by Naeemah Jackson, Director of Family Programs There are myriad definitions for the word Peace. For some it simply means an absence of violence or anger or conflict. However, the concept of Peace covers an incredibly wide range of thoughts and feelings. In the Family Peace Workshops that I
Peace Learning Center, in partnership with DMHA, has created a FREE train-the-trainer program for schools across the state of Indiana. In the spring of 2021, the module for the central region of Indiana will begin. If you are in Northern Indiana, there will be sessions held near you in
by Clare Wildhack-Nolan Whenever I am fortunate enough to be facilitating a group of young people, I first connect to them by acknowledging and lifting up their power as leaders, not in the future, but now. They are and can be leaders for peace. I ask them to raise
by Tim Nation, Executive Director While the school year is over, it is not time for a break at Peace Learning Center. Our team facilitates training and workshops for youth and adults throughout the summer. We are getting many requests for help with equity education including implicit bias and
When Jeanne Gibbs wrote the first Tribes book in the 1970’s, little did she realize that the Tribes Learning Community process would help build community in educational settings well into the 21st century. In the last 25 years, with the support of many dedicated staff and district trainers, Tribes has
Dear PLC Community, My name is Jay Horan and I am the Director of Community Engagement at Peace Learning Center. As a part of my role I am charged with managing our public and program partnerships. The last few months have been interesting, to say the least. Our partners
Peace Learning Center, in partnership with DMHA, has created a FREE train-the-trainer program for schools across the state of Indiana. In the fall of 2020, the module for the southern region of Indiana will begin. If you are in Central or Northern Indiana, there will be sessions held near
İBienvenidos al Peace Learning Center! Working as a Spanish Specialist at PLC means a lot of things. Put simply, we are the bilingual facilitators. We translate youth and adult resources from English into Spanish, we facilitate youth and adult programs in Spanish, we adapt bilingual programs to meet the
I love the work we do because if we do it right, it results in healthier, more loving school communities where kids are loved instead of marginalized and punished. – Kristina Hulvershorn, Director of Restorative & Humane Programs I love PLC because it is a space where people are