Philippine Society of NSTP Educators and Implementers officially adopts GPFF's Peace
Education Module for NSTP.
More than 245 National Service Training Program (NSTP) facilitators, directors and educators
concluded the “National Training for NSTP Trainors on the Implementation of Common
Modules” by adapting GPFF’s proposed Peace Education Module among higher education
institutions, colleges and universities in the Philippines, as their final output.
he final output is declared by Dr. Florida Labuguen, Philippine Society of NSTP Educators and
Implementers, Inc. (PSNEI) President, during the Workshop on the Preparation of Peace Module
held on June 2, 2011 at the Conference Hall of University of the East-Manila. PSNEI is the
organization responsible for the implementation of the National Service Training Program which
includes Peace Education as one of its eight dimensions.
“We are, therefore, adapting the Peace Module content created by GPFF,” Dr. Labuguen
disclosed among the educators, after the workshop leaders handed their written strategies and
expected outputs to Mr. James Flynn, GPFF-International Vice President and also the Resource
Speaker of the event.
Prior to the conclusion, educators listened attentively as Mr. Flynn discussed the contents of the
proposed Peace Module content which composed of three contents: Our Common Identity:
Conflict Resolution and Peace-building; Human Rights are Endowed to the People; and, A
Culture of Peace Through Service. The module also includes interactive exercises and discussion
questions which the Filipino youth, specifically college students, can embrace, comprehend and
practice.
“Mr. Flynn’s presentation of the Peace Education Module content is very timely. Ever since,
PSNEI has been working on a 25-hour common set of modules towards a more effective and