Awe-inspiring experiences maybe one of the best ways to find peace.
Awe-Struck: Another Way to Find Peace & Community
Pinwheels for Peace
~ PINWHEELS FOR PEACE ~ Pinwheels for Peace was started by two retired art teachers. Today thousands of children make pinwheels and plant them in a peace sign on International Peace Day on September 21. Learn more here. Students of all ages decorate a pinwheel pattern with peaceful scenes and then work together to create the […]
Cooperative Games for You and Me
~ Cooperation tops Competition ~ Do you like winning? Of course, you do. We all do. However, when winning means that someone else loses, the stage is set for conflict, anger, and even hate to develop. We live in a highly competitive society that values winning over all else. Just watch our TV shows, attend a […]
Are You a Cooperative Person? 5 Ways to Cooperate.
~Are You a Valued Group Member?~ We all recognize that being a cooperative person will make not only the project or task you are working on go more smoothly, but also make you and your co-workers happier. But just what does it mean to be cooperative? Here are 5 questions to ask yourself when you […]
Can We Cooperate? 10 Books about Community Gardening
~ Why Is It Hard to Cooperate? ~ Everyone agrees that cooperating with others is a good thing. So why is it so hard to do and so rare to find in school s and business? It Requires Sharing It’s hard, because being cooperative is dependent on being willing to share. When we work with […]
It’s Mine: Addressing Sharing with Young Children
~ What to Do When It’s Hard to Share ~ It is the bane of early childhood–how do we teach children to share? Very young children start off life as giving beings. When they are babies, they have a built-in natural empathy. When they see someone sad, they pat a shoulder. When they see someone […]
