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APCEIU hosted the first Sub-regional Workshop on a Common Curriculum for Peace Education in Northeast Asia for two days on 12-13 August 2022 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

This workshop was conducted to gather ideas and insights from peace educators and to promote APCEIU’s cooperative project, “Development of a Common Curriculum for Peace Education in Northeast Asia,” to be carried out in 2022-2023 with six key partners in the region. The partners include UNESCO Beijing Office; UNESCO Chair on Peace Studies at Nanjing University in China; UNESCO Chair on Education for Peace, Social Justice, and Global Citizenship at Kyushu University in Japan; Peace Education Commission of the Peace Studies Association of Japan; Japan Association for International Education; and Korean Society of Education for International Understanding. This project aims to develop a common curricular guide for peace education pertinent and responsive to the needs and contexts of  Northeast Asia while being faithful to UNESCO’s vision.

On the first day, APCEIU, Drafting Team, Expert Working Group (EWG) and representatives of the project partners gathered to review the draft developed by the Drafting Team to share ideas for improvement and prepare for the workshop.

On the following day, the Drafting Team presented an overview of the project and the draft of the Common Curriculum guide. Ten local peace educators, including professors and school teachers, joined the workshop to provide feedback and ideas on the Common Curriculum Guide. The workshop was primarily held offline, with partner representatives from China joining online.

In the break-out sessions, stakeholders and local peace educators discussed effective strategies for establishing the Common Curriculum that reflects the context of Northeast Asia. After several intensive discussion sessions, all participants gathered to summarize the key points and final comments.

Following the workshop, APCEIU and the partners will develop a common curriculum (guide) to be widely and actively used by relevant UNESCO Member States in both formal and non-formal education. In the process of curriculum development, feedback from peace educators and key stakeholders in the region will be continuously solicited through the rotating workshops in China, Japan and the Republic of Korea. Ultimately, this project aims to contribute to the strengthening and enhancement of peace education in Northeast Asia.

URL: http://www.unescoapceiu.org/post/4549