The Education for Peace e-Learning site has been developed as an EFP training platform and dialogue network for global participants in the Education for Peace program. Through this site, users from around the world can access the Education for Peace Curriculum free-of-charge. The vision of Education for Peace is to offer its peace education training program at no cost to all communities that are
interested in overcoming the effects of conflict and violence and fostering a culture of peace and healing.
The site will
also function as a platform for discussion between users in different
countries. The EFP Network provides the opportunity to bring students,
educators and community members from different countries and cultures together in discussion about principles of Education for Peace, and the creative means that may be used to implement them in diverse contexts and societies.
The EFP Introduction is a Media-based presentation of the Education for Peace Program. It provides a brief introduction into the framework of the Education for Peace curriculum and into its implementation in schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina since year 2000. It also provides pictures, quotes and music and can be used in schools and other occasions when introducing the Education for Peace program to a wider public.
“Peace Moves – Journey to Unity” is an interactive, Flash-animated movie that assists students in upper primary and secondary school to study the all-important subject of peace.
The story begins when world leaders host an international youth forum on humanity’s potential to establish global peace. Six youth of different cultural, religious, social and economic backgrounds are brought together and presented with the mission to collectively devise and communicate a strategy for peace to the diverse segments of society. Challenged by one another’s worldviews and the prevailing world trends, they undertake a journey of personal and collective transformation as they work together to arrive at a common solution to the challenges of creating a lasting peace.
EFP–World is a 10-unit e-learning course in Education for
Peace. The Education for Peace (EFP) program aims to assist young
people and their teachers, parents and leaders to gain the knowledge,
skills and confidence necessary to build a culture of peace in today’s
troubled world.
The EFP curriculum focuses on the fundamental
concepts and elements of peace, including: the oneness of humanity,
unity in diversity, democracy, human rights and responsibilities,
consultative and non-adversarial conflict resolution practices,
interethnic harmony and principles of psycho-social recovery.
Unit 1: The Concept of Unity This
unit introduces unity as a universal pre-requisite condition for all
processes of life, growth and health, illustrated through the use of
physical, biological, psychological, social, political and global
phenomena. Flash (SWF), running time: 30-60 min., file size: 9.08 Mb
Unit 2: The Concept of Worldview This
unit introduces worldview as a mental framework within which
individuals and groups interpret the nature of reality, the nature and
purpose of human life, the role and value of the self or group, and the
laws governing human relationships. The unit includes a discussion of
the development and transformation of worldviews, and the need to
cultivate a worldview of peace among the peoples and nations of the
world. - Flash/SWF, running time: 30-60 min., file size: 6.4 Mb
Unit 3: The Concept of Human Nature This
unit introduces human nature as fundamentally noble and capable of
creating peace. The unit includes a review of popular notions of human
nature that have dominated public opinion and underscored human
conflict since the dawn of human history. Correlations are made between
how human nature is viewed, and how human societies are created. - Flash/SWF, running time: 30-60 min., file size: 4.6 Mb
Unit 4: The Nature and Dynamics of Conflict and Violence This unit looks at various definitions of conflict. The notion of conflict as the absence of unity is adopted for further discussion. Violence – as a destructive process expressed in words, attitudes and/or behaviors – is explored. Included is a review of the underlying causes, sequence of escalation, dynamics and expression of conflict as violence. - Flash/SWF, running time: 30-60 min., file size: 7.3 Mb
Unit 5: The Developmental Model of Human Civilization This unit introduces the developmental character of individual and collective human life. The unit outlines the psycho-social characteristics of human development during the phases of childhood, adolescence and maturity, and points to similar patterns of development at the level of groups and societies. The developmental perspective provides new insights into human history, conflict, and the prospects for peace. - Flash/SWF, running time: 30-60 min., file size: 6.0 Mb
Unit 6: Humanity’s Transition to a Civilization of Peace This unit analyses the present stage in human history, as well as the opportunities and challenges presented by humanity’s transition to a mature global civilization of peace. A focus discussion on the twin processes of integration and disintegration in the organization and administration of human affairs is included. - Flash/SWF, running time: 30-60 min., file size: 10.6 Mb
Unit 7: Power, Authority and Decision-Making
This unit introduces authoritarian, libertarian and integrative modes of decision-making. Historical examples are used to illustrate the use and abuse of power. The unit then introduces ideas concerning just and peace-oriented modes of leadership based on the oneness and nobility of humanity as the necessary “next step” towards a mature, violence-free, global society.
- Flash/SWF, running time: 30-60 min., file size: 6.87 Mb
Unit 8: Conflict-Free Conflict Resolution (CFCR) This unit introduces the principles and techniques of a non-adversarial, consultative process of decision-making known as Conflict-Free Conflict Resolution (CFCR). The unit includes role-play scenarios and other activities for practice application of this conflict-resolution method. - Flash (SWF), running time: 30-60 min., file size: 7.28 Mb
Unit 9: A Culture of Healing This unit introduces the concept of health as a state of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and inter-group unity. This unit identifies conditions required for healing from the effects of conflict, violence and war including justice, dignity, sustained encouragement, and a desire for unity. Processes related to trust-building, accountability and forgiveness are discussed. - Adobe Acrobat (PDF), file size: ?.? Mb
Educational Methodology Unit This unit introduces teachers to the educational philosophy and methodology of EFP. It models step-by-step the process of creating integrated “understanding-oriented” lessons, and provides examples of how to deliver EFP lessons in the classroom using creative teaching and learning methods and authentic assessment tools. - Flash (SWF), running time: 30-60 min., file size: 2.79 Mb
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