Peaceful Europe

Contract Title EUROPE-AID/Peaceful Europe Contract Number 2006-0371/001-001 EAS EASANN Funding Period 1 Sep 2006 - 31 Jun 2007 Funding Agency European Union – Democracy Campaign Total Cost €500,000.00 Partners Future Worlds Center (CNTI) Website http:www.peacefuleurope.info

‘Peaceful Europe’ seeks to promote the systematic integration of peace and non-violence education into various aspects of community life through open-air activities, such as music and sport. It will develop and test out various formal and informal educational methodologies targeted at young people, adults and senior citizens. The project is undertaken in the context of the ‘learning and teaching cities’ concept.

Objective

The project aims to mainstream peace and non-violence into every aspect of the formal and informal education process in the areas it covers. For instance, peace education could be woven into a diverse range of curricula from history to environmental studies.

Results

Peaceful Europe’ is contributing to the goal of promoting intercultural understanding and dialogue through peace education.Peace and non-violence education can also help European citizens understand the root causes of conflict and war in other parts of the world and consider innovative ways of resolving such crises. By educating today’s children on the subject of peace and non-violence we invest in a conflict-free tomorrow.

The Handout

File: PeacefulEuropeHandOut_TL_27July07.pdf

The Survey

File: 20070128_PeaceEU_Survey_TrGR.pdf

The Workshop

File: PeacefulEurope_Cultural_Teens_detailedworkshop_plan_KW_APR.pdf