Opportunities for PAGS Majors and
Others Dedicated to Peace and Justice

Added 11/14/03


IslandWood's Graduate Program in Education for Environment and Community
Bainbridge Island, Washington

The IslandWood/University of Washington Partnership trains educators in environmental, experiential, and multicultural education through in an intense residential experience that includes both academic study and teaching practicum.

Graduate students complete 38 credits in educational theory and methods using natural and cultural communities as a context for integrated learning. The IslandWood program culminates in a Certificate in Education for Environment and Community. During a second year of study, students can complete one of four Master's Degrees including foci in Curriculum and Instruction, Science Education, and Teacher Certification through our partnerships with University of Washington and City University.

Graduate students have the opportunity to integrate theory and practice through a carefully mentored teaching practicum. Every other week, students teach in the School Overnight Program and visit schools through the innovative school partnership program. The opportunity to engage in both action and reflection, by alternating teaching weeks with intense study weeks, provides a wonderful learning experience for young adults dedicated to environment, community and stewardship.

Grad students live in cabins on IslandWood's sustainably designed 255-acre campus, only 35 minutes from downtown Seattle!

For more information, visit http://www.islandwood.org/graduateprogram Application review begins February 1, 2004.

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National Fellowship of Reconciliation Conference 2004
August 5-9, Los Angeles, CA

Join 700 peace and justice advocates for five powerful days of peacebuilding and justice-making as FOR celebrates its 90th year of exploring the power of love to resolve conflict. The biennial National Conference, held at Occidental College, will feature excellent speakers, workshops and events including a benefit concert, a protest in the streets, and many opportunities to enjoy both the FOR family hospitality as well as the excitement of vibrant, multicultural Los Angeles.

The Conference theme is "Organizing the Real Superpower, People of the World Choose Peace". The real superpower has always been, in the words of FOR's Statement of Purpose, 'the power of love and truth to resolve human conflict,' and the courageous people who are committed to this vision.

Workshop Proposals are being solicited: FOR is looking for workshops that will enlighten and inspire participants to do the work in their communities across the world. Especially welcomed are workshops that are creative, imaginative and effective - perhaps being interactive and breaking out of the bounds of the typical 'classroom' structure. The FOR National Conference 2004 Workshop Proposal Form will be available at 222.forusa.org. Submissions by e-mail are welcomed.

Go to http://www.forusa.org/ soon for more info!