What’s Possible Today: Supporting Children with Disabilities and Their Families
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — Joglo Preschool in Central Java, Indonesia has developed a remarkable inclusive early childhood program. This year, of the forty s…
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The Power of Love Brings Inclusive Education to Life at Joglo Preschool
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — Joglo Preschool is such a place. Every day we strive to create a safe space where children practice community agreements to respec…
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Affirmations That Change Lives: Brick’s Story at Parenting Joglo
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — Joglo, Rumah Damai Pati – The Joglo Parenting bimonthly meeting was held once again in a warm atmosphere filled with deep reflecti…
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Joglo: An Inclusive School that Cultivates Empathy and Peaceful Practices
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — This year, nearly 40% of children in Joglo require special support. To provide this support, Joglo has focused on providing approp…
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Children are the gateway to healing and transforming the lives of their families and communities
ASIA WEST PACIFIC —This meeting raised awareness that many children grow up being cared for by their grandparents or nannies. Time spent with parents…
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End of School Year Reflection – Joglo Preschool
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — At Joglo, early childhood learning is not just about letters and numbers, but about accompanying children as they grow – getting t…
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Nanik, Indonesia
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — I am very grateful to have begun to learn the tools of Creating Cultures of Peace in 2008 and to have been able to experience it i…
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Including All Children with Heart, Needs Help to Keep Growing
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — Joglo Preschool is seeking pledges for scholarships for children with special needs by June 15. Would you, someone you know, your…
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A Life that Gives Colors and Stories
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — Dear friends, initiating a learning process that considers the power of love and conscience and involves children, teachers, paren…
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Building Inclusive and Harmonious Communities
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — Building a culture of justice and peace is not an add-on at Joglo Preschool Rumah Damai (Peace Place) Pati, but an important found…
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Connected and Supported to Implement UDL at Joglo Preschool
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — Nanik and the Joglo faculty have been meeting with Raleigh twice a month for three years to discuss and design strategies for dive…
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Awareness Opens the Heart with Compassion, Part 2
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — It has been a decade of journey for Joglo preschool, Peace Place Pati, in assisting children with varying special needs. The learn…
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Awareness Opens the Heart with Compassion, Part 1
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — My interest in playing with children brings me a daily call to extend kindness, generosity, acceptance and to let go of what I wan…
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My Uniqueness is My Strength
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — I realize that everyone is unique. The meaning of the word unique according to the Big Indonesian Dictionary is “Other and there a…
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Meaningful Life
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — After traveling for six weeks, today we can stop for a moment to enjoy the morning without rushing to leave immediately. We meet h…
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Validating Children’s Emotions through Read Aloud
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — The world of children is synonymous with fun times, playing carefree. However, it turns out that not all children experience this…
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They Teach Us Patience, Generosity and Creativity
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — Feelings of sadness, emotion and pride mixed in the minds of our companions when Joglo released the children to continue to elemen…
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Introducing Children to Cultural Diversity
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — Selly and Sint contributed to the “Greetings and Making Friends” theme at the Joglo Preschool by showing West Papuan greetings and…
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Building Character through Consistency
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — After the Regional Interfaith Peace Training, Selly and Sint from West Papua continued their internship at the Joglo Preschool. Th…
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One Step to Spread Peace
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — SELLY AND SINT ARE A CHEERFUL COUPLE , energetic and eager to learn new things. There is a great desire to develop peace through m…
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Healing and Collaboration
Asia West Pacific — Muhammad Rhaka Katresna (Rhaka) was awarded the FPT Peace Place internship. In the mornings, he is teaching children in the school…
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Nanik’s Story of Peace Place
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — By Nanik: I got to know the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) in 2008, I learned adjective names and games to lighten the atm…
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Agreements to Practice Peace: Parent Education at Joglo Preschool
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — On August 21, 2021, we held a two-hour in-person Parent Education meeting. I could see on the parents’ faces their longing to meet…
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Joglo – Indonesia: Back to school
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — It doesn’t feel like the school holidays are over, and now the new school year has started after two weeks of semester-end holiday…
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Weaving Friendship by Playing
ASIA WEST PACIFIC — Since the Covid-19 pandemic spread in Indonesia, schools have been closed. We closed on March 16, 2020 for an unspecified time. Un…
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Peace Education for Parents of Joglo Preschool at Pati, Central Java
Asia West Pacific – October 2018 Peace Education for Parents of Joglo Preschool at Pati, Central Java by Petrus and Nanik Joglo Preschool at Peace Pla…
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