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Using OPCW as a case for teaching peace
Toril RoksethEducation ManagerThe Nobel Peace Center, Oslo@torilrok
Educational programs at the Nobel Peace Center
• 800 – 1000 school groups every year• Permanent • Temporary• All levels of the education system• Tailored to the national curriculum• Coherent with the center's purpose and values• Based on our exhibitions
• The Childrens Activity• The Childrens Peace Club
Some of our methods
Activate-Challenge-Ask questions-«Show your colours»-Discuss true dilemmas and acknowledge their existence-Gamification-Use space + movements-Simplify complexities
Foto: Johannes Granseth/ Nobel Peace Center
OPCW as case for teaching peace
Talk, don´t shoot!5th to 7th level
Talk, don’t shoot! -Junior High
Combating ChemicalsHigh School
390 school classes have so far visited the exhibition on OPCW
Foto: Paolo Pellegrin / Magnum Photos for The Nobel Peace Center
Discussion starters:
• Why are chemical weapons prohibited?
• What is OPCW and what does a weapon inspector do at work in Libya or Syria?
• What are the rules of war and do they have an effect?
• Is destroying weapons a path to peace?
• What can the international community do when “anyone” can make chemical weapons?
• How have the mechanisms of war changed?
“Chemical weapons are the dark side of chemistry”
Johannes Granseth/ Nobel Peace Center
What is peace? Is it more than absence of war?
Johannes Granseth/ Nobel Peace Center
Should all weapons be prohibited? Alternatives:
•Yes •No, it is meaningless to prohibit weapons •It is more important to prohibit Chemical Weapons than other weapons •Other
Take a stand!
Johannes Granseth/ Nobel Peace Center
Simplify complexities
Hammerich & Frydensberg, Konflikt og Kontakt, Hovedland, Copenhagen 2006
The conflict stairway Polarisation
Open hostilities
Hostile imagery
Discussion is perceived to be
futile
The problem grows
Personification
Disagreement
Simplify complexities
How to solve the conflict?
•Both parties argue based
on the case in question
•They listen to each other’s
arguments
•They demonstrate the will
to find a solution that both
can live with
•The parties seek help from
a third party
Can peace be learned?Yes. In the words of Nelson Mandela: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
Johannes Granseth/ Nobel Peace Center