UN Global Peace School
UN Global Peace School
On 21 September 2007 the College was recognized by the United Nations and we became the first Australian secondary school to become a United Nations Global Peace School.
Becoming a Global Peace School aligned with our core values of Innovation, Excellence, Sustainability and Respect. It also complemented our commitment to relationship building through the practice of restorative justice.
Restorative practices, peace building and human rights are ongoing and particularly important to our community as many students have not experienced fairness in the past and do not necessarily have a strong understanding of human rights.
Save the Children is an international organisation that manages this program and has supported the College in becoming a Peace School. We have the opportunity to teach about peace and human rights and also celebrate our shared vision for our community and our world.
Events such as Harmony Day, International Women's Day, World Refugee Day, World Environment Day and International Day of Peace enable students and staff in the College to celebrate together in a way that teaches about our cultural diversity and values our commitment to harmony.
Our commitment to using restorative practices to resolve conflicts and the inclusion of peace building within the curriculum has resulted in us realising our own village at the College.