Peace Week“Build a Culture of Compassion”

Sara CatalliCADA MTP 2012

1. Purpose:Why Peace Week? Why NOW?

• Encourage positive behavior on-line and person to person

• We need to help solve a nationwide problem

• Students are struggling with depression, suicidal thoughts, self injury, bullying and addiction they need to see peace, love and unity

• A school community should support HOPE

2. Create a Plan

• Partner with a groups on campus and agencies off-campus

• Meet with Admin team to create a plan

• Find a large group of stakeholders to help

• Brainstorm your “Peace Week” activities

• Discuss logistics with your school site personnel and your partners

• Ask your students what activities interest them

2b. Plan Activities

• Music concert: “Picnic on the Lawn”

• Campaign: “Pause before you post” – Pledge and receive a button or

other type of gear

• Host competition between art classes to create 2-D graphics or 3-D

Peace Themed art

• Tie-Dye Party

• Dance to Peaceful Music

• Yoga or Meditation

• Host a service project

• Host a Guest Speaker

3b. PUBLICITY

• Publicize ON campus: • Fliers • Banners & Banner Party! • Announcements • Locker Fliers • Art Displays • Classroom Doors • T-shirts • Assembly/Rally• Videos• Facebook/Twitter• Buttons & Badges

3c. PUBLICIZE THEMES! • Unity

• Happiness

• Peace of Mind

• Focus

• Love

4. Empower Students• Train your Leadership Students to take the project

to the whole building for all students

• Train students to communicate with “connectors” – Ask students and staff to share their skill and

talents – Science Teacher that loves to Tie Dye – Art teachers that love to create new displays – Students create lots of amazing publicity

materials – The chair-people, leadership students and club

presidents encourage their groups to participate

4b. Empower and

Expand• Students can present to the staff and freshmen during

assemblies

• Partner with another agency to help with Yoga or Meditation

• Ask clubs to participate: Ukulele, Yoga, Dance Class, Dance Team

• Train students on positive behavior: “Hello”, “Please” etc.

• Use mail, e-mail, internet, school website, media to spread the message

• Partner with non-profits interested in ending bullying

Model the Way

5.Network

• Establish more partners to help with your project • Train and inform the entire Staffulty, we added Mutual Respect

Month in January

• Other schools in your area

• CADA members and Staff

• Mix it up Day – Teaching Tolerance

• To Write love on her arms

• Trevor Project

• Rachels Challenge

• Invisible Children

• Dahn Center

• Jostens

• “Pause Before you Post”

EVALUATE & REFLECT

• After every event gather data, record feedback (“positives” and “deltas”)

• What did you do well?

• How can you make it better?

• How can you include more people into your project?

• What pieces can you add next time?

Celebrate and share your results!

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