Israel-Palestine Education: Critical Thinking About Win-Win Solutions
Bringing the voices of Palestinian and Israeli peace builders to British schools
Why SNS?
The skills of dialogue, respectful disagreement, active listening, and critical thinking are being eroded because of disinformation and polarisation - powered by social media and populist politics. The issue of Israel-Palestine is one of the topics where this is most acute, causing tension, racism and hatred in Britain and we stand against this.
What are the values and skills that SNS brings?
Solutions Not Sides has been teaching skills of empathy, active listening, communication, critical thinking and conflict resolution through exploration of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict since 2010. Our programme is based on three key values: non-violence, equality for all, and the rejection of hatred.
Schools that work with Solutions Not Sides become confident and compassionate spaces for solutions-focused learning and discussion around this topic. Long term outcomes are reduced antisemitism, Islamophobia, and polarisation.
SNS School Assembly
SNS School Assembly - Listening to Palestinian & Israeli Voices When Violence Is In The Media
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is currently prominent in our media headlines, and may be affecting students at your school. It is better to support students to learn about and discuss this difficult topic than trying to shut it down. We are here to support you to do that. Please click here to download our presentation resource that includes a script for the presenter and a short film for an assembly (approx 30 minutes).
Download NowWhat we do
We bring Palestinian and Israeli peace builders to meet British students, and use empathy and critical thinking to shift attitudes away from supporting one side against the other, and towards seeking a solution for the human beings involved.
Learn moreOur work
We have delivered conflict resolution training, provided educational workshops, and facilitated discussion on the conflict in the UK since 2010, engaging thousands of young people in the process.
Learn moreWe deliver
Our innovative approach includes training opportunities for teachers, educational sessions for school students, online resources, and of course the chance to hear first-hand perspectives from young Palestinian and Israeli peace builders.
Learn moreWe're here to help teachers & young people
Through education on this issue, we need to tackle polarisation, antisemitism and Islamophobia in schools and communities, but we need your support to be able to do this.
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Not simply pro-Israel or pro-Palestine; above all, pro-solution.
