The Peaceful Project

The Peaceful Project was founded in 2004 to assist in bringing more peace to the global community at large. What is paramount to us is bringing lasting, positive, and peaceful change. Our unique approach and our distinctive programs allow us to be extremely effective in removing perceived barriers around conflict and to provide practical tools that empower individuals to engage responsibly, identifying core values and connecting to a vision of the future that they truly desire.

OUR FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS:
We celebrate difference - We model empathy in a simple and successful manner that encourages individuals to share more about themselves as well as how their challenges may affect them and their behavior. This model creates an environment where individuals are able to see that when we are challenged, when it comes to how we feel, we are far more alike than we are different.

We understand feelings - We believe that feelings are valuable and allow us to be more open and vulnerable with ourselves and with each other. In our programs, we help individuals acknowledge their feelings and assist them in moving through them rather than blaming others for how they feel.

We look within - Our programs model and teach a practical and applicable tool that provides a method for individuals to access their innate goodness even in the most challenging circumstances. This builds self-esteem and self-confidence.

We create peace for self and others - We provide individuals with the practical tools to manage conflicts in a peaceful and respectful way. We practice these tools both individually and as a group so that we can all experience the power of peace in life.

The impact of SEL has also been confirmed by research. All of our programs are social emotional learning experiences.

From enhancing children's confidence in themselves, increasing their engagement in school, raising test scores and grades, and promoting greater awareness and regulation of their behavior,1 the short-term impact of SEL has been researched and documented. Research has also shown a long-term impact, noting that children "with greater social emotional competence are more likely to be ready for college, succeed in their careers, have positive relationships and better mental health, and become engaged citizens."2

Research has found that social emotional learning skills may be "just as important as academic or purely cognitive skills for understanding how people succeed in school, college, and careers. In addition, preliminary evidence suggests that SEL skills could be central to understanding and remediating stubbornly persistent gaps in achievement defined by income and racial/ethnic differences."3

Measurement of the impact of our programs is important to us.