Peace Initiatives
SelfDesign High Peace Studies courses, workshops, special projects and initiatives Peace camps - local and international, created and co-led by youth, unique experiences for global exchange, develop self, community and global awareness
PeaceCamp - a place for all young people to have a unique summer experience focused on building theirself, community and global awareness. It takes place at sacred and beautiful place in the Kootenays - Tipi Camp. The last two years were fantastic and rich experiences and we were able to dive deep into meaningful issues around peace and conflict in the world.
Peace Studies 10 - learners take a penetrating look at what peace is.
Interdisciplinary Studies 11 - focus on peace and cultural exchange, organize and lead an international peace camp
Independant Studies 12 - focus on leadership and peace, lead workshops at The Global Summit in San Francisco
Youth Entrepreneurship Projects - Peace Bars and Fair Trade for Peace Markets
PeaceCamp
PeaceCamp is for and run by youth. As a result, an atmosphere is created where the innate wisdom of youth shines through. There were two camps in both 2009 and 2010 one for 9 -13 year old youth and one for 14 – 19 year olds. Both camps focus on peaceful skill building through non-violent communication, music and theatre, stories, stillness, and an appreciation for the natural environment. The young adult camp also focuses on our local cultural heritage. Both camps are planned and facilitated by local youth leaders working alongside adult mentors at SelfDesign High.
SelfDesign High Peace Studies courses, workshops, special projects and initiatives Peace camps - local and international, created and co-led by youth, unique experiences for global exchange, develop self, community and global awareness Peace Studies 10 - learners take a penetrating look at what peace is Interdisciplinary Studies 11 - focus on peace and cultural exchange, organize and lead an international peace camp Independant Studies 12 - focus on leadership and peace, lead workshops at The Global Summit in San Francisco Youth Entrepreneurship Projects - Peace Bars and Fair Trade for Peace Markets PeaceCamp is a place for all young people to have a unique summer experience focused on building their self, community and global awareness. It takes place at sacred and beautiful place in the Kootenays - Tipi Camp. The last two years were fantastic and rich experiences and we were able to dive deep into meaningful issues around peace and conflict in the world.
Peace Studies 10
This course challenges learners to take a penetrating look at what peace is and at the underlying roots of violence, conflict and war. They will explore the interrelatedness of human rights, justice and peace; critically examine the concept of nonviolence; and determine steps they can take to contribute to creating a culture of peace and nonviolence in their hearts, community and world. Young people can form a workshop group at SelfDesign High in Nelson or join us on-line from across the province. Participants from this course will have a chance to dialog about ideas of peace and social justice with young people form other parts in of the world who are also passionate about these topics. The hands-on element of this course includes participating in the International Peace Camps 2011.
Course Outline:
- look at understanding of the concept of peace and recognize the existence of different perspectives on peace;
- recognize that violence is more than just physical violence;
- weigh the validity of multiple perspectives on the underlying causes of violence and war;
- demonstrate their understanding of the relationship between human rights and peace;
- draw understanding about peace and justice activism from the life examples of two Nobel Peace Laureates;
- engage in a critical examination of the concept of nonviolence and its relevancy (or not) to one's personal life and as a means of social change;
- identify contributions they could make to building a culture of peace that include respect for human rights and social justice; and
- dialogue with young people from Johannesburg-South Africa, Recife-Brazil, Utah-USA
Interdisciplinary Studies 11 - focus on Peace and Cultural Exchange
This group of learners will help create and plan for the first International Youth Peace Camps taking place near Kootenay Lake in British Columbia, Summer 2011. The camp will be attended by young people from USA, Canada, Brazil and South Africa. Learners will dialogue and collaborate with eachother in peace-centred projects and camp activities.
Learn more about the Interdisciplinary Studies course, check out the video below. This video documents SelfDesign High's Interdisciplinary Studies 12 class before, during and after their Italian exchange, 2009-2010
to dream of new things from Y.U.M. Initiative on Vimeo.
Independent Studies 12 - focus on Leadership and Peace
This course will be comprised of a group of young people who attend and facilitate two workshops at The Global Summit in San Francisco. One event is facilitation of a Life Spiral exercise, and the other will be to get participants to collaborate in creating a banner called, "What's Your Passion". After the event, the youth will make a visit to the Dalai Lama Centre for Peace in Vancouver to present the learnings from the Summit.
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