Training for Trainers: Integrating Peace Education in Youth Work

From September 27- October 2nda group of people working with youth, from different countries, with different ethnic and religious background and different ages, came together in The Netherlands for six days of learning, reflection, and connection — exploring how to bring peace education into youth work in practical and inspiring ways.
After four webinars, we explored the personal and interpersonal dimensions of peace, after which we will explore the social-cultural and environmental dimension in the next training in Hungary (April 2026).
Many tools were shared and practiced such as:
💖 Setting boundaries, practicing self-care and having a compassionate inner dialogue, transforming one’s inner critic.
🤝 The Two Hands of Nonviolence, Nonviolent Communication, and Restorative Justice.
🌍 The Privilege Walk, De Five D’s of de-escalation
🧠Models like the Kolb cycle, to design workshop sessions, facilitating workshops & giving feedback and sharing best practices
🕊️ We also learned about sociocracy and the Culture of Peace through the Peace Please game, that we played on the 1st day and with the people from the Peace Path in Eindhoven.
✨ And on the last day we explored next steps and committed to carry this learning forward.
🫶 This training was more than professional development — it was a journey of self-reflection, community, and empowerment. We look forward to continue this journey!

Here you can see the program.

Below are pictures of our training. Short videos will be added soon too.