Peacebuilding is not just for world leaders and diplomats. In fact, it’s something that educators can and frequently do in their classrooms—especially language educators.
St John’s students spend summer promoting peaceful dialogue among citizens of feuding nation through seminar-style classes.
Students ran a STEM Camp for refugees and promoted environmental peace.
George Washington University undergraduates Nataliya Layer, Lydia Miller, Liana Moldovanu and Anja Ree spent six weeks in Eastern Europe documenting the human toll of Russia’s war against Ukraine through personal narratives.
Inspired by her lived experience, Olha Vasyliv will enact educational workshops for refugee children in Ukraine and Austria.
Launched as a Project for Peace in 2017, the Rerooted Archive celebrates five years of documenting stories from Armenians displaced by conflict. Read on for the story of how an idea grew into a sustained, global, initiative.
Lake Forest College student Valdrin Halitjaha designed “Language and Libraries: Expanding Educational Resources for Kosovar Youth through English Learning and Library Access” to aid young students in his home country. Read more about him and his work here!
With input from Ukrainian students studying at Middlebury College, the Student Government Association (SGA) compiled a list of actions and resources for those interested in supporting Ukraine.
