Peace Curriculum Essay

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One World Montessori School Peace Curriculum Copyright © 1985 Rebecca Keith For additional copies of this binder, contact: Maria Montessori Teacher Training Center c/o One World Montessori School 1170 Foxworthy Avenue, San Jose, CA 95118 Tel: 408-723-5140, Fax 408-723-9443 teachertraining@oneworldmontessori.org www.oneworldmontessori.org/MMTTC Table of Contents Preface Part One - Reading for Adults 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Education and Peace Journey to Peace The Education for Peace Curriculum & essay entitled "Education as Peace" by Ursula Thrush Recommended Reading List Social Responsibility Resources Part Two - Peace Making & Peace Keeping Techniques and Tools 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Going to the Heart Peace Table Peace Mandala (taken from a workshop by Sonnie McFarland) Other Tools for the Peace Table I Care Rules and I Care Language Peace Makers Problem Solving Guidelines Part Three - Peace Making & Peace Keeping Exercises (Peace Works) 1. 2. Peace Works Peace Axioms Part Four - Collected Peace Songs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Blowin’ in the Wind Dona Nobis Pacem Dreams of Harmony I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing It’s An Old-Fashioned World Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream Let There Be Peace On Earth One Voice Turn The World Around Peace Is The World Smiling Weave One Light, One Sun One World Preface This Education for Peace Curriculum is a pragmatic, concrete way to prepare children for peaceful conflict resolution; it helps to create a more nurturing environment with more supportive, interdependent relationships. We have incorporated ideas and activities from the workbook, Peace Making Skills for Little Kids, Hearthmath techniques, Sonnie McFarland's Peace Mandala, and our collected peace songs, with Montessori's philosophy for peace to create a tool that we can utilize in our classrooms. Our goal is to help make the world a
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