Teacher trainees of St. Paul Institute of Teacher Training at Phesama attending Peace Channel animated training on ‘the importance of peace education in the multi tribal and religious background of Nagaland.’
Dimapur, March 16 (MExN): Peace Channel animated one day training on ‘the importance of peace education in the multi tribal and religious background of Nagaland’ for the teacher trainees of St. Paul Institute of Teacher Training at Phesama.
A press note received here stated that while addressing the gathering Rev. Fr. CP Anto, Director Peace Channel said that as our children and youth live in the multi-cultural, tribal and religious background, they need to learn and understand differences as asset rather than a threat. The children and the youth should be taught how the division based on the religions, ethnicity, and political affiliation and even based on community of origin can have adverse effects on the socioeconomic, political, and religious relations of the people in Nagaland. Thus, it is the urgent need to educate the children on peace when they are young. Then are enabled and empowered to work for unity and reconciliation in Nagaland, said Fr. Anto.
The trainees were introduced in to various topics like what is peace education and its principles, how to make class room a place of peace and learning by enabling children centric rather than the teacher centric class rooms through interactive and using different peace education methods of teaching. He also discussed on the importance of peer mediation, how to manage the behavioural disorders among the children and building peace through dialogue.
Adahe Neli spoke on the Peace Channel as one of the means to promote peace education in the region and how the youth can eliminate violence, bring development and build peace, by converting the culture of violence to culture of peace. It is possible only when they are united and organised as a group. He also stated that class room is the best platforms to begin peace education and invited all the trainees to become a channel of peace. He also thanked the Principal Rev. Fr Felix and the other officials who initiated this noble venture among the teacher trainees. The day’s workshop was consisted of group discussion and peace games. The participants appreciated the training and said that peace education can replace the culture of violence in to culture of peace beginning form individual to group and then to community. Seventy trainees attended the workshop.
