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UNESCO Mexico inaugurates Diploma in Culture of Peace and Intercultural Relations
un article par Social Comunication by the State of Chiapas.
The academic program designed for the educational
community in the area of Chiapas Chol and Tzeltal,
is part of the joint program with the United
Nations for a Culture of Peace. The Diploma in
Culture of Peace and Intercultural Relations, will
be taught by the UNESCO Office in Mexico in
collaboration with the Universidad Iberoamericana
and supported by the Ministries of Education and
the federal state of Chiapas, in the framework of
the joint program for a culture of peace
implemented by four UN agencies in Chiapas.
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The opening ceremony was chaired by Oscar Torrens,
the Joint Program Coordinator for a Culture of
Peace, representing Katherine Grigsby, Director of
the UNESCO Office in Mexico. During the event,
Oscar Torrens explained that this diploma aims to
promote the training, development and
strengthening of the responsibility for peace and
citizenship values, so that teachers can
encourage, within the school environment and
community living environments, respect for
diversity, dialogue, equity and nonviolent
conflict resolution.
He recalled the role of UNESCO to strengthen the
culture of peace through education, as well as the
role of teachers in strengthening this culture
throughout the educational community.
The Joint Program Coordinator for a Culture of
Peace said that this program will support the
construction of a network to allow professional
dialogue between teachers and support to promote
the processes of restructuring and social cohesion
within their communities.
The curriculum of the course, he said, was
developed and will be taught by the Universidad
Iberoamericana under the coordination of Dr.
Sylvia Schmelkes, who received in 2008 the
Comenius Medal awarded jointly by UNESCO and the
Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic.
For her part, Dr. Magda Jan, Advisor to the
Secretary of Education of Chiapas, agreed that
this tool will strengthen conceptual and
methodological skills of teachers for the proper
analysis, review and good practice on culture of
peace through intercultural education and values,
promoting school participation and the
safeguarding of the indigenous language.
(Click here for a Spanish version of this article)
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What do you think of this curriculum for training peace educators?,
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Commentaire le plus récent:
The Campus Peace Educators Training Program (Abuja, Nigeria, May 2007) shall cover the following curriculum :
- Introduction to Integrated Campus Peace Education (Campus Peace Keeping, Campus Peace Making and Campus Peace Building Techniques)
- Universal Principles for Peace
- Human Development and Character Education
- Campus Conflict and Violence
- Fundamental Principles of Campus Peace Education
- Educating for Peace on Campus
- Principles and Techniques of Campus Conflict Resolution
- Teaching Methods and Principles
- Programs and Policies for Campus Peace (UN Peace Day, Campus Peace Day, etc)
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