CURRENT PROJECT

PeaceDays@School

Peace education action days at schools

Beispiele für Friedensmacher*innen sind beim Peace-Day-Workshop "Frieden machen, Was bedeutet Frieden?" auf einem Tisch ausgelegt.

Our PeaceDays@School project days give pupils and teachers the chance to explore the topics of peace, conflict, war and violence (prevention) from different perspectives.

Timeframe: 2022 - ongoing

There is a growing need for peace education, as social polarisation, violence and war are increasingly present in classrooms – and often lead to conflict. Feelings of insecurity and powerlessness can spread, as can indifference or even radicalisation. Peace education creates spaces in schools to inspire and equip young people to engage for peace.

Since 2022, the Berghof Foundation, in cooperation with Rotary International, has been delivering peace education project days across Germany through the PeaceDays@School initiative.

PeaceDays@School encourages students to engage constructively with conflict and to see themselves as peacemakers. At the same time, it supports school leadership and teaching staff to integrate peace education into everyday school life in a sustainable way.

At the heart of the initiative are interactive workshops that allow participants to explore key topics, reflect on their experiences and develop their own ideas and approaches. In addition to three core workshop formats, an optional module can be tailored in consultation with each school.

Workshop 1: Peace Counts! – Making peace worldwide and at home
Workshop 2: Conflict culture in (school) life – How to argue constructively?
Workshop 3: No room for conspiracy – An interactive toolkit against conspiracy theories
Workshop 4: Tailored module (developed in consultation with the school)

Background

For a deeper insight into the development of the project, the structure of a typical PeaceDays@School day, and further information on how to book and organise a project day at your school, please refer to our report.

Partners and Funders

The Peace Days are sponsored by Rotary and take place in close cooperation with the responsible Rotary clubs and districts. The trustful interaction between the Berghof Foundation, Rotary International and the respective schools enables students to gain valuable learning experiences regarding their own opinion formation and peace engagement.