The Complete Circle of Peace: Self, Others, and the Earth, Oh YES!

Peace is 360 degrees; complete the circle! Don’t see peace as just a handshake between you and your adversaries; Oh No, it goes so much further!

Peace is VALUING YOURSELF (i.e., knowing you have dignity, keeping your body safe), VALUING OTHERS (i.e., seeing everyone as equal, listening without judging), and VALUING THE EARTH (i.e., taking care of our land, water); is the lesson that our students at the Center for Peace Education are leaning this week.

Thank you for your ongoing love and support!

Digging Beneath the Surface: Understanding the Root Causes of Conflict

Conflict in life is inevitable, but violence is always a choice, Oh Yes! This week at the Center for Peace Education (CPE), our students are exploring a vital theme: "Understanding the Root Causes of Conflict." 

We are empowering these young leaders with real, actionable skills in crisis management, dialogue, and peaceful conflict resolution. 

Thank you for your continued generosity!

Peace Begins With Us! Oh Yes...

On September 21, the Center for Peace Education celebrated the International Day of Peace with peace parades, songs, dramas, poems, and inspiring performances. 

We are planting seeds of peace today for a more peaceful world tomorrow. Thank you for your continued support!

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URGENT: Help Our Students Celebrate World Peace Day!

We are currently fundraising to cover the costs of hosting International World Peace Day on Monday, September 21, for our young peacemakers and community members!

The Center for Peace Education (CPE) is ready to commemorate this special day with our annual student peace parade, songs, poems, and performances; OH YES! But we cannot do it without you. We urgently need your help to make it possible. 

Your generous contribution will provide supplies, refreshments, and event support so our children can celebrate peace with dignity and joy.

Every dollar makes an immediate difference:

To Donate: Email us directly at info@peaceedu.org

Your support and generosity are deeply appreciated as we empower our global village’s next generation of peacebuilders!

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Celebrate World Peace Day with Us!

On Monday, September 21, the world observes the International Day of Peace. For nearly two decades, the Center for Peace Education (CPE) has proudly commemorated this day with student peace parades, songs, dramas, poems, and inspirational performances. 

As our young peacemakers take the stage, we invite you to stand with them! Your generous donation directly fuels our grassroots peace curriculum, empowering children growing up war-affected society with the tools of dialogue, nonviolence, and reconciliation. 

Every contribution helps us memorialize this special day with joy, hope, and lasting impact.

Thank you for your continued love, generosity, and belief in global village’s peaceful future!

A Clean Environment Fosters Peacefulness

 On Saturday, August 29, our inspiring students from the Center for Peace Education took to the streets of their local community with brooms in hand and peace in their hearts!

Our youth know that a tidy environment doesn't just make a healthier community; YES, indeed, it creates a calm, caring, and peaceful habitat for all.

By sweeping the streets and taking pride in their surroundings, these young leaders are actively building peace from the ground up.

Thank you for your continued love and support as our students lead the way to a brighter, cleaner global village!

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Negotiation in Action: Building Bridges for World Peace Day

Preparations are in full swing at the Center for Peace Education as our students get ready to commemorate World Peace Day on September 21!

In the video, our young peacemakers are practicing their performance on Negotiation: The Act of Building Bridges and Finding the Win-Win Solution.

Through this powerful piece, they demonstrate a vital truth: while conflict only destroys, negotiation builds a path to mutual respect. By choosing dialogue over division, former adversaries can shake hands, foster congenial relationships, and build a foundation for lasting, sustainable peace.

Watching our youth bring these principles to life gives us so much hope for the future of our global village!

Thank you for your continued love, prayers, and support as we guide the next generation of bridge builders.

Preparing for World Peace Day: Empowering Young Peacemakers

Approximately one month from now, on September 21, the world will celebrate World Peace Day. For the past 16 years, the Center for Peace Education (CPE) has proudly honored this day with peace parades, songs, and indoor performances across our community.

Our students have already begun rehearsals! From the attachments, this week, they are practicing their mediation drama, "The Broken Bench & The Helper," bringing classroom lessons of dialogue, neutrality, and problem-solving to life on stage.

Thank you so much for your continued love, generosity, and support!

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CPE Is Healing the Land, Empowering the Future

Following Liberia’s 14-year civil war (1989–2003), the Center for Peace Education (CPE) dedicated itself to guiding and empowering our youth growing up in post-conflict communities.

Sustainable peace starts in the classroom! Through drawing and storytelling, students like Cherish and Manfred are showing us what they’ve learned, YES Indeed, from managing personal anger to stepping in as mediators and shaking hands to heal disputes.

OH YES! Our children aren't just learning peace; they are living it under the banner of "Healing together, winning together!

Thank you for your continued love and support!

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From Classroom Lessons to Real-Life Change

When we assign homework at the Center for Peace Education, we aren't just checking reading and writing; OH YES! We are watching peace take root in their hearts.

As shown in the photos, Swaliho illustrated how a mediator steps in to solve conflict, while Ambulai wrote a powerful story showing why peacemaking tools are urgently needed when tension builds up.

Peace is no longer just a topic on a whiteboard; oh YES indeed, it is becoming a lifestyle for our students!

Thank you for your continued support as we empower the next generation of peace builders. 

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Personal Pledges: Living Our Principles Every Day

At the Center for Peace Education, learning about values means making a personal commitment to live them. We asked our students to write and sign their own peace pledges (i.e., promising to uphold principles of honesty, respect, and nonviolence).

In, the attached photos, students like Dixon and Manfred wrote inspiring commitments to:

Choose understanding over arguing during tough conversations.

Reject insults, fighting, and division.

Respect and see everyone equally, no matter who they are.

Thank you for your continued support!

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Defeating Injustice, Saving the Person

 If we live by revenge, an eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind. Striking back in anger doesn't fix the pain, Oh YES, it simply doubles the evil in the world.

This week, our students at the Center for Peace Education are learning a beautiful truth, AND THAT IS, the enemy is the bad behavior, not the person. By choosing to hate the sin but love the sinner, these brave children are breaking the cycle of revenge to build a future of reconciliation.

Thank you for your continued support in helping us teach these life-changing lessons of peace!

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Breaking the Cycle: Choosing Integrity Over Violence

In a world where dishonesty, corruption, and deception often dominate the headlines, Oh YES, it's easy to believe that these behaviors are simply the norm. But, at the Center for Peace Education (CPE) we refuse to accept that as the future.

This week our students are discovering that integrity, strong moral values, and good character are the true foundations of lasting success and peaceful communities. They are learning that honesty is strength, character is leadership, and compassion will always rise above deception, corruption, and violence.

Thank you for your continued support!

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Choosing the Third Way: The Power of Nonviolence

When someone hurts you, the first instinct is often to fight back or flee. But this week at the Center for Peace Education (CPE), our students are learning that there is a third way; that way is Nonviolence, Oh Yes!

Choosing nonviolence does not mean being weak, nor does it mean letting people walk all over you. Instead, it is a profound choice of strength. It is the brave refusal to do harm to another human being because we believe that every single life is sacred. 

We are so proud of our young peacemakers for discovering that true power doesn’t come from a clenched fist, but from a courageous heart.

Thanks for your continue support!

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The Art of Negotiation: Finding the Win-Win Solution

 The Act of Negotiation: Learning to Build Bridges: We taught our young peacemakers that while war is about one side winning and the other losing, peace education focuses on a "win-win" outcome.

This means both sides get enough of what they need to smile, shake hands, and say, "Oh Yes, I agree to this deal!" 

We are so proud of our students at the Center for Peace Education for learning how to build these sustainable bridges for a peaceful tomorrow!

Thanks for your support!

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The Role of a Mediator: A Helper for Peace

 During the week of June 15, our students at the Center for Peace Education (CPE) learned that a “mediator is a helper for peace.”

Our lessons focused on the role of a mediator as a neutral person who guides others to solve conflicts peacefully. A mediator listens carefully to both sides, doesn't take sides, helps people understand each other, and works to find an amicable solution for everyone involved.

We are so proud of our young peacemakers as they master these vital skills.

Thank you for your continued love, generosity, and support!

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The Core Values of a True Negotiator

 Negotiation is the powerful process of connecting adversaries through constructive dialogue. 

Building on last week’s lessons, our students at the Center for Peace Education are diving into the essential tools required to make peace a reality.

They are learning that true negotiation requires more than just talking. It demands active listening, respect, empathy, and a deep awareness of other people’s underlying needs and emotions.

Furthermore, demonstrating equality and equity serves as the ultimate bridge for rivals. 

These salient components don't just bring people to the table for a genuine negotiation; YES INDEED, they lay the vital foundation for a lasting peace. 

Thanks For Your Support!

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Negotiation: Turning Confrontation into Dialogue

As the students of the Center for Peace Education (CPE) dive into Negotiation this June, they are learning that peace begins with the process of building bridges.

During a dispute, our words and actions can easily escalate and worsen the conflict. Our students are learning that to transition from a harsh confrontation to a constructive dialogue, opponents must first calm their hearts, steady their emotions, and bring their anger under control.

Through the discipline of negotiation, adversaries can safely meet, connect, end hostilities, and achieve lasting peace.

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Peace in Action: Cleaning Our Community, Healing Our Land

Peace isn’t just taught; OH YES, it’s practiced! Our students are living the values they study every day at the Center for Peace Education.

On the final weekend of May 2026, our students took their lessons beyond the classroom and into the heart of the community. As seen in attached photos, they worked together to clean and care for the environment we all share. We believe that a healthy, pollution-free environment is the foundation of a peaceful society.

Our banner says it best: "Cleaning Our Community, Healing Our Land Together." A clean community is a peaceful community, and we are incredibly proud of our students for leading this change.

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Young Minds, Lasting Peace: Our Students Reflect on Mediation

As this month draws to a close, our students at the Center for Peace Education (CPE) reflected on their deep understanding of mediation and the vital role of a mediator.

Through their creative homework assignments, our young peacemakers illustrated exactly what it takes to resolve conflict:

Frank: beautifully mapped out the mediator’s toolkit, noting that peace requires listening to both sides, encouraging empathy, and focusing on solutions, not blame.

Cherish: shared a powerful story about two friends, proving that a mediator’s true purpose is to make peace and settle disputes before friendships are lost.

Swaliho: drew a moving illustration showing a mediator standing between two opposing sides to bring peace among them and guide them to a win-win solution.

Oh YES! Our students are proving that they don't just understand the theories of peace; YES INDEED: they are learning exactly how to build it.

We are so proud of their reflection, creativity, and dedication to a brighter future for post-conflict Liberia! Thanks for your support.

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Transforming Adversaries into Partners for Peace

 This week at the Center for Peace Education, our students are learning that mediation is a pathway for adversaries to engage in constructive dialogue and work toward lasting peace.

They are also learning that insulting opponents, spreading false information, and violating confidentiality can escalate conflict, prolong suffering, and lead to unnecessary loss of lives and property.

Mediation requires deep discipline. At its core, mediation is about listening, understanding, and building sustainable peace.

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