Peace is a Choice ... At Each Small Turn Choose Peace: A Peace Curriculum for Grades 6-9

The idea for creating a peace curriculum for middle school and junior high students is not new. There are many peace curricula available for schools to use, which focus on topics such as anti-bullying, conflict resolution, peer mediation, etc. However, few peace curricula relate specifically to themes and concepts taught in core subject areas.

"At each small turn..." encourages teachers, students, and school communities to see peace not only as relevant and urgent in our world, but also tied intrinsically to what it is we are studying, how we relate to each other at home, at school and in our communities. The goal for this curriculum is to encourage and enable students to take responsibility for the profound impact, both negative and positive, their actions and decisions can have in all of those places. This curriculum hopes to challenge school communities to link learning, responsibility and action as one whole.