Classroom Conversations: Pakistan’s Deadly Flooding

Monday, December 19, 2022

After experiencing its hottest months in decades in the spring of 2022, Pakistan has been beset by torrential rains and deadly floods, leaving one-third of the country under water. In this November 20...

Vietnam War Legacies & Reconciliation Lesson

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Lesson Plan: Vietnam War Legacies & Reconciliation Description: In this lesson, students will explore war legacy issues through USIP’s Vietnam War Legacies and Reconciliation Initiative...

Detecting Landmines: Building Peace Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan for Witness Video: “Detecting Landmines: Building Peace” Age: 12 and above (U.S. middle school grade 6 and above) Detecting Landmines: Building Peace Lesson Plan PDF (Vide...

Dogs: Detecting Landmines, Building Peace

Mine Detection Dogs sniff out landmines that litter the regions where conflict has taken place. The dogs are trained by an organization called the Marshall Legacy Institute, which raises awareness abo...

Seeds of Peace Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan for Witness Video: "Seeds of Peace: Building Peace at Summer Camp"  Age: 10 and above (U.S. middle school grade 5 and above) Seeds of Peace Lesson Plan PDF (Video)

Seeds of Peace: Building Peace at Summer Camp

Tamar and Suma are Israeli and Palestinian teenagers. They came together at a summer camp in Maine run by an organization called Seeds of Peace, which encourages dialog and understanding among young p...