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Tenango del Valle Promotes a Culture of Peace (Mexico)
an article by Agenda Informativo de México
In order to promote the culture of peace among the
children of Tenango, the Secretariat of Government
Programs, the Department of Public Safety and
Human Rights, the Municipal Institute for Women,
and the Department of Development and Social
Integration of Tenango del Valle, along with
Lizette Rodriguez of Saber Se Strategy and
Operation, have conducted a series of activities
for children of the secondary school Yermo and
Parres.
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Over 50 students played games of questions and
responses related to the rights of children and a
dance to promote a cooperative participation and
teamwork.
Lizette Rodriguez Marroquín, the Coordinator of
Culture of Peace for Saber Se Strategy and
Operation, a company dedicated to providing
services of research, education and training for
public administration, civil society, businesses
and public safety agencies, commented that this is
a program designed exclusively for this town and
which is intended to continue working the next
year, given the commitment shown by the municipal
government headed by mayor Victor Manuel Aguilar
Talavera, to build a better childhood and vision
of the future for Tenango del Valle.
(Click here for a Spanish version of this article)
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Maria Montessori believed that peace was innate within children. Her timeless educational philosophy was developed around this basic understanding. Perhaps all we need to do as teachers is to provide stimulating learning environments that validate this knowing and understanding and nurture it. We may not have to actually teach it, Sharing peace-building stories gently attends to this. Strong, creative and imaginative peace-building characters who focus upon win-win and have faith in peace being possible are at the centre of the story plots. In Hassaun Ali-Jones Bey's (Boundless Gratitude http://boundlessgratitude.com/products.html ) unique and mesmerising story, Black Ink is such a character who bravely crosses the universe seeking validation of what he knows in his heart. The magical character also models all the important peace-building values, understandings and actions needed for peace-building. I believe also that peace-building must be modelled and the whole teaching-learning environment should reflect similar values, understandings and actions...as is the primary focus of the Save the Children Australia UN Global Peace School Program upon which I am presently fortunate to be working. . ...more.
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