~Buying a Gift?~ As we enter the season of gift giving and buying, it is important to step back and put our needs, wants, and desires in perspective. What exactly are we hoping to accomplish when we give a gift to someone we care about? Is buying something the best type of gift to accomplish […]
Step Outside. It’s Earth Day – It might have been renamed Sci Cli Day and the March for Science, but today is Earth Day 2017. Today we honor the earth. Our home. Our only home. There is no Planet B as some like to say. Today let’s forget what we are doing to our Earth. Let’s […]
Are your children playing outside today?- With Earth Day around the corner, it seems appropriate to consider why we need to care about the natural world and to share that love of nature with our children. Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv Algonquin Books 2008 “Leave no child inside” In this book, Richard […]
“Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we are, toward creating a world that supports everyone. But it is also securing the space for others to contribute the best that they have and all that they are.” — Hafsat Abiola Lesson Plan: New Year’s Resolution Flags or […]
This is the season when we think about giving gifts to the people we care about. The following books take gift giving to a higher level and force us to think about what is truly a gift. Perhaps one of these book will prove the perfect gift for a child you love. Those Shoes by […]
In the United States, we hold Thanksgiving Day on the third Thursday in November. Many other countries also have days of thanksgiving that are an important part of their lives. Japan celebrates Kinrō Kansha no Hi on November 23rd when people give thanks for the work done throughout the year and the fruit of that labor. […]
Objective: To participate in a peace circle and learn how to think like a peacemaker Grade Level: Kindergarten to adult Preparation: Have participants sit in a circle Have a white feather, round beach stone, a bone, or other special object from nature. Have very quiet meditative music playing Have books that show the evils of […]
A book review of Sandra Steingraber’s Raising Elijah by Tim Wolcott A great book is sometimes difficult to read. However, the author often propels you along its enlightened path using earth-shaking examples that strike home. Such is the case with Raising Elijah, the story of how toxic chemicals are affecting our children. Ms. Steingraber’s empirically-based, maternally-centered thesis […]
Over two thousand years ago, Chinese philosopher Lao-Tse showed us the way to peace in the world. Based on his thoughts, here are our Teach Peace Now’s 2016 resolutions for a more peaceful world. May they speak to you as they do to us. One There must be peace in the heart. If there is to […]
This is the season when our minds turn to the contemplation of peace on earth, and we send cards and social media messages to our friends and loved ones wishing for peace. We at Teach Peace Now have gathered together ten thought-provoking quotes on peace that speak to the soul and heart and are not […]
Flag day is approaching. How will you celebrate it? Consider waving a flag that joins us all together. Here is one proposal for a Flag of the Earth. Do you like it? Can you and your children design a better one? Send us photos of your ideas and we will post them on our website.
There is something refreshing about starting a new year. It is a chance to look back over the past and resolve to step out in a new direction. New Year’s Day is one of the oldest holidays celebrated. Worldwide people gather with family, eat special foods, make noise, toast each other, and resolve to […]
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