CATCH-UP FRIDAYS TEACHING GUIDE Catch-up Peace Education Subject: Quarterly Justice Theme: Sub-theme: Peace Concepts ( Positive and Negative Peace) Session Title: Why peace is more important than ever Grade Level: 4 Date: January 19, 2024 Duration: 40 mins (time allotment as per DO 21, s. 2019) Subject and Time: English 4 10:00 – 10:40 PM (schedule as per existing Class Program) Session At the end of the activity. Objectives: The pupils will be able to know the importance of peace in all aspect. References: K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum Materials: Large pictures or flashcards Markers Stones, paint, paintbrush Small prizes or stickers Journals or notebooks for each student Components Duration Activities Greetings Attendance Showing of pictures Picture A Activity 15 mins Picture B Page 1 of 6 CATCH-UP FRIDAYS TEACHING GUIDE Ask : What have you observed on the pictures ? What is present in picture A that is absent in Picture B ? And what is present in picture B that is absent in Picture A? Answers of the pupils are acknowldeged. Have you watched about the war of some certain countries? How would you feel if that happens to us? Ask: “Why peace is more important that ever” Say: Peace, security, a future: basic needs that people in the midst of violent conflict desperately want and seek. 1. Because the effects of conflict are far reaching The majority of those risking their lives trying to reach Europe are from Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia and other areas beset by violent conflict, insecurity or political repression. While we can and should respond generously to their immediate plight, a strategic peacebuilding response looks at what can be done ‘at source’. It takes concerted efforts over the medium to long-term to help people confront and tackle the root causes and drivers of conflicts and their legacies. Page 2 of 6 CATCH-UP FRIDAYS TEACHING GUIDE 2. Because military answers alone to political problems don’t work At the heart of many violent conflicts lie issues of inequality, injustice and exclusion. While criminality can feed on and into a conflict, there are often genuine and unaddressed grievances at play, which are expressed in violence. Military power may be deployed to prevent or defend against an immediate threat, but it cannot resolve underlying political, social and economic problems and sustain peace. In fact it can sometimes complicate that task. 3. Because conflict shatters lives and hinders development More than 1.5 billion people live in countries affected by violent conflict. 59.5 million are currently forcibly displaced worldwide, 19.5 million of them refugees, of which half are children. No low-income conflictaffected country has achieved a single one of the UN Millennium Development Goals which expire this autumn. Peacebuilding approaches, including mediation and diplomacy, dialogue and participation, are an essential part of the toolkit we need to meet Goal 16 of the new UN Sustainable Development Goals, to ‘promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development’. Do you know the symbol of peace? A simple but powerful way to spread a positive message of peace. This activity is inspired by ‘Peace Rocks’ whose goal is to spread 1 million peace rocks around the world. Students can paint their own and create a peaceful garden or similar area. Page 3 of 6 CATCH-UP FRIDAYS TEACHING GUIDE “Peace can’t be achieved unless we do not have it in ourselves. Peace starts within us and will eventually spread to everyone around us.” Ask? Do you believe in this quote? Why? (Pupils are sharing their opinions to the class.) Does our home or what we call family brought us peace? How do you maintain peace at home? After the activity ask 5 representatives from the class and bring the peace stone they have painted and share to the class the things that they practice at home to maintain peace. Reflection 15 mins Example: Pupil: I maintain peace in our home by respecting the things that I do not own and asking permission to the owner whenever I need to borrow their possessions. Where does peace starts? Repeat this Wrap Up 5 mins “Peace can’t be achieved unless we do not have it in ourselves. Peace starts within us and will eventually spread to everyone around us”. Page 4 of 6 CATCH-UP FRIDAYS TEACHING GUIDE Journal Writing (Grades 4 – 10) 5 mins Ask the pupils to write the things they have learned in todays activity. Prepared By: ELGENE E. QUITARA Teacher III Recommending Approval: JESUS A. MOSA,JR. Master Teacher I Approved: MERCY GRACE O. BASAS School Principal I Page 5 of 6 CATCH-UP FRIDAYS TEACHING GUIDE Page 6 of 6
