Peace Education Manual

PEACE EDUCATION MANUAL

Israeli – Palestinian program

Education as a way to build Peace

PEACE EDUCATION MANUAL

Editorial Board:

Nedal Jayousi/Ph.D. Nabil Abdul Hadi/Ph.D. Meir Steinhart/Ph.D. Michael Frohlich/M.A

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………………………….. 5MODULES & PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES ………………………………………………. 10 SUSTAINABLE CHANGE ……………………………………………………………….... 11 THE MANUAL ……………………………………………………………………………….. 14 MODULE I: TRUST AND CONFIDENCE BUILDING ………………………...... 15
• Getting to know each other • (“Who do you think you are?” or “Who do you think I am?”) • Team building activities • (Can you give me a hand?) • Understanding Conflict • (Why are we yellingat each other?)

MODULE II: SKILLS BUILDING ……………………………………………………….. 20
• Different Conflict • (Run or fight? Or you can do this…) • Cooperation vs. Competition • (Eat or be eaten! Maybe you just could have lunch together!) • Brainstorming • (Just think about it!) • Effective Communication Skills • (Talk, raise your eyebrows and listen)

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• Understanding Perceptions • (Is it a hat, or a snake that swallowed an elephant?) • Dealing with Anger • (Don’t tell me to calm down!) • Identities • (So, who am I? • Stereotypes and Prejudice Reduction • (Us, them and what are it we don’t like about each other?) • Negotiation • (What do you want from me and why?) • BATNA • (Do I need to negotiate thisat all?)

MODULE III: SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND ………………………..…... 76
• Consensus Building • (Is voting the only way of reaching a group agreement?) • De-escalation • (When we’ve gone too far…) • Peer Mediation • (What can I do, if they are fighting?) • Group Decision Making • (If we had a million dollar, we would…) • ARIA • (Test ride or let’s try out if it works…)

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• Re-entry workshop • (When will I see you again?) • Conclusion and evaluation • (Was it worth it?)

ANNEX ………………………………………………………………………………………… 112
On the Parents Circle - Israeli Palestinian Bereaved Families for Peace. Speech at UNESCO – Madanjeet Singh Prize 2011 Ceremony. At the Top of the Steps That Lead Down from MisgavAm to Ramallah.

THE MANUAL CONTRIBUTORS ……………………………………………………. 117

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INTRODUCTION
This project is funded by AECID with the collaboration of the Exterior XXI Association, Spain. This manual is prepared specifically for this project to offer a basis for a high school course on Peace education andconflict resolution. Hence, the most efficient use of this manual for the teachers is to use any space and any relevant situation and the appropriate method. Some of the exercises are prepared at the early stages of the year: To set up a climate of trust and friendship conducive of non-violence and creative problem solving during the year as illustrations in language or other courses. To train theentire classroom or those motivated students in the use of skills that can make peaceful classrooms and prevent the eruption of severe conflicts. To be able to generate among all a spirit of cooperation and the ability to invent new options when the conflict erupts. To be able to take these experiential learning back home, to the community and society at large. Such an unstructured and flexiblelearning requires for the teachers to experiment themselves in the use of the suggested techniques and be fully aware their possible insertion throughout the school-year. The “Teachers’ Manual on Peace Education” is a collection of the most updated problem solving techniques used today. Some of them are being used in other countries, thus required modification for our local needs and editing. The...