Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Young People Work for Peace

Peace is this years district-wide theme for Hypothetical Elementary School.
Young people throughout the world express a desire for peace on earth.
Your assignment is to gather information from at least three different countries.

  • Describe three different projects or programs that young people are involved with
  • Enter the link to each relevant Internet site
  • Add your description to this blog under the comments section
  • Post your links and descriptions on your iGoogle homepage and notebook
  • Read the comments of your fellow students
  • Add at least three of their links to your iGoogle homepage

Tips and Starting Places

Kids for Peace
The Nobel Peace Prize Center
Nobel Peace Prize Educational Games
The Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Peace Doves Game
Portrait of Muhammad Yunus
Documentary about Mother Teresa

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
United Nations
The People Speak
World Peace Project: Sadako

Queen Rania Challenges Stereotypes
Chatham Summit Quaker Meeting
Rosa Parks: How I fought for Civil Rights
Children for Children’s Grow Involved® on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Independent Lens: Strange Fruit

Peace Day Poem