Imagine the potential.
We are Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel whose children learn together in a bilingual kindergarten in Israel.
For over a year, we have been working hard to establish a warm and cohesive environment for young parents that seek to give their children an alternative and multicultural education. Where we live in Israel, this shared society undertaking is rare- and very challenging.
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Many aspects of life in the Holy Land can generate toxic stress for children: the blare of missile alarm systems as rockets hurdle overhead, the pang of hunger in the stomach of a child growing up in poverty, or the sense of unease and fear on the street after a terror attack from a Jewish or Palestinian extremist.
These kinds of stressors, or adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), affect the day-to-day life of children and their long-term psychosocial development- and put peace farther out of reach.
Today is a historic day. We are announcing the results of our 21-month study of the systemic barriers that prevent children in Israel from accessing trauma-informed education. In our press release below, learn more about our research and platform for peace through trauma-informed education.
When war breaks out, children are the least responsible- but suffer the greatest consequences.
Dear Friends,
According to the esteemed peace mediator John Paul Lederach, moral imagination is “the capacity to imagine something rooted in the challenges of the real world yet capable of giving birth to something that does not exist.”
Below is a two-minute video titled “Before the Ceasefire” that captures rare footage from peace rallies organized by two Hebrew/Arabic peace education schools in Israel with whom reGeneration Education partners. They are a testament to the power of people with moral imagination. They can lead the way for us all, even while bombs and missiles are being exchanged, as was the case in the latest round of violence between Hamas and Israel.
Dear Friends,
From our beginning in 2006, reGeneration Education has worked for children – regardless of race, religion, and nationality – to have a safe and wholesome childhood. Children deserve to grow up without fear of violence, knowing that they can wholeheartedly walk out into the world to manifest their dreams.
Last summer, reGeneration proudly announced the launch of its Abrahamic Faith Student Leadership Team, which brings Jewish, Christian, and Muslim students together from three Los Angeles area Abrahamic faith schools.
Learn more about how the program nurtures emerging student peace leaders in Los Angeles here.
Since our original announcement, the Abrahamic Faith Student Leadership Team experienced incredible momentum as they unite in altruistic acts of service.
