• In Portugal, the school 'Nossa Senhora de Paz' in Porta has chosen the theme 'Against violence, solitude and indifference - the earth a universal family' for consideration throughout the school year, with activities that include a book exhibition, conferences and 'theatre days'.

• In Israel, the Beit Berl teacher training college and Kay College of Education are working to reduce prejudices, stereotypes and tensions between Jewish and Arab students. The Colleges, which are the largest of their kind in Israel, host Jewish, Bedouin and Arab students, and run special programmes in addition to regular academic studies in order to improve the relations between the three groups who study together. These include use of value clarification techniques, dilemma solving methods, role playing, and simulations.

• In Argentina, the Florida School dedicated its work in 1994 (The International Year of the Family) to the theme 'Contribution to the well being of the family by strengthening peace'. The Colegio Paula A. de Sarmiento dedicated its year to the family and peace with drawing contests, theatre plays, dances, games, etc. And the Colegio Nacional No. 1 has been working on a programme in peace education. For the seminar Education for peace, life, and rights of indigenous people' the students wrote essays and took part in debates.

• In Croatia the primary school 'Tin Ujevic' has a broad programme in peace education. Just to illustrate one of the many aspects of this programme, they run a three day seminar on 'the language of the snake and the giraffe' which explores 'warm and cold language' in order to help to get to know each other, to understand each other's motives and actions.

• In the Philippines education modules are being developed and students are being trained to conduct workshops for intercultural awareness, gender sensitivity and human rights education. This is being coordinated for the Associated School Project by the Peace and World Order Studies Unit of the Philippine Normal University.

• In both Costa Rica and in Cuba ASP schools and UNESCO Clubs have devoted the International Year of the Family to initiatives which link the family to peace, through arts festivals, seminars and other cultural activities.

The Associated Schools Project encourages initiatives which pair schools from across the world. To give one such example, schools in Haiti (College de l'Etoile in Port au Prince), Switzerland (CO Voirets in Geneva), and Benin (Lyc�e Houffon) are collaborating on a multi cultural theatre play with the aim of learning to work and live together. Each group rehearsed separately, exchanging video and audio cassettes, and then met for the first time to put on the play which combines their different cultures in text, dance, movement and song.
Another pairing initiative involves the elementary school Ciril Kosmac in Slovenia with the Fjell School in Norway and another sister school in Italy. This relationship led to the summer camp in Piran, Slovenia, which brought together students in 1993 from Norway, Austria, Croatia and Bosnian refugees as well as students from Slovenia. The camp's objectives are to promote preservation of the earth and world peace through education for tolerance and understanding. The Civil Kosmac school works year-round with the primary school