On October 16, a peace education seminar was held at the Leisure Center in
Ivančice, Czech Republic. The Czech
Republic provides compulsory education of nine grades, and most schools give an
opportunity to students to advance through grades by way of an evaluation
system. Also, they have a system where students can retake a course on the
subject that they received the lowest credit on during the semester. For this,
a standardized educational environment has been created for moving up grades,
and students are also immersed in studies focused on grade advancement.
Therefore, apart from education that deals only with knowledge, most schools are striving to provide students with various learning and
experiences through after-school classes.
This peace
education seminar was arranged with the need for education on the personality
of students in addition to their studies and was held for teachers who conduct
after-school classes. HWPL first introduced the HWPL peace education and
explained the necessity of peace education. Then after answering questions
about peace education, teachers had time to discuss and present ideas on how to
apply peace education into their lessons.
The
teachers who attended the seminar talked about the conflicts that occur when
people gather and live together, and they recalled again that there are various
conflicts in life. In addition, they agreed that students should have the right
personality to quell such conflicts and live together.
The
Director of Leisure Center in Ivančice, Jana Heřmanová who hosted this seminar said, “I have written an
essay with the topic: ‘Let people live in peace,’ but we did not move much from
that time. Nevertheless, I believe that now when the focus is given to interpersonal
development and lifelong learning, it will be moving. When it says ‘peace,’ it is not only
about war and crimes, but also about us, people; how we behave to each other,
what beliefs we have, understanding, love, how we act to another, and what are
our attitudes. I believe that thanks to Peace Education, the awareness of what conflicts are, how to solve it
and prevent it will be changed. The hope is we learn to communicate together,
solve problems, and think about what society we will have and how we want to
live in this world.”
The Director of Leisure Center in Hustopeče, Petr Fridrich said, “Peace Education is the
root that must be in every individual. It can be applied in daily life, in every
activity with students, any camp, anywhere where we can bring these topics. I
think it is essential. We know that somewhere here are those topics,
but we need to materialize so everyone can find what is necessary to him or
herself and also for others because we are not on this planet alone.”
The
Director of Children and Youth Center in Kuřim, Jiří
Hejduk said, "Everyone would look forward to school, children would like
to go there, there would be no bullying. The work of teachers would change,
their motivation and also the motivation of children, and also education would
change.”
The
teachers plan to participate in HWPL Peace Educator’s Training Education for them to teach
peace education in the future so that a culture of peace can be established in
the Czech Republic.
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HWPL’s peace work is unprecedented. I sincerely hope it will continue with great vigour throughout 2022 and into 2023, as it seems peace and stability is needed now more than ever in these uncertain times. More than 30,000 people from 157 countries attended the 7th Anniversary HWPL World Peace Summit online on Sept. 18th 2021, and more than 200 schools worldwide have been designated HWPL Peace Academies, educating today's youth on the importance of peace.
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May the words, 'We are One!' ring true as a lasting history✌️