Join us and wear WHITE on Peace Across Broward Day, September 21. White represents hope and peace.  Our theme for this year is about fostering peace and the actions we are taking to promote a culture of peace and continue to grow and uncover the positive in our schools and communities. We are encouraging the entire community to join us throughout the week in our “ALL▪4▪PEACE” activities.

This year's Choose Peace activities:

• Choose Peace Activity Guide 2023
  
• A Minute of Silence Flyer 2023
• Chalk4Peace Flyer 2023
• Choose Peace Week Flyer 2023
• Imagine Peace Flyer 2023
• Peace Poster Contest 2023
• Pinwheel for Peace Template
• Kindness Card Template
• Planting the Seeds of Peace Certificate
• How to Create a Peace Garden Program
• Peace Pledge template
• Heart Messages for Peace template
• Peace Wish Tags template

This observance kicks-off with an annual Choose Peace poster contest. View the Choose Peace Poster Contest 2023 Guidelines and create a poster with this year's theme, “Build Peace. Grow Positive Norms.” The theme is about celebrating, growing, and uncovering the positive in our schools and communities. 

Congratulations to our 2022-2023 Choose Peace Poster Contest winners!

• Activism 4 Peace
• Activities & Activity Guides: Choose Peace week 2021 Activity Guide, Choose Peace Activity Guide, Choose Peace Week Activity Guide 2020-21, District-Wide, High School, Middle School, Choose Peace Week Activities Guide, The 2013 School Activities, The 2014 Choose Peace Activities Guide
• Brag Bucks
• Chalk 4 Peace
• Chalk For Peace Activity Directions
• Climate Activities for Peace
• Community 4 Peace
• Contests 4 Peace
• Exercise 4 Peace
• Gift of Peace Cards for Schools
• How To Create A Peace Garden
• Imagine Peace Wish Tree flyer
• Meditate 4 Peace
• CPSV Message Development Tips
• Pay It Forward Form
• Peace Across Broward Day
• Peace Across Broward Flyer
• Peace Pledge Agents of Change Challenge
• Peace Poem Contest
• Peace Tree Project Directions
• Peace Vision Board
• Planting the Seeds of Peace Pledge
• Shaping Peace Together Activity Guide
• Student Pledge
• Tic Tac Toe 4 Peace
• Video from 2012 Choose Peace Week
• Wishes 4 Peace
• Words of Peace

Community Resources and Activities

• Gift of Peace Cards for Adults
• Peace Tree Flyer – It Starts with You Today
• What Families Can Do to Prevent Youth Violence
• Choose Peace Parent Guide
• Eve on the porch
• Eve on the porch-registration

The Choose Peace/Stop Violence (CPSV) Program is a comprehensive three year initiative using the science of the positive to change norms and transform cultures to create healthier, safer communities. The PCN framework educates, engages, and empowers youth to take action to prevent bullying and youth violence, foster social justice awareness, create safe and violence-free environments, as well as improve school climate and academic performance.

CPSV is a peer-led initiative that uses the researched strategies of Positive Community Norms/Social Norms Marketing. The program works to influence and move students’ perceptions and behavior from negative to positive though the accurate marketing of what is “normal” or “typical” behavior for their community. The initiative promotes peace, positive change, social emotional learning competencies (self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, self-awareness and responsible decision-making). In addition, it fosters resiliency and how to deal with life challenges in order to achieve academic success.  

Learn more about Choose Peace/Stop Violence at United Way of Broward County.

Learn more on the Positive Community Norms and Social Norms Marketing webpage.