~Let’s Change the World ~

What is Teach Peace Now’s Mission?

Teach Peace Now grew out of concerns by parents and teachers for the need for more information and high quality materials that addressed issues related to peaceful co-existence in the home, the classroom, the community, and the world.

We are anti-bias, anti-racism, anti-bullying, and dedicated to fighting injustice everywhere. We encourage you to share these ideas with your family, your children, your students, your neighbors, even with strangers. If we all work at it, we can make the world a more peaceful place—one person at a time.

How is Teach Peace Now funded?

This website is a non-commercial, not-for-profit created by educators for parents and teachers. The materials offered are copyrighted by Teach Peace Now and offered free to parents and teachers for educational purposes only. Commercial use is strictly prohibited.

Who Can Contribute to Teach Peace Now ?

We welcome contributions of activity ideas, school peace events, book recommendations, and encouragement from concerned parents and peace educators everywhere. Reach us by e-mail at info@teachpeacenow.org. We can also be found on Facebook  and on Twitter @TeachPeaceNow

How does Teach Peace Now select books to review?

Teach Peace Now regularly reviews new books on topics related to our mission. Reviews are published here and on Amazon and Goodreads. We invite authors and publishers to send new releases to PO Box 285, Chenango Bridge, NY 13745. All books sent for review will be distributed to our followers after being reviewed.

Who administers Teach Peace Now ?

Dr. Joan Bouza Koster, an instructor at Broome Community College in Binghamton, New York. She holds degrees in art education from Adelphi University, elementary education from Temple University, and a doctorate in education from Binghamton University. Her dissertation focused on forming teacher study/research groups to address racism in the classroom through children’s literature. In over forty years in the classroom she has taught students from preschool to high school.

She is the author of Growing Artists: Teaching the Arts to Young Children, Bringing the Arts into the Elementary School, and Handloom Construction: A Practical Guide for the Non-Expert, numerous academic and magazine articles, and several published novels. With her husband, she has conducted anthropological fieldwork focusing on shepherding in Greece and Italy. She regularly conducts workshops on the arts, education, media literacy, and addressing social justice issues.

Tim Wolcott taught Science (Earth, Life, Physical, Integrated and Environmental) for 22 years, mostly at Waverly, NY Middle/High School.  As Adjunct Professor at the University of Albany he also directed Waverly’s college credit Science Research program.  Furthermore, Tim coordinated the district’s greenhouse activities that included a community-based program (Project Grow) that benefited at-risk youth. 

Tim has a Bachelors in Geology and a Masters in Earth Science education from Binghamton University.  His current interests include supporting peace activities as Treasurer of both the Broome County Chapter of Peace Action and the Broome-Tioga Green Party as well as giving public presentations on how to become a peacemaker.