Peacebuilders

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Peacebuilders
From Babyhood to University
in Bethlehem
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A Brief Introductory Overview of
Bethlehem PEACEBUILDERS IN EDUCATION 
Our Children Celebrate Independence Day
Ahmad In Shepherds Field Kindergarten
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Visiting Peacebuilders at SOS Kindergarten
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Dr. Levin and Peacebuilders Kindergarden
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• This school program has been named
• PEACEBUILDERS
•  by Bethlehem classroom teachers and their
  students (K-12) selected from a large number
  requesting training in a progressive,
  experiential, interactive method
  offered for testing in the Bethlehem School Area.
  

Peacebuilders Teen age mentors
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• The initial training involved approximately fifty
  teachers and several hundred students of all
  levels of academic development in Bethlehem, Beit
  Sahour and Beit Jala Schools.
• The Peacebuilders Pedagogical approach is unique
  in the Middle East for its method (K-University)
  
• systemic and  comprehensive
• (infusing thematically into every class the best
  practices world wide Peace Education materials).
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Dr.Sis Levin Lecturing During a Teacher Training
K-6 Grades of SOS School, Bethlehem
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• The Teacher Training classroom management has
  produced  child development in resilience
  and  well being, by using violence prevention
  tools and techniques. This method is  now
  endorsed by the medical world internationally.  

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Ahmad Al Azzeh,MA. Training Teachers
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• Educating for Peace in Bethlehem
• Kindergarden University Program Endorsements
  2003-06
• "We have been working on the Peacebuilders
  (program) with our children for almost half a
  year now. Living in Palestine, our children face
  and experience a lot of violence, which makes
  them fearful and insecure and thus violent
  themselves. This program (Educating for Peace)
  has played a positive role in helping install
  back a good amount of love, peace, and security
  in the minds and hearts of our children. Also,
  this has been a good way to integrate English
  (language) into our curriculum. During these
  first six months, our children have learned
  English words as well as a number of songs which
  they love to sing again and again."
• Titiana Abu-Dayyeh, Classroom Teacher Beit AI
  Liqa Kindergarden Beit Jala, Bethlehem, Palestine

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• "In the regional Teachers Center Headquarters
  here in Israel, we are in the process of looking
  for new syllabi. There are already some teachers
  Workshops concerning "Peace Education" in the
  Israel educational system, but we have found the
  American Dr. Sis Levin's pedagogical approach and
  her excellent collection of resources are more
  comprehensive, systemic and adaptable to our
  various cultures than what we have, and therefore
  we are requesting a cooperative lecture,
  training, and research relationship with her."
• Dr. Svi Sever
• Office of the Ministry of Education
• Regional Teachers Centers
• State of Israel
• "You must know that (your Education for Peace)
  workshop brought upon me a lot of things and
  questions I started to think about I truly feel
  that what we did was the beginning of a lot of
  wonderful things. I hope so. I want you to know
  (Dr. Levin) that you really inspire me I don't
  know, you give me that feeling of strength and
  hope. Now is the right time to start educating
  people about these matters."
• Ola Ribhi
• Student, Arab American University Jenin
• Palestine

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I strongly believe that this is a great project.
We do need you desperately. I believe it would be
wonderful if we could build exchange programs
with US schools. Our ninth graders keep asking
about you and can't wait to see you...Looking
forward to having you back with us." Giselle
Khoury, MA, (PhD in progress at Boston
University) Ninth Grade English Teacher and
Associate Introducing Peace Education at Mar
Elias Educational Institute, The Galilee, Israel
"I learnt about your program "The New Family of
Abraham Peace Education Course". I am very much
appreciating the program for the coming
constructive (period) and expected results. I am
willing to contribute to the program since I do
believe of the good work you are doing." Nafez
Assaily Director, Library on Wheels for
Nonviolence and Peace Jerusalem, Israel "We need
more of these (lectures). Please send Dr. Levine
back to our area, she is wonderful and can raise
public consciousness in this urgent area of need.
(We are) "Grateful for identifying a socially
toxic environment so that it can be brought to
the attention of an apathetic /indifferent
population in the USA (and) a K-12 curriculum of
nonviolence needs to be put in place nationally,
I recommend Dr. Lucille Levine." "Having worked
for 8 years around violence in the predominately
black schools, I found this program to be
necessary in our society. As director of an
Emergency/Trauma Center, I feel more emphasis
should be made in the medical field." "Dr. Levin
was impressive." Response evaluations after
Levins lecture/interactive broadcast
partnering University of Alabama, Birmingham
and Harvard School of Public Health Education
Development Center, Prevention Institute "Dr
Levin has found the antidote to violence." Don
Thomas, MD Emergency Room Director, Founder,
Young and Healthy Pasadena. California
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Arab American University in Jenin
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• Simultaneous trainings and classroom interactive
  student practice infusing the Peacemaker themes
  in theory and practice were reported to donors in
  partnering schools and churches in US supported
  in US by the Children of Abraham group.

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Visiting The Episcopal Mission In Bethlehem
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• THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM
• An Episcopal Peace Education Mission Project in
  Bethlehem
• I am deeply impressed with all you have done and
  continue to do as witnesses to non- violence.
  Your program for teaching nonviolence in the
  schools should be mandatory in every school.
• Bishop Thomas
  Gumbleton
• Founder Pax
  Christi USA
• .there is a marvelous reality in the Holy Land
  schools which embrace students and faculty from
  Christian, Muslim, Druze, and Jewish traditions
  who are studying in a unique community of
  learning and service. Through The Children of
  Abraham Project Peace Education Resource Center,
  founded and directed by Dr. Sis Levin, Israeli,
  Arab and Jewish I teachers are being trained to
  infuse nonviolent peace education into every
  subject from English as a Second Language in
  Kindergarden to instruction through the most
  advanced university science courses.
• Dr.
  Landrum Bolling
• President, Emeritus, Earlham
  College
• We are daring to believe God for the healing of
  the family of Abrahamstarting with the children
  in Bethlehem as a model.
  
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  Dr. Sis Levin
• Peace Education Consultant, Holy Land Trust
• .Out of her personal experience, almost
  innocently, she provides us with that strange pot
  of gold which lies at the end of the rainbow. It
  is the paradox that the power of government,
  money or ambition is, almost inexorably, the
  cause of such malignant confusion, and that the
  down to earth, knowledge-able compassion born of
  weakness is its only cure
• the only scalpel capable of cutting through the
  cancer. Herein lies the essence of peacemaking.
• M. Scott Peck, psychiatrist and
  author

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• The teacher, parent and student Reponses have
  been gratifying to all and resulted (2005) in an
  upper level (BU) student sharing trip to the US
  funded by the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. The
  plan for a next trip with colleagues in Northern
  Ireland and later South Africa are being outlined
  by the Suffragan Bishop of Alabama and others.

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Interview with the Editorial of Board of The
Birmingham News
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• A forty eight hour University level class for
  credit is currently under consideration for
  endorsement by BU and the Minister of Education.
  It has been highly praised and encouraged by both
  the BU  Deans of Ed. and Social Work, and awaits
  presentation date appointment with the Brothers
  at BU.

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Bethlehem UniversityPeacebuildersVolley Ball
Team
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Peacebuilders With Potential Teachers
During a lecture in the AAUJ about Nonviolence in
Islam
Arab American University In Jenin
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Palm Sunday Peacebuilders Moslim Kindergadener
honoring Jesus!