The Metta Center for Nonviolence is keenly interested in working with formal educators who are seeking methods, inspiration and support for teaching nonviolence.  We have built on the experience of Michael Nagler who co-founded the Peace and Conflict Studies Dept. at UC Berkeley where he taught a popular nonviolence course for over 30 years. In 2007 he won the prestigious  Jamnalal Bajaj Award for “Teaching Gandhian Values Outside of India,” and we take that honor seriously.

In addition:

• We offer a summer fellowship for nonviolence research.
• We offer talks and workshops in classrooms from high schools to colleges.
• We are a partner of the National Peace Academy’s Peace Education Certificate Program.
• We host our own range of courses and workshops, including one or two a year specifically tailored for class-room teachers.
• Metta’s resources are used by educators around the country for curricula and lessons on nonviolence.
• The Peace and Conflict Studies webcast with Michael Nagler has been viewed by over 100,000 people around the world which many individuals and groups use as their nonviolence primer. For example, one educator from Finland uses the course content in teaching conscientious objectors about civil service.
• Michael and Metta’s staff regularly publish articles in classroom anthologies and online sources from which educators draw material about nonviolence thus helping to shape the way nonviolence is taught and understood.
• To date, we have consulted with educators around the world, from Florida to the Netherlands.

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