Here is one approach
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 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. As Gandhi stated: ‘If we want peace in the world then we need to begin with the children.’ We need to listen to them. I also believe there are many ways to attend to peace-building..there’s not just one way…and fun and creativity should be elements of any peace-learning programme with children working together. Parents are also teachers and they can choose to share peace-building stories with children as well.
Here are some CPNN articles on this subject:
Uganda: Championing a Culture of Peace – A Training Toolkit on Conflict Prevention
Honduras: IUDPAS and World Vision Certify 27 Professionals with the Diploma in Culture of Peace
ICP course: Activating a Culture of Peace
Uruguay: The book Culture of Peace
Mexico: International Diploma in Development and Culture of Peace at the UAZ
Mexico: Invitation to register for an online diploma in the Culture of Peace through the Arts
Transformative Peace Initiatives through TOCfE Tools
El Salvador : MUPI promotes workshops on Culture of Peace
Dominican Republic: 11 Thousand People Train in Conflict Resolution and Culture of Peace in 2021