This file has been made available to educators and parents as a courtesy of Health Communication, Inc. and the Association of Living Values Education International.
This file contains the Peace Unit of
Living Values Activities for Children Ages 8–14.
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(Published in 10 languages. See page 8 for a list of which languages.)
Values posters are available for free download on the www.livingvalues.net website.
Please note that the Setting the Context and Introduction sections are updated. These updated chapters will be in the new edition of the book, when HCI reprints. This edition made available on the international Living Values Education website. (May 2012)
C O N T E N T S
Setting the Context 3 The Need for Values Education 3 The Living Values Education Approach 4 LVE Resource Materials 8 Purpose and Aims 9 The Living Values Series 9 For Children and Youth At-Risk 11 History of Living Values Education 12 Acknowledgement 13 Results 16
Introduction – Exploring and Developing Values 21 Teaching Values 21 The Developing Values Schematic – The LVEP Method 22 Bringing In the Values of Your Culture 35 Making Values Education a Practical Reality 36 Incorporating Values Into the Existing Curriculum 40
One: Peace Unit 43 Reflection Points 43 Objectives 43 PEACE LESSONS 44 Lesson 1 Imagining a Peaceful World 44
