{"id":1678,"date":"2025-11-28T09:04:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T08:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isz-si.eu\/?p=1678"},"modified":"2025-11-28T09:14:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T08:14:04","slug":"lokalna-mirovna-akcija-na-gimnaziji-ptuj-mladi-si-predstavljajo-mirno-prihodnost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isz-si.eu\/en\/lokalna-mirovna-akcija-na-gimnaziji-ptuj-mladi-si-predstavljajo-mirno-prihodnost\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Peace Action at Gimnazija Ptuj: Youth Imagining Peaceful Futures"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Monday, 17 November 2025\u2014just one day after the International Day for Tolerance\u2014the second Slovenian PeaceACT local action took place, this time in collaboration with Gimnazija Ptuj. The workshop brought together 22 students from five classes and two study years, all active in global education and eager to develop new skills for addressing global and local challenges.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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After presenting the PeaceACT project to Gimnazija Ptuj, the school quickly expressed interest in hosting a local peace action. The timing was ideal: students had just marked the International Day for Tolerance, which meant the themes of respect, dialogue, and peaceful coexistence were already fresh in their minds.<\/span><\/p>

Building on this context, the workshop focused on non-violent communication<\/b>, peaceful responses to conflict<\/b> and future-oriented thinking<\/b>. Our goal was to encourage students not only to reflect on peaceful futures but also to recognise their own role in creating them\u2014today, in their schools, homes, and communities.<\/span><\/p>

What we did?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>

The session began with a light introduction and an icebreaker exploring the meaning of peace. Although none of the students knew a formal definition, they shared personal interpretations such as harmony<\/i>, silence<\/i> and tolerance<\/i>, which helped ground the workshop in their lived experiences.<\/p>

A dialogue exercise followed, in which students had to defend two contrasting statements\u2014both positively and negatively\u2014while switching roles. The activity revealed that respectful disagreement is possible but not always easy, especially when emotions are involved. Everyday examples, such as arguing with a sibling, helped students recognise how often impulsive reactions appear in real life.<\/p>

Next, students formed small groups to practice non-violent communication<\/b>, active listening<\/b> and inclusive decision-making<\/b>. Through collaborative \u201cfuture design thinking,\u201d they imagined peaceful communities in the year 2040<\/b> , choosing their own contexts\u2014from a school classroom to Ptuj, Slovenia, or even the global community. Each group addressed four guiding questions:<\/p>