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Project Manager: Suzanne Anderson, Classroom Connections

Writing Team: This module was developed by Classroom Connections in partnership with the International Institute for Global Education (IIGE). The IIGE is a recognized centre within the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) of the University of Toronto (UT). The Institute seeks to contribute to the growth of global education through teaching programs, curriculum development, research, and networking.

David Selby, Professor and Director, IIGE, OISE/UT
James Gray-Donald, Associate of the IIGE, Doctoral Candidate, OISE/UT
Dick Holland, Pre-service Education (Secondary), Affiliated with the IIGE, OISE/UT
Fumiyo Kagawa, MEd, Researcher, affiliated with IIGE, OISE/UT

Design: Teach Magazine

Editor: Lori Anderson

Cultivating Peace Steering Committee

George Adams
President, Canadian Council for History, Social Studies and Social Sciences

Carolyn Bassett
Coordinator, Canadian Peace Alliance

Morton Beiser
Director, Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement; Professor of Cultural Pluralism and Health, University of Toronto

John Daicopoulos
Diploma Student, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, Conrad Grebel University College; Teacher, Upper Grand District School Board

Mark Evans
Director, Secondary Teacher Education Program, OISE/UT

Lowell Ewert
Director, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, Conrad Grebel University College

Garfield Gini-Newman
Curriculum Consultant, York Region District School Board

Shannon McLeod
Executive Board Member, Ontario History and Social Sciences Association

Joe Rapai
Director of Education and Secretary, Brant Haldimand-Norfolk Catholic District School Board

Rejane Vaillancourt
French Second Language Consultant, Western Quebec School Board

Patricia Waters
President, The Canadian Home and School Federation


Special Thanks To:

Garfield Gini-Newman
Curriculum Consultant, York Region District School Board

Barrie Bennett
Associate Professor, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, OISE/UT

Karen Mock
Executive Director, Canadian Race Relations Foundation

Cultivating Peace in the 21st Century was funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and Canadian Heritage. Thanks also to the RCMP for their support of this resource.