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Peacemaker Corps Workshops

TRAINING

Peacemaker Corps Workshops take place over two days and are hosted by a local shopping mall. This neutral ground, considered by conflict resolution professionals as a “safe space” where teenagers can leave their cliques, gang affiliations and community biases at the door, helps create an environment conducive to learning and sharing.

Invited students register and receive their Peacemaker Kit; which consists of their laminated identity card, table tent card and a professionally bound training manual. They are seated in a half circle and are encouraged to actively participate in discussions. The hands-on, active learning approach generates thought-provoking conversation that has a lasting effect on the students’ mindsets and behaviors.

The first day consists of town-hall interactive discussions about diversity, terrorism, conflict and youth violence. Students then participate in awareness activities to identify their own reactions to conflict. The second day consists of interactive, role-playing exercises focusing on mentoring and ethics and concludes with a workshop on community organizing.

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GRADUATION CEREMONY

Following the intense two-day Peacemaker training workshop, the sponsoring shopping mall hosts a graduation ceremony honoring the Peacemakers in center court of the mall.

This ceremony serves two purposes. The first is formal recognition of the students’ achievements and the second is to provide a forum for the graduates to meet local governmental officials and organizations that support their efforts to better their community.

Graduates are awarded a Peacemaker Corps graduation certificate, a beautiful multicolored custom-designed medal, and a T-shirt identifying them as members of the Peacemaker Corps.

Please also see the Leader and Peacemaker Project for information on having Leader in Me and Peacemaker training in your school!

Also check out our Volunteer Training Workshops!