You are all invited to our next Membership meeting on August 6th! We’ll be reviewing our history and learn what is currently being done to stop nuclear weapons.
August Book Club meeting
Calling all children’s book lovers! You are invited to share your favorite children’s books & activities you use to deepen the learning from a children’s book.
NAEYC – Past Seminars
In 1979, at the NAEYC Conference in Atlanta, Peggy Schirmer and others founded P.E.A.C.E. (Formerly C.E.A.S.E., 2014) as a network of parents, teachers and other concerned individuals dedicated to creating a safe world for children. P.E.A.C.E. Workshops and Seminars at NAEYC 1981 “Nuclear Radiation, Our Children’s Legacy” 1983 “Nuclear Anxiety […]
2015 P.E.A.C.E. Annual Leadership Retreat
This year, the annual retreat in the Leadership of P.E.A.C.E was held in Truro, Massachusetts. Our main discussion this year evolved around the question, “Who are we now AND what are we doing?” We spent time on listening to the different perspectives and needs we see in the communities surrounding […]
2014 NAEYC Conference Session
This year, our CEASE session “Sensitive Issues: Responses teachers need when children reveal realities experienced in their lives” was well attended. Our presenters Craig Simpson, Joyce Daniels, Marilyn Shelton, Veronica Hernandez, Lucy Stroock, and Karin Pavelek were inspired to present this subject by using our own classroom experiences. We proposed […]
CEASE Annual Peace Awards
We honored Geralyn B McLaughlin and Tony Palomba for their dedication and commitment to CEASE.
CEASE Conference Meeting
A Name Change The first topic of discussion involved our name change. Lucy informed the group that we received a majority of proxy votes in favor of changing our name from CEASE to P.E.A.C.E.: Peace Educators Allied for Children Everywhere. Marilyn Shelton shared positive reactions she received during other Interest […]
2014 Annual Leadership Retreat
The leadership of CEASE held its annual retreat in Nevada City, CA. hosted by our CEASE West members. We began our retreat by gathering around the sculpture of “A Circle of Friends” and sharing remembrances of our dear, departed mentor and friend, Chris Lamm. We also welcomed a newcomer into […]