Project: Give Peace a Chance (MP-LS)

This project has been created to encourage peace building in celebration of the International Day of Peace (21st September) and beyond.

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Give Peace a Chance
Photos of ceremony to release peace doves at Kimberley Park State School taken on September 21st 2007 by John Kennedy and included with his permission.

releasing peace doves

Topic : Peace Education

Purpose:
To encourage peace building in celebration of the International Day of Peace (21st September) and beyond.

Getting started:

Information for teachers here.
Activities best suited to use on an Interactive Whiteboard will be marked with the symbol iwb

STUDENTS
Go to http://mashable.com/2007/09/12/avatars/ to find a free tool to help you create and save an avatar (image to represent you online).
Create your OzProjects profile with a description and avatar. To do this click on your login name at the top right of the main page and choose "edit your profile"
Introduce yourself or your team in the Introductions Forum.

Spreading peace
Click here to watch some short movies in which individuals and communities across the world share their messages of peace.
Write an entry in this forum to introduce yourself to others in the project. How will you commemorate the International Day of Peace?
Forum: Spreading peace

Special forum
This special discussion forum is now closed. It was available from Monday September 15th until Friday September 19th 2008 as a place where teachers and students could ask our special guest, Biannca Pace, about the work of the Ministry for Peace Australia. The discussion forum is now closed but the questions and answers are still available for you to read. You can also click here to read about the Ministry for Peace.
Enter the forum here to ask Biannca Pace a question

Share your ideas
How will you commemorate the International Day of Peace? Write about your activities in this glossary.
If you haven't made plans yet click here for some ideas.
Peace activities Resource
Glossary: International Day of Peace activities.

Wiki
Follow the links below to read some stories of peace or research some famous peace makers.
- Sadako Sasaki
- Mahatma Ghandi
- Martin Luther King
- Daisaku Ikeda
Add some information to the wiki to share your knowledge.
Add your information to the wiki here

Promote peace by playing football! Find out more...
Join the One Day One Goal campaign here. Click the link below to upload photos of your football game.

Peace building case studies
Read some peace building case studies. Join the forum below to discuss what you have read.

Peace crossword
Read about peace symbols and the International Day of Peace and then test your knowledge by trying this crossword.
Crossword file

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