Suitable for:

Children, youth, soldiers, students.

 

A bit about us :)

 

Path to Peace was created out of a place of great pain, with the goal being finding the path to hope and community healing.

 

In our case the pain was the harsh security situation in the Gaza envelope. We sought to help the community create strength and joy despite the difficulty.

 

Today, we encourage communities and groups in Israel and around the world to recognize the difficulties and pains which weight on them, and seek ways to lighten and improve the situation.

 

"Creating hope together" is our motto, a motto which embodies the tools we use to find the solution. Every word completes the other words, and when we use them all together we reach the best solution.

 

(Creating = making, working

Hope = the good place we strive for

Together = the whole group/community)

 

The goal of the activity:

 

Creating a positive discussion about the difficulties we encounter, while using the motto "creating hope together". At the end we join together to glue colorful mosaic pieces on the wall, that will leave a mark and will always show us the way, so we can look back and remember about "creating hope together".

 

General examples for discussion topics, it is recommended to talk about cases which happened. For example, for students: social shunning, violence, shame, discrimination, quarrel, intolerance and acceptance of one another, dealing with fear and anxiety.

 

Steps of the activity:

 

1. Opening words an introduction to Path to Peace project.

2. Watching the "Life in the Shade of the Wall" film, a 20 minute film about life in the Gaza envelope, and how we create our community strength.

3. Discussion in groups about the difficulties and pains that weight down on us, how the motto "creating hope together" leads us to a better place.

4. A joint meeting of all the groups and summarizing the discussions from every group. 

5. Different options:

   1. Every participant chooses a "Path to Peace" stone, writes a personal wish at the back. Whoever wishes to can share what they wrote with the group.

   2. Every participant gets a personal tile, to decorate it to his liking. The tiles will be collected to be burnt in the ceramic kiln and returned within a few weeks.

6. Gluing the "Path to Peace" stones on the wall and taking part in the colorful mosaic.

 

 

Activity duration about 2 hours.

 

The "Life in the Shade of the Wall" film – 420 NIS.

 

Possible to schedule a guide to manage the activity – 500 NIS an hour per guide.

 

The activity can be help in our visitor center / at the client's chosen location.