This document provides information and resources for a school assembly on the value of peace. It includes slides on defining peace, the International Day of Peace, quotes about peace from influential figures, ways to promote peace in schools and communities, and a song to conclude the assembly. The slides can be adapted to different school contexts and ages. Additional peace-related materials are referenced. The overall message is about cultivating peace through compassion and respect for others.
Andreas Schleicher presents at the launch of What does child empowerment mean...
Values-based Assembly - Peace
1. Please feel free to adapt this assembly to the context of your
school. There are notes at the bottom of many slides.
Delete slides which are less relevant and add images etc of your
setting. Some slides are more suited to EY/KS1/KS2 etc.
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This assembly is a VbE FREE resource and part of a set of Assemblies.
There are also Newsletters to send home.
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37. A quiet moment of prayer or reflection...
As we reflect,
think about how peace
makes the world
a better place to be.
38. Here in our school
Let us be peaceful at all times.
Let our rooms be full of happiness
and respect for each other.
Let love be in our hearts
With kindness and compassion for all.
Let us remember
In learning together,
We grow together
And succeed together.
A prayer for all of us
39. Is it important for
people to be
peaceful towards
each other …and
why?
40. How can you help
to make your
world a more
peaceful place?
41. Do you think there
could ever be
peace every day in
the world?
42. Have you heard of the musical
initiative ‘Playing for Change’?
43. Thank you for listening
so well to our
Values Assembly.
Visit www.valuesbasededucation.com
for more Peace and other values
resources
Editor's Notes
Please run this assembly as a slide show to access animations and hyperlinks.
Click on heart to play - hyperlink to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRhq-yO1KN8
Time for a moment of reflection while children and staff think about how the value has shown in their lives during the last month.
Encourage them to think of how it affected their own thinking and behaviour and also that of other people.
Re-cap on previous values.
Talk about building your ‘values toolkit’ and using them all the time.
Delete those which haven’t been explored yet and/or replace with different values as appropriate.
If you are in the second cycle, recap on all of the values from the first cycle.
Re-cap on previous values.
Talk about building your ‘values toolkit’ and using them all the time.
Delete those which haven’t been explored yet and/or replace with different values as appropriate.
If you are in the second cycle, recap on all of the values from the first cycle.
These resources are available for Members in the Resources section.
We see peaceful behaviour everywhere.
People of the same – or different – ages, cultures, races, genders, religions, football teams!
Everyone can be peaceful towards another person.
Suggestions:
Replace with photos of pupils showing peaceful behaviour.
Invite pupils to make their own Peace Photo collages
For discussion
Much better to turn into positive statements – see next slide
http://internationaldayofpeace.org/
Film about International Day of Peace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BX2Ukn0Qqw
https://www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September.
The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.
Download resources to use
http://www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/resources.shtml
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld
Our vision
7. In these Goals and targets, we are setting out a supremely ambitious and transformational vision. We envisage a world free of poverty, hunger, disease and want, where all life can thrive. We envisage a world free of fear and violence. A world with universal literacy. A world with equitable and universal access to quality education at all levels, to health care and social protection, where physical, mental and social well-being are assured. A world where we reaffirm our commitments regarding the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation and where there is improved hygiene; and where food is sufficient, safe, affordable and nutritious. A world where human habitats are safe, resilient and sustainable and where there is universal access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy.
8. We envisage a world of universal respect for human rights and human dignity, the rule of law, justice, equality and non-discrimination; of respect for race, ethnicity and cultural diversity; and of equal opportunity permitting the full realization of human potential and contributing to shared prosperity. A world which invests in its children and in which every child grows up free from violence and exploitation. A world in which every woman and girl enjoys full gender equality and all legal, social and economic barriers to their empowerment have been removed. A just, equitable, tolerant, open and socially inclusive world in which the needs of the most vulnerable are met.
9. We envisage a world in which every country enjoys sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth and decent work for all. A world in which consumption and production patterns and use of all natural resources – from air to land, from rivers, lakes and aquifers to oceans and seas - are sustainable. One in which democracy, good governance and the rule of law as well as an enabling environment at national and international levels, are essential for sustainable development, including sustained and inclusive economic growth, social development, environmental protection and the eradication of poverty and hunger. One in which development and the application of technology are climate-sensitive, respect biodiversity and are resilient. One in which humanity lives in harmony with nature and in which wildlife and other living species are protected.
Download resources to use
https://www.quaker.org.uk/resources/free-resources/peace-week-resources
https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Peaceful-School-Anna-Lubelska/dp/1785921568/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1529907464&sr=1-1&keywords=peaceful+school
Download this poster
http://www.peacedayphilly.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Peace-One-Day-2014-Poster-PDF.pdf
A huge section on the website with Educational Resources available.
http://www.peaceoneday.org/education
Watch this short film here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MegX_UQ5Frs
and register for the Education Peace Pack via this link
http://www.peaceoneday.org/education
Substitute with your own school prayer
Click on the heart to play hyperlink to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvFLKyAGzzI