict resolution skills. Click here.
A Curriculum of Peace: Selected Essays English Journal editor Virginia R. Monseau
Montessori for Everyone 10 Ways to Promote Peace in Your Classroom
Skipping Stones An International Multicultural Magazine
Teach Peace Now 7 Ways to Weave Peace Education into Any Grade Level
Picture Books
Be the Change Bethany Hegedus & Arun Gandhi, ills. Evan Turk website
The Peace Bell by Margi Preus, ills. by Hideko Takahashi, Henry Holt and Company (9-12)
The Friendship Doll by Kirby Larson, Delacorte Books (9-12)
Somewhere Among Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu
Games & Activities
Compassion Games Survival of the Kindest
Friends and Neighbors: The Helping Game Parents’ Choice Award
The Helping Sharing and Caring Card Game Childswork, Childsplay
Media
George Takei’s Take on Hiroshima Preserving History through Youth & Technology
Organizations & Associations
9-11 Day Tomorrow Together Day of Service
Association of Childhood Education International Peace Education
Nakashima Foundation for Peace
Nakashima Foundation: Environments for Peace
PeaceJam Nobel Peace Prize winners Mentoring Youth video 2017 Peace Events
Peace Boat background Education for Peace & Sustainability
Peace One Day Educational Resources
Peace Works Peace Education Foundation
Quakers in the World Peace in Education
Voices of Youth teens
Programs
Hiroshima and Peace program for undergraduate, graduate students, and graduates
Websites
Children’s Peace Drawings Contest (sister and friendship cities)
International Peace Day 2017 padlet by Margarita Engle & Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
Peace Corps Kids Association of Library Service to Children
Peace Padlet Margarita Engle Amy VanDerwater
Unite4Peace United Nations
UN cyberschoolbus under construction
Voices of Youth teens
Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu 