What
people are saying about the Peace@School Toolkit:
Dr. Debra Pepler, Professor of Psychology,
York University
The Peace@School toolkit will
help any school group that is committed to change to take this
sometimes difficult, but also rewarding journey. Students will
feel safe and more peaceful and, as a result, their educational
experience will be enhanced. Parents will be reassured that their
children are learning in an environment free from physical and
emotional harm. Teachers will feel more relaxed and the whole
school environment will improve, enabling the education of the
whole child.
Tom Hedderson,
Minister of Education,
Newfoundland and Labrador
The Peace@School DVD presentations
clearly emphasize in a very realistic and practical way, the commitment
required by school staffs to facilitate change in the school climate.
The DVDs acknowledge the challenges - the initial resistance of
staff, the persistence and intensive efforts required, the setbacks,
and the leadership commitments - but also emphasize the rewards
obtained when the culture of the school is a peaceful one. The
Peace@School discussion guides for teachers and students encourage
activities and appropriate dialogue within the classroom.
Madeline Dubé,
Minister of Education, New Brunswick
Peace@School is a well thought-out
resource for fostering an atmosphere of peace within our schools.
The Honourable
Myra A. Freeman O.N.S.,
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
Everyone involved in the development
and production of this resource guide is to be highly commended
for placing such excellent resource material into the hands of
educators and youth. This resource will go a long way toward helping
them with their efforts to create and sustain the peaceful learning
environment to which all young people are entitled.
Carole Wylie,
Dept. Head, Professional Issues,
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
The toolkit looks terrific.
We will be looking at how to promote the toolkit among our membership.
Catherine Walker,
Resource Manager,
Special Education, Alberta Learning
Congratulations on this ambitious
resource.
Marilyn Noble,
Animator/Facilitator, B.A.S.I.C.
(Building A Socially Inclusive Community)
The Peace@School Toolkit
presents unvarnished realities that teachers, administrators,
and students recognize right away. It encourages each of these
groups to reflect on the current culture (and subcultures!) in
their school and to work together to implement solutions that
are shaped by local circumstances. Most importantly, it reminds
us that the students are the undisputed front-line experts, and
that they need to be engaged in every step of the process: identifying
the trouble spots, developing the solutions, and reporting back
on expected and unintended outcomes of any measure that is introduced.
Peace@School
is a partnership of the National Film Board of Canada, Peaceful
Schools International and Sea to Sea Productions. The National Crime
Prevention Strategy – a division of Public Safety and Emergency
Preparedness Canada is a partner in this initiative.
For over
60 years, the NFB has been the country’s leading producer
of videos and DVDs for education.
Based in
Nova Scotia, Peaceful Schools International is an organization with
an international focus, dedicated to the idea that a peaceful world
begins at school.
Price
$99.00 plus shipping (cdn)
Carol
Ann Sampson
902-638-8611 (ext 158 )
csampson@peaceoperations.org
or mail cheque for $109 cdn to
Peaceful Schools International
PO Box 100
Clementsport, Nova Scotia
Canada B0S 1E
visit
Peaceful Schools International
