JERUSALEM | More than 60 Israeli and Palestinian educators attended capacity building workshops on the concepts of nonviolent communication and resiliency. USAID funded the December “Supporting Resiliency in School Communities” series. Tarek Maassarani and Peggy Smith, respected educators and facilitators with deep experience promoting communication and the peaceful transformation of conflict within schools and communities, led the series, which is designed to equip teachers with tools to empower youth. Alumni of Seeds of Peace Educator Programs and educators new to … FULL STORY

Students at International Camp join 35 educators from conflict regions for summer’s second session OTISFIELD, MAINE | On July 24, a week after the departure of eight Middle East, South Asian, and American delegations, two new delegations—66 teenagers from Maine and 29 from Syracuse, New York—will arrive at the Seeds of Peace International Camp to engage in dialogue, build leadership skills, and tackle conflicts present in their communities. Joining them will be 35 educators from nine international regions of conflict … FULL STORY

DEXTER | Students and educators from the Middle East and South Asia are spending time in Dexter. TV 5 spoke with some of the adults taking part in the Seeds of Peace program. If the educators who filled the room at Ridgeview Community School in Dexter on Thursday were in their home countries, you likely wouldn’t find them sitting side-by-side. “It’s so important to teach values of respect and cross-cultural understanding and leadership,” said Daniel Moses, director of the educator … FULL STORY

LAHORE | Fifty students and ten educators from the four provincial capitals of Pakistan——Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Quetta——as well as from Islamabad gathered for five days to tackle stereotypes and learn about the similarities and differences between their cultures. The National Integration Camp (NIC), held at the Divisional Public School in Model Town and managed by youth members of Seeds of Peace Pakistan, featured programming designed to maximize interaction between students and teachers from each provincial delegation. Facilitated dialogue sessions focusing upon various … FULL STORY