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Check out the following inspiring peace education initiatives taking place in schools across Canada and around the World:
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Peace Camp in Cairo, Egypt
What do you get when 48 kids from 12 different countries come together to learn about peace? Click here to find out more!
The Leaning Tower of Peace
Action for peace is on the rise — 20 feet to be exact! Over at St. Francis Xavier Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario, a Peace Tower was erected in the middle of their main foyer to create daily awareness of peace. Click here to learn more about this ambitious project.
Peaceful Schools International
In the spring of 2003, Parkview Public School in Thames Valley became the first Ontario member school of Peaceful Schools International (PSI). To find out what makes Parkview unique and view a list of other Canadian member schools click here.
No Sweat!
Students across the country are exerting their consumer purchasing power to ensure that their uniforms are not made in sweatshops. Some have even succeeded in pressuring their school boards to adopt No Sweat purchasing policies. For information on these victories, click here.
Ghana Project
Students from Ursula Franklin Academy have just returned from a life-changing experience in a remote village in Northern Ghana. Click here to learn about what they were doing.
Embracing Multiculturalism
Annual multicultural night at Cardinal Carter Secondary School brings together students and parents for an evening of feast and festivity. For inspiration on planning a multicultural event in your school, click here.
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