Legal Framework for the

Institutionalization of

Peace Education

WELITO I. ROSALPrincipal 2

A.L. Navarro National High School

WHY EDUCATE FOR PEACE?1. It is an Ethical Imperative.

2. It is Practical Alternative.

Executive Order No. 570, Series 2006

Institutionalizing Peace Education in Basic Education and Teachers Education

Section 1 . Policy Statement

Peace Education shall be anchored on:1. values and principles of spirituality2. human rights3. non-violence4. social justice5. interfaith6. human security

Section 2. Institutionalization Principles

a. Be in harmony with educational priorities and inter’l commitments related to a culture of peace and dev’t;

b. Be pursued through a holistic approach involving pre-service and in-service trainings, school-based and alternative learning and technical education; and,

c. Involve the participation of all types of schools.

Section 3. Definition of Terms

[Peace Ed, Basic Ed, Teachers Ed, ALS,

Tech’l Ed, Culture of Peace, Exemplars,

and etc.]

Objectives of Institutionalization of Peace

Education1. To ensure that education

contributes to the attainment of a culture of peace in the country.

2. To strengthen the partnership between government and civil society as well as among all types of learning environments and stakeholders in promoting and implementing peace education.

3. To ensure that Peace Education Materials [instructional, learning and advocacy] are developed and used.

Executive CommitteeChair: Office of the Presidential

Adviser on Peace Process [OPPAP]

Co-chair: DepEDMembers: @ CHED @ NEDA @ NCCA @ DILG

@ National Commission on Indigenous People

@National Youth Commission @Miriam College Peace

Education Center representing the Peace Education Network [PEN]

@Mindanao Peace Education Forum [MinPEF]

Roles, Functions and Responsibilities

•OPAPP

•DEPED

•CHED

1. Take lead in mainstreaming Peace Education in the basic education and ALS;

2. Make available to all teachers and ALS implementers the Peace Education Exemplars;

3. Conduct In-service training advocacy and info dissemination

4. Develop the needed training modules to facilitate the indigenization of these materials;

5. Issue policies and guidelines in the use of Peace Education Exemplars in schools and ALS;

6. Establish networks and promote dialogue and cooperaton;

7. Organize Peace Education Circles/Teams in the region, division and school levels;

8. Encourage and nurture local peace initiatives, such as: peace congress or peace camps; and,

9. Monitor and evaluate feedback on the process of implementation.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION1.Monitoring shall be done semi-annually

to identify concerns and problems while Evaluation will be conducted annually to measure the progress and impact of peace education program in target areas.

2. DEPED shall conduct monitoring and evaluation in basic education and ALS.

3. CHED shall conduct M&E in Teacher Education Institutions.

4. The NEDA shall complement this function by ensuring that these education efforts are aligned with the education policies and programs stipulated in the national dev’t plans. It shall also advocate for appropriate budgetary allocations among agencies with peace education programs.

5. Each of the implementing agencies [OPPAP, DEPED & CHED] shall appoint focal division/office within their agencies. The focal division/office shall then appoint representative [s] to the appropriate TWGs. These representatives shall report on the programs and activities implemented by their agencies. The secretariat [OPPAP] shall consolidates monitoring and evaluation reports.

DepED Memorandum No. 469 s 2008

Institutionalization of Peace Education in the

Basic Education Curriculum

Culture of PEACEA set of

attitude/orientation

values/interest

Behavior

Principles/belief

tradition

lived by any individual and commonly shared by any group of people of a given community

Is the way any group of people…

Live

Think

Feel

Organized themselves

Celebrate and share life

(human society)

rooted in system of values

meanings

world viewexpressed visibly in languages

gestures

symbols

rituals

styles

Culture as a way of life…

It becomes a basic living pattern by which a group of people can design their collective consciousness and behavior as a community within and in relating with other groups of people and cultures in their environment.

THANK YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS

US ALL!

May the TRIBE of PEACE ADVOCATES increases!