Lesson Aims:


• To encourage each student, where relevant, to identify an individual, or individuals, in their life who they would like to make peace with on Peace Day 21 September and to make a simple peace plan to this end.


• To encourage each student, where relevant, to organize an activity bringing together family or friends on Peace Day.


Learning Outcomes – students should be able to:


• Recognise the importance of reconciliation and identify their role in this. • Plan and implement a course of action aimed at bringing people together on Peace Day.


Opener:


Prior to Peace Day, perhaps two weeks in advance, use Jeremy’s short film (opposite) to introduce Peace One Day’s current campaign, Who Will You Make Peace With?


Activity 1: Class Discussion - Who Will You Make Peace With? Ask students:


• Can students think of a person they have argued with recently? A parent, sibling, friend etc. If they were to make peace with them, how easy or difficult might it be and why?


• Has anyone had a disagreement or a situation of conflict that they are happy to talk about? » What was the subject of the disagreement? » How long ago did it happen? » What does the student think would be the reaction if an attempt were to be made to make peace? » Is the student willing to take action to make peace with this person on Peace Day?


Additional discussion points if time:


◊ Why might we find it difficult to heal broken relationships? Pride, anger, fear etc. ◊ What’s the result of not healing relationships? ◊ What kind of effect do you think this kind of individual action (i.e. making peace) might have on society if it happened all over the country, or all over the world?


Explain to the class that there are two options for students in this lesson:


» Option 1: for each student to identify someone with whom they have had a disagreement and make a plan to make peace with them on Peace Day 21 September.


» Option 2: for each student to identify a person or group of people that they would like to bring together on Peace Day for some kind of shared activity to mark the day.


• Encourage students to think carefully about Option 1 and steer them towards this option if possible. Of course it is important to use discretion and not put pressure on students to put themselves in potentially dangerous situations.


• Ask each student to pair up with another student who has chosen the same option (1 or 2 above). Ask all the pairs who have chosen Option 1 to move to one side of the room and all the pairs who have chosen Option 2 to move to the other side wherever practical.


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