Don't miss the Peaceful Primary Schools Conference on Friday 7 June 2013 in Birmingham!!!
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EVENT: Peaceful Primary Schools Conference
Location: Birmingham
Dates: 7th June, 2013
Time: All Day
This year's Peaceful Primary Schools conference will be held on Friday 7 June (2013) at the Fazeley Studios in the Digbeth area of Birmingham, quite central within the city. We (Spiritual England) are organising this event in partnership with the West Midlands Peace Education Project. The conference is sponsored by the University of Winchester. Primary School Head Teachers and teachers are our target ‘audience’ for this. For more information please email:anna@spiritualengland.org.uk
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The Spiritual England campaign to bring stillness and peace into children’s lives is inspiring and timely.
Felicity Kaplan
From Maharishi Foundation®, an educational charity which offers Transcendental Meditation™ in schools thinks it is essential for children to find inner peace and happiness through meditation. -
All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.
Blaise Pascal
17th Century French mathematician, philosopher and physicist -
Meditation is a great tool for children, it enables them to relax and creates a conducive environment for them to be themselves.
Pratistha
Byoma Kusuma Buddhadharma Sangha -
The challenge we face is getting teachers to agree with such techniques and some people are very closed when it comes to getting children more involved with who they are.
Stella Von Thun
Heal Your Space -
A Quiet Place has independent research evidence that shows that this work changes children’s behaviour for the better.
Penny Moon
(Above) Dr Neil Hawkes, International Consultant for Values-based Education and Leadership, one of the keynote speakers at the 2012 Peaceful Primary Schools Conference in London. Here he is looking directly at Damilola Taylor's father. The conference was dedicated to Damilola Taylor, the primary school boy who was murdered on his way home from the local library in 2000. Schools have a huge role to play is promoting and achieving peace in our time.
(Photo above) Philip Roderick, the Bishop of Sheffield's Adviser in Spirituality and Founder-Director of The Quiet Gardens Movement, leads everyone in 'body prayer' at the 2012 Peaceful Schools Conference in London.
Laura Daniels, (Photo on your Right) Head Teacher of
Woodheys Primary School in Sale, Cheshire
talking about her peaceful school.
David Keith, (photo on your LEFT) of the Peace Foundation Network,
leading a workshop on peace education work in schools.