Discovering the Real Me: Character Education

Interns Ana Reid, Manae Pisano, and Heung Kook Stephens were assigned to Bangladesh. They conducted an eight-day workshop with Dhaka University students. They also met Ambassadors for Peace, including the presidents of branches of the Universal Peace Federation, Women's Federation for World Peace, representatives from the media, university professors and teachers, and leaders from various NGOs and other organizations. The interns presented slide shows, answered questions clearly, and in general conducted themselves among adults with respectful confidence. One young woman gave a three and a half hour presentation on the topic of loving others truly, which had teachers and students alike fired up with enthusiasm.

To mark the International Family Day and create awareness of the importance of families, UPF-Seychelles organized a half-day conference on June 6. It was attended by Ambassadors for Peace and other people.

In the tropical island of Pohnpei, renowned for its traditional culture, surrounding reefs and mangrove forests, there is a keen interest in the Universal Peace Federation's (UPF) Character Education Program.

The Department of Education along with the Traditional Leaders of Pohnpei requested a three-day Teacher Training Workshop July 4-6, 2007 for 80 teachers from four selected schools in the local area: the main high school, called Pohnpei Islands Central School (PICS), and three elementary schools in Nett, Ohmine and Kolonia.