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CENTER FOR PEACE EDUCATION
MIRIAM COLLEGE
UP PO Box 110
Katipunan Road, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Telephone: (+632) 435-9231
(+632) 580-5400 extn. 3550
Fax (+632) 924-6769
E-mail: cpe@mc.edu.ph
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HISTORY
The Vision-Mission Statement of Miriam College is
explicit in advancing peace as one of its core values.
Peace education began in the early 1980s when peace
and global perspectives were infused into certain
subjects. Then in 1988, a 3-unit college-level course
“Introduction to Peace Studies” was included in
the International Studies curriculum. One year later,
a Peace Core Group (now called CPE associates) composed
of administrators and faculty from various units
was convened.
In 1991, the school committed itself to being a
Zone of Peace. In its Declaration, the community
pledged for the promotion of caring relationships,
cooperation, nonviolent conflict resolution, a simple
lifestyle and activities of peace and social concern.
In 1993, the Grade 7 students of the school used
a peace-oriented social studies curriculum and text.
The year also saw the introduction of sessions on
nonviolent conflict resolution for college freshmen.
This training was extended to the MAE students in
1997 and the High School students in 1998.
In 1997, the Center for Peace Education (CPE) was
established. This enabled the more systematic training
of Miriam faculty and students, among other things.
The CPE launched the Peer Mediation Program and
produced materials such as a Peer Mediation Sourcebook
and a Peace Education Teacher-Training Manual.
Outside of Miriam College, the CPE has conducted
teacher-training and student workshops for other
schools throughout the country as well as training
for other groups such as urban poor women and out-of-school
youth. It has also organized regional and international
events such as the Asia-Pacific Youth Conference
on the Culture of Peace and the International Institute
on Peace Education.
The CPE has endeavored to link with kindred groups.
It initiated a Peace Education Network and is active
in various other networks including the Mindanao
Solidarity Network, Asia-Pacific Network for International
Education and Values Education and the Global Campaign
for Peace Education of the Hague Appeal for Peace.
MIRIAM COLLEGE IS A ZONE OF
PEACE
We believe
that God has called us to be peace-builders, we
also believe that peace means the absence of violence
as well as the presence of loving and just relationships
among humans and between humans and the rest of
Creation.
Inspired by this belief, we commit to carry out
in our school the love and example of Jesus and
Mary:
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• by striving for
peace within ourselves and seeking to be peace builders
in our daily lives
• by fostering caring relationships among ourselves
and with Mother Earth.
• by persevering in our efforts to look for creative
and constructive ways of solving conflicts
• by living simply so we do not deprive others,
including those yet to be born of their means to
live with human dignity
• by actively engaging in peace action and activities
of social concern
We trust that God who gave us the grace to make
this declaration, will grant us also the grace to
fulfill our commitment.
STAFF
Loreta N. Castro, Ph.D.
Director
Jasmin Nario-Galace, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Jaymelyn Nikkie T. Uy
Program Assistant
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