March
27-30,
2009 Washington, DC Trip (with supplemental leadership option on March 30-31).
A
better world is possible when people acquire sufficient background
for their role as citizens of a democracy.
 The
2009 trip combines our leadership development training with efforts by The Peace
Alliance to advocate for a Department of Peace. Students attend the 2009 Peace
Alliance national conference and have the option of supplemental tours and leadership training by the
Teach Peace Foundation.
Trip purpose
To educate students so that they have the background and skills to effectively
perform their role as citizens.
For
questions including trip cost for the 2009 trip, contact the Peace Alliance at
202-296-1187 or visit
www.thepeacealliance.org.
Supplemental
Tours & Leadership Training
The Friday to Monday portion of the trip is with
The Peace Alliance. Students interested in participating in supplemental tours
on Monday evening and Tuesday are invited to do this for an additional charge of
$195 which includes all tours and meals from Monday afternoon to Wednesday
morning.
Students participating in this portion of the trip
led by the Teach Peace Foundation should make return flight arrangements the
Wednesday morning (April 1).
The Teach Peace Foundation facilitated
supplemental tours and leadership training includes.
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On Monday March 30th, an afternoon and night
tour of Washington, DC (for 2008 participants this is a different for you
except for the and dinner at
Bus Boys and Poets (a
peace restaurant with a Teaching Peace bookstore).
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Tuesday is a one day leadership skills seminar
taught at the Library of Congress (click
here to preview a tour of the Library).
The Tuesday leadership training experience
requires participants to read Chapter 2 (pages 88 - 135) in our LET 1 book (the
Instructor Manual version is available online at
http://www.teachpeace.com/LET%201%20Instructor%20Manual.pdf).
In advance of the 2009 trip, students can request
special classes to help them prepare. A list of speakers is available by
clicking here.
Interested in
seeing what students experienced in 2008?
To see an overview of the 2008 leadership
development trip, click
here. Click here for 2008 pictures,
click here and click here
for the 2008 program agenda.
Questions
For more information, please call Dave Dionisi at
530-554-7061 (which will also be the primary phone number for information during
the trip) or send an e-mail to
contact@teachpeace.com.
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