Peace Education Course in Mindanao

SEAMEO INNOTECH, in partnership with the Asia-Pacific Center of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU), recently conducted a four-day training workshop on peace education and the promotion of education for international understanding in Lanao del Norte province in Mindanao, Philippines.

The workshop brought together school administrators, educators, schoolteachers, student leaders and peace advocates in civil society in Mindanao. The workshop was designed to enrich the strategies and approaches of "promoting the culture of peace and respect for multi-cultural diversity" through the development and enhancement of the school of peace.

More specifically, the four-day workshop enriched the participants' knowledge and skills on the core issues, teaching methods and the holistic approach to EIU. It provided them with insights into the various peace initiatives in Mindanao, and a greater understanding of the overall peace education efforts in the area. The visits to schools of peace oriented them with the critical elements in establishing a school of peace, and which programs to sustain and institutionalize.

At the end of the workshop, the participants presented their key action plans founded on learnings and insights gained from lectures and discussions, visits to schools of peace and interaction with its major implementers and stakeholders.

The course ran from November 21 to 24, 2006 and was made possible through the support of the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development of the Republic of Korea.

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