Session 1: What is peace?
Introduction
Welcome to this free online course, Principles and practices of peace education, which will support your development as a reflective peace educator.
In this first session, you’ll reflect on the values and beliefs you bring to peace education. You’ll be introduced to some general principles and concepts that inform this course, including the principle that peace can be understood in diverse ways.
By the end of this session, you should be able to:
- articulate what you think of when you think of peace
- begin to understand models and concepts of peace
- begin to think about peace in school as being founded in positive relationships
- consider how these concepts might apply in your personal or professional context.
CPD sessions
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