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Regional Seminar on Culture of Peace brings together educators from 14 cities in Arapiraca, Brazil
an article by Aqui Acontece, Brasil, from the Alagoas Agency
Arapiraca receives this Thursday (May 2) the first
of eight seminars for education for peace and non-
violence to be employed in municipal and state
schools across the state of Alagoas. Called
Sercapaz - Regional Seminar on Culture of Peace -
and promoted by the State Secretariat for the
Promotion of Peace (Sepaz), this first seminar
takes place in the Planetarium of Lake Perucaba
from 8h to 17h, bringing together the 14
municipalities that make up the Arapiraca region.
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The event is designed for teachers, coordinators,
principals and members of school councils of the
cities of Arapiraca, Craíbas, Coité do Nóia,
Belém, Tanque D’Arca, Girau do Ponciano, Feira
Grande, Limoeiro de Anadia, Campo Alegre, Teotônio
Vilela, Junqueiro, Lagoa da Canoa, Campo Grande
and Mar Vermelho
They comprise the region of Arapiraca, one of
eight regions in the state has been divided for
the organization and construction of regional
seminars, one on each region, in order to
legitimize and expand education initiatives for
peace, respecting the characteristics of each site
.
"The purpose of the workshops is to bring together
the main protagonists of the educational process -
educators, coordinators, school councils - to
build a pedagogical collective of educating for
peace. The ideas will be presented and developed
together with the educators. The seminar is thus
two-way "said Secretary of State for the Promotion
of Peace, Jardel Aderico.
Consisting of lectures and workshops on education
for peace and non-violence and conflict mediation,
the seminar will have the participation of
Professor Nei Alberto Salles Filho, who runs the
Center for Studies and Teacher Education for
Peace, State University of Ponta Grossa, Parana.
The goal of the eight regional seminars to be held
in Alagoas is to legitimize and expand education
initiatives for peace for the 102 municipalities
of the state of Alagoas through the partnership
between Sepaz and the municipalities, with
activities in 29 municipalities, with a specific
program (Education for Peace in Schools), aimed at
elementary school students.
"The Education for Peace program which is
currently being developed as a project, is one of
the tools of education for peace, but it is not
the only one. We are working on a proposal
involving other alternatives and ways of working,
involving and including all school professionals.
The idea is that each of these seminars should be
a contribution to a more effective proposal that
can be replicated in all 102 counties, "says the
secretary Jardel Aderico.
One of the inspirations for the proposal came from
the evaluations of Development Index of Basic
Education (Ideb). The two schools with the highest
Ideb in the country, Bahia and the Federal
District, contain a dynamic involvement of the
students so that they feel encouraged in the
school environment. Over time, we observed an
improvement in student behavior, interest in
classes and more respect for the school
environment.
(Click here for a Portuguese version of this article)
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Your report about the Conference on Peace education illustrates how individuals, especially students, can make a significant difference in the culture of peace. I'm fascinated by the work done by a few Canadian students concerning the use of computers as a means of promoting a culture of peace. Is their website online?
This may be of particular value here because of Maine's Learning Technology Initiative, a state program designed to make available laptops to all 7th and 8th grade public school students by the end of this school year. What a boon it would be if they were all aware of CPNN!
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