Join global education leaders implementing an action plan to transform schools all over the world.
Jan 31 - Feb 3, 2019
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
CREATING A CULTURE OF PEACE
INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR
Execute an International Plan to Transform Society
There is an urgent need for improving mental health among youth.
Join us in committing to scale up solutions to violence, bullying and school shootings, high levels of stress and trauma, escalating drug epidemics, addressing student apathy, lack of connection and an increased sense of isolation, depression and anxiety.
alongside educational leaders from around the world, in a natural setting by the ocean in Bahia, Brazil
...in the last 10 years which combines best practices and addresses these issues directly through the curriculum of schools.
YES for Schools is an evidence-based social emotional curriculum implemented in classrooms successfully integrating physiological tools with cognitive processes.
It has been executed in school systems in the USA for over 10 years. Mexico, India, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and the Dominican Republic have incorporated YES! curriculum into their schools.
Educational administrators are asking for the YES! curriculum to be to be scaled into entire city and state school systems.
Leaders attending the conference are pursuing these objectives
Bringing YES! for Schools to all one million students and teachers in the public schools of Bahia.
Building YES! into the curriculum of all 15 high schools of Newark, New Jersey.
Empowering all the teachers in the State of Mexico with YES! tools to use for themselves and their students.
Incorporating daily school-wide practice of YES! techniques from K-12th grade throughout the Freeport, NY school district.
Bahia State Schools
Mexico State Schools
Freeport, NY Schools
Newark, NJ Schools
Governmental bodies around the world have legislated measures for improving mental health, implementing social emotional learning, uplifting human values, promoting crime prevention, addressing youth suicide and building anti-violence programs in schools, but do not have the tools to fulfill these mandates.
Here are two leaders who have found an answer:
“We know there is a mental health crisis in both students and teachers. In the last 4 days we could see a solution. The YES! for Schools program is a part of what we were looking for.”
After completing the YES! Educator Course with 50 educational leaders, Ney Campello, Superintendent of the Education Department of Bahia said:
A month later the State of Bahia signed an agreement to build YES! into the curriculum of ALL its schools.
“Today was uplifting and insightful; it was beautiful to see amazing human beings having fun and getting back to what really matters, being a great human being. This is the model for education.”
Dr. Mario Santos, principal of East Side High School of Newark, New Jersey, after the YES! Educator course for all teachers in his school said:
Governmental educational leaders in specific regions of Brazil, Mexico and USA, having seen the effectiveness of YES! Programs in their schools, have asked… “how do we scale this to reach all our students and teachers ?”
This consortium is a response to that question, and provides a specific proposal to fulfill this pressing need.
In addition, educational leaders attending from other countries may choose to adopt this plan in their own schools.
YES! provides tools for social transformation
In addition to serving students, YES impacts teachers, parents and even the police. Every member of the community benefits.
It creates social transformation in society, starting with youth at the developmental stage when they are forming habits for the rest of their life.
You are a part of this solution
You are invited to be a founding member of the International Consortium for Creating a Culture of Peace.
Significant improvements have been demonstrated in the areas of aggressive behavior, academic performance, growth mindset, connectedness, student and teacher attendance, impulsive behavior, perceived stress and violent incidents.
By implementing YES! in more schools we will analyse its impact on larger groups of students and teachers.
Positive results already demonstrated the need for building YES! into the curriculum of every school. See research results
Now is the time to commit to YES!
We come together on the Island of Itaparica...
near Salvador, Bahia for 4 days of relaxation and inner transformation to create an action plan that will transform schools all over the world.
Consortium Schedule
Join other senior educational leaders, potential funding partners, and school administrators who’ve already seen YES! transform their schools as you...
Experience the YES! program for yourself and observe a Latin American Teacher Training Program in progress.
Explore action steps needed to embed a Culture of Peace into schools on a system-wide basis.
Daily Schedule
9:00 - 9:30am
Orientation
9:30am - 1:00pm
Educator course
01
D A Y
3:00 - 6:30pm
Teacher Training orientation, observation, and reflection
8:00 - 9:30pm
Evening program
9:00am - 1:00pm
YES! Educator course
3:00 - 6:30pm
Teacher Training observation and reflection
02
D A Y
8:00 - 9:30pm
Evening program
7:30 - 8:30am
Practice
9:30am - 1:00pm
YES!: The need / Case Study Panel: Mexico & USA / Impact & Research
03
D A Y
3:00 - 4:00pm
UN Sustainable Development goals, Regional Legislation
4:00 - 4:30pm
Social Transformation: New Relationships Linking Societal Institutions, Ney Campello Superintendent, State of Bahia Schools
4:30 - 5:00pm
Police Force is surprised by Power of Breath,
Colonel Anselmo Brandao, Police Commander State of Bahia
5:00 - 6:30pm
Programa Acolher: Bahia Schools
8:00 - 9:30pm
Evening program
7:30 - 8:30am
Practice & Setting Today’s Intention
10:00am - 1:00pm
YES! Scaling & Local Implementation / Research Partnerships
04
D A Y
3:00 - 5:00pm
Commitment and Self Care
5:00 - 6:30pm
What We Leave for the Future: Legacy of Our Work
8:00pm
Final Celebration / Agreements
Please schedule your flights in and out of Salvador International Airport (SSA) at these timings:
ARRIVALS
Schedule Arrival by 3:30pm on Jan 30th
Transportation from airport: 9am 1pm or 4pm
Boat from Salvador: 10am 2pm or 5pm
DEPARTURE
First boats from the island will be at 9 am. It takes 1 hour by boat and then another hour by ground transportation to arrive at the airport.
For 9am boat, schedule international departures after 1:30pm or 12:30pm for flights within Brazil
Departure options:
Boat from the island: 9am 1pm or 4pm
Transportation to airport: 10am 2pm or 5pm
Travel Details
Consortium Members
NEY CAMPELLO, Superintendent of Education, State of Bahia
MARIO SANTOS, Assistant Superintendent, Newark Schools
DR. KISHORE KUNCHAM, Superintendent, Freeport Public Schools, Freeport, NY
JOHANE LIGONDE, Principal, Dodd Middle School, Freeport, NY
COLONEL ANSELMO BRANDAO, Commissioner, State of Bahia Police
JUAN MORA, National Director of Popular Economy, Ministry of Health and Social Dev. of Argentina
VERONICA PALMA, President, PALECH, Latin American Pact for Human Qualities in Education
MARCEL QUEIROZ, Strategic Police Project Coordinator, State of Bahia
PAMELA ZANATTA, President of IAHV Mexico, YES! Teacher Trainer
ELAN GEPNER, Executive Director, YES! for Schools, USA
RAONI LEAL, Adviser, Secretary of Education, State of Rio de Janeiro
BILL HERMAN, International Director YES for Schools, YES! Teacher Trainer
Some of Our Partners and Supporters
INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR
CREATING A CULTURE OF PEACE
