Living Values Education Newsletter Archives

PLEASE NOTE: At the end 2020 we have ceased publication of the full length multiple item newsletter due to time constraints both on the part of administration and time taken by our subscribers to read all the items. We have elected to provide more frequent simple up to the moment news items relating to our international LVE organsation. We trust that you will find this more convenient.

October 2020, World Values Day - Issue 68

Value of the Month: Happiness

October 2020 - Issue 67

September 2020 - Issue 66

Introducing Living Values Education Reflection Points!

July 2020 - Issue 65

Editorial
Parents make the world go round!
News from our Network around the world
- Indonesia - LVE Workshops for Educators - Ubud, Bali, Indonesia; January and February 2020
- Netherlands - LVE Course for Parents and Grandparents
- Sierra Leone - LVE makes a come-back!
- Hungary - ALIVE Inspires Celebration of World Values Day 2019
- Egypt - Educator Workshops for Government School Teachers and More!
  - Values Festival for Youth, July 2019
  - LVE Training for 60 Village Youth Volunteers, August 2019
  - Three-day Workshop for 50 Youth in Qena Governorate, October 2019
  - LVE Educator Training Workshop for 60 government school educators, December 2019

December 2019 - Issue 64

Editorial
Teaching and Learning Resources
- Rainbow Booklet Library - LVE Activities for Schools
News from our Network around the world
- Asia Regional TTE And Working Meeting of ALIVE Associates
- Europe Regional Working Meeting of ALIVE Associates
- Brazil - Presentation on 'Educating with Values' to 380 attendees!
- Indonesia
  - LVE Workshop for Educators - Ubud, Bali
  - LVE Workshop for Educators - Ciputat, South Tangerang
  - 94 School Educators and six LVE Trainers at Pre-school workshop! Jakarta
- Cameroon - Training of Educators and Youth Leaders - Basilica Yaounde
Last but not least

July 2019 - Issue 63

Editorial
Forthcoming Events
Teaching and Learning Resources
- Updated and expanded Living Values Education Activities for Young Adults
- Distance - Home-based Facilitator Training and Lifelong Learning about Values
News from our Network around the world
- Australia - Distance Facilitator Training (DFT) Launched in May
- Cambodia - Values Workshops for Teachers, Health Workers and Mothers
- Cameroon - Three-year Plan for Teacher Training Workshops Launched!
- Indonesia - Educator Workshops in Bali and Jakarta
- Thailand - LVE Flourishes from North to South!
- Vietnam - Loving Living Values!
Last but not least

March 2019 - Issue 62

Editorial
Cameroon - Acts of Kindness
Turkey - Plans for School-wide LVE
Greece - LVE at Work on Greek Islands
Indonesia - Values-based College for Financially-challenged Students in Bali
Indonesia - A safe space to play in Padang
Thailand - LVE Helps Students Grow and Glow
USA - Living Values Education in Prison workshops in California

May 2018 - Issue 61

Greece: Kindergarten Teachers on Corfu Embrace LVE
Hong Kong: Two LVE Workshops Generate Wonderful Plans
Indonesia: LVE's Amazing Expansion Deepens and Continues
Kuwait: Living Values Festival "” Be the Change
Kuwait: Live your Life: A skit about the effects of social media
Turkey: Even Our Four-year-olds Use Values Words to Diffuse Arguments
United Kingdom: Values in Action: Nurturing 'Values Literacy

January 2018 - Issue 60

Cameroon: Hello Kids, Values Balloons and Ubuntu Trees
Egypt: Making Values the Root of Education and Social Transformation
Greece: Kindergarten Teachers Embrace LVE on Kefalonia
Greece: New Materials and Benefical Projects with Children and Refugees
Indonesia: A Strategic Plan to Further a Culture of Peace
Venezuela: Children in a Peaceful World Project

September 2017 - Issue 59

International: LVE Distance - Materials for adults, families and study groups
Brazil: Launching Living Values Activities E-books
China: A Six-day LVE Children's Retreat in Miyun
China: An LVE Workshop in Changzhou
Greece: Practical and Enjoyable Experiences in Three Amazing Locations
Kuwait: Bringing LVE's Theoretical Model to Life in a Practical Way
Netherlands: Living Values Expands Naturally in Several Directions
USA: Summertime LVE Workshops and a Children's "Camp"

May 2017 - Issue 58

Brazil: An Excellent Article on Education, Values and Teens by Two Leading LVE Educators
Cameroon: A Gift Results in LVE Workshops at Schools, an Orphanage and a Refugee Camp
Guinea Conakry: An Official Launch of LVE and an Action Plan
Hungary: Feeling Cared For after a Caring for Ourselves Workshop
Indonesia: Braving storms, LVE trainers Conduct 26 Three-day Workshops in Three Months
Indonesia: The Seed of Kindness Day Benefits Others All Year
Lebanon: Children Explore Peace, Cooperation and Unity
Maldives: An LVE-Inspired Preschool and Preventative Programs with Teens on the Atolls
Spain: An Innovative LVE seminar - Live in Harmony

January 2017 - Issue 57

ALIVE: International LVE 20th Anniversary Conference and Celebration in Indonesia
Australia: Launching an international LVE Self-development Research Study
Indonesia: The History of LVE in Indonesia - Amazing Partnerships and Growth
Kuwait: World Values Day
Lebanon: Saint Coeur School officially adopts LVE after a one-year pilot
Nepal: Books and Values - Librarians and LVE
Vietnam: An Outstanding Display at the 20th Anniversary - 18,000 Educators trained to facilitate LVE
Zimbabwe: Inspirational Teaching - Classroom Management through LVE

September 2016 - Issue 56

Australia: Californian Inmates Share Their Experience with a Living Values Study Group
Australia: Introducing Living Values Distance Programs
Greece: Values Education on the Island of Zante
Hungary: The Fifth Anniversary of the Thought Creator Club
India: Sensitive and Kind, with a Passion to Serve
Switzerland: Conscious, Committed, Courageous Parenting
USA: Summertime with LVE
Vietnam: LVE Activities and Successes in a Wide Variety of Settings

May 2016 - Issue 55

El Salvador: Values Help Us Move Toward Harmony and Integration
Ghana: Love, unity, determination and cooperation help an LVE school clean up after a flood!
Greece: New LVE Activities with Kindergarteners
Guinea Conakry: Two Steps Forward
Malaysia: Life Is Beautiful
Seychelles: LVE in Schools, the National Media, the Corporate World and Government Ministries
Togo: Values-based Education Now in Every School
USA: Awakening the Spirit of Humanity in Youth in Pittsburg
Zimbabwe: 25 May Movement

January 2016 - Issue 54

Australia: LVE Distance Course - Part of Facilitator Training
Greece: An Assessment of the Benefits of LVE for Kindergarteners on Skyros
Kuwait: Educators Take Time Out for Themselves
Malaysia: A Principal's Commitment to Implementing LVE Creates Exemplary Schools
Maldives: LVE Outreach with Students, Teachers, Parents and Policemen
Netherlands: Peace Day 2015, Three More Schools to Implement LVE in The Hague, "ToGether" - A Creative Values-Based Integration Program Brings Dutch Children and Refugees Together
United Kingdom: Values in the Classroom in Oxfordshire
Vietnam: Drug Rehab Center Increases Recovery Rates with the Combination of LVE and the 12 Steps, Inspiring Workshops, and Special LVE Sessions with Orphans, Addicts and Parents

September 2015 - Issue 53

Egypt: Three Workshops in Cairo Create a Group of LVE Co-Trainers
El Salvador: LVE Workshops for Parents, Children and to Prevent Gang Entry
Indonesia: 300 LVE Facilitators Do Peace Education Work with 10,000 Prior to Celebrating World Interfaith Harmony Week in Ambon Integrating LVE into the Curriculum of State's Islamic University in Bandung From Bandung, Peace Education in Asia and Africa
Lebanon: Two LVE Workshops in September
Nigeria: National Children's Conference on Character Development, Child Protection and Nation Building
Oman: LVE Makes Teaching a Successful Process
USA: Living Values Puppet Shows at Peace in the Park in San Francisco LVE Workshops in New York and California

May 2015 - Issue 52

ALIVE / Europe: July 2014 LVE European Conference on the Greek Island of Zakynthos
Cambodia: LVE and the Department of School Health
Greece: Some Wonderful LVE Activities with a Kindergarten in Zante
Hungary: Benefits of the Hungarian LVE Newsletter
India: LVE Workshops in Bangalore, Gadag and Jaipur
Kuwait: Living Values Goes Green in Kuwait
Lebanon: Feedback from Teachers - "Our children adore the living values sessions " It's an opportunity to live in a peaceful and happy world where they dream to be."
Maldives: Two LVE Model Schools Help Children with Disabilities and Create ALIVE Medicals
Nepal: Values Support and Sustain the Wealth of Human Kindness and Resilience
Thailand: Conflict Resolution at Sarasas Schools
USA: Peace and Students Living Their Values at Mizzentop Day School
Venezuela: Children for a Peaceful World Project

January 2015 - Issue 51

Brazil: LVE at the Culture of Peace, Education and Spiritual Seminar - and in Prisons
Cambodia: LVE Workshops Create Interest in Values Education Nationally
Georgia: Tea's Values Stories for Young Children
Greece: Awareness Seminar in Athens - Open versus Closed Communication
Hungary: To Transfer Knowledge and Human Values - A peace project for talented students at Kandó Primary School
Indonesia: Replanting Peace in the Molluccas and a Inspiring TTT in Bali
Kuwait: Evidence that Modeling Our Values Creates a Better World
Nepal: LVE Increases Peace, Love and Cooperation with Teachers and Children, LVE Races on in Nepal
Suriname: The Ministry of Education Will Incorporate Living Values Activities in Its Life Skills Program
United Arab Emirates: A Workshop on Values-Based Education Fuels Six Values Schools in Sharjah
United Kingdom: A Poem on Values by CEO Rosemary Dewan

September 2014 - Issue 50

Cambodia: Youth Empowerment with Peace, Respect and Love
Georgia: Teachers and Children Are Happy Doing LVE - Love, Care and Respect Grow
India: LVE Workshop in Tuticorin Uses Theater of the Oppressed
Indonesia: An Enjoyable LVE Workshop in Bali
Kuwait: What LVE Has Meant to the High School Graduating Class at KAS, LVE Grows and Teachers Create Toolkits - What the children need, we need!
Mexico: In Our School " A Culture of Peace
Nepal: A Values Tree by Kindergarteners at Learn Hub Montessori School
Switzerland: A Ubuntu Experience at a Workshop in Lugano, An Onions and Diamonds Workshop for Young People
USA: A LVE Testimonial Video - Would you like to create one too?, LVE and Face Painting at Peace in the Park in San Francisco
Vietnam: Students Prefer the LVE Teaching Style " and Research Confirms that Teachers Who Teach LVE Enjoy Teaching More!, LVE Continues to Spread With Many Workshops and Enthusiasm about Implementation

May 2014 - Issue 49

Guinea Conakry: Exhibition of 12 Values
Indonesia: Peace Building with LVE with Islamic Boarding Schools, Universities and NGOs, Educare Teachers Understand and Orphanages Plan: a One-Year LVE Pilot
Israel: A new book, "The Power to Blossom" - A New LVE Program for Kindergarten
Nepal: LVE for School Librarians in Nepal
Netherlands: LVE News from the Netherlands, Immigrant and Dutch Children Cooperate - Expect a DVD of Values Songs in December!
Turkey: A Parent Workshop in Turkey
Venezuela: University Students Appreciate LVE and Will Do Activities with Students in Low-income Suburbs
Zimbabwe: LVE workshops in Harare schools, A 12-year old Headgirl Shares Her Experience and Values

January 2014 - Issue 48

Greece: A Seminar on Values, Morality and Wellbeing
Greece: Remarkable Improvement in Students' Interpersonal Relations with LVE
India: LVE Workshop at the Podar International School in Bangalore
Israel: Five-year olds share their experience with values in a new video, The Power to Blossom
Kuwait: Healing and Happiness through Art
Malaysia: LVE Workshops with the Department of National Unity and National Integration
Romania: LVE in Romania Begins with Good Results in a High School
United Kingdom: Mindfulness in Oxfordshire
United States: A cool thing Mrs. Panzer and Mrs. Kellog did over the summer!

September 2013 - Issue 47

Hungary: Using LVE during Competitions to Remove Children's Worry and Tension
India: Joy and Practicality - LVE Workshops in Bangalore and Indore
Maldives: A New Initiative by the ALIVE Associate - An LVE Preschool
Netherlands: The First LVE Model School in Holland - De Vrije Ruimte
Nigeria: Educational Efforts with Street Children, Parents and Educators
Togo: A New Website in Appreciation of Professor Adetou's LVE Work
USA: The Milagro Center's "Stars" Explain Humility
USA: Please like our LVE Facebook page!

May 2013 - Issue 46

Brazil: Algumas atividades do Programa Vivendo Valores na Educação
Greece: LVE in Zante
Hungary: A Little Girl Reacts to Values Cards
United Arab Emirates: LVE on TEDTalks
USA: LVE Reduces Need for Disciplinary Action to Almost Zero
Venezuela: University Students Discover the Value of LVE during Community Service

January 2013 - Issue 45

India: An LVE Workshop in Lucknow Brings Skills, Insights and Happiness
Jamaica: Living Values Facilitator Shares Bereavement Coping Mechanisms
Kuwait: Students Respond: What does it mean to be in a Living Values School?
Nepal: Living Values is taking off in Nepal!
Paraguay: A Letter to LVE Friends Worldwide as Paraguay Celebrates Ten Years with LVE
United Kingdom: Silence in the Classroom is Vital
Venezuela: UBUNTU and Living Green Values Now in Spanish
Vietman: Children Living in Challenging Circumstances Create Cards of Love
Zimbabwe: LVE Focal Point Involved in Coaching Students for MUN

August 2012 - Issue 44

ALIVE European Conference
Brazil: 1700 Children in São Paulo to Benefit from LVE for Children in Difficult Situations
Brazil: Values Initiative "‹"‹in Jardim Angela: Research Shows the Profound Impact of LVE
Greece: Bullying - Strategies for Reducing Bullying at School
Hungary: LVE Helps Build Self-Esteem among People Suffering from Mental Illness
Jamaica: 50th Jubilee Brings Call to Transform Education Programme
Vietnam: Living Values Simplifies Life

April 2012 - Issue 43

ALIVE: A New Educational Resource for Educators and Counselors of At-Risk Youth
Greece: Values Education's Role in Addressing Teacher Burnout
Israel: The Power to Blossom "” Parents request training for teachers to ensure continuity of LVE
Maldives: Living Values Reaches Soccer Players through the Soccer Diplomacy Project
Oman: New Teachers receive LVE Training before Heading into Classroom for First Time
Vietnam: LVE Continues Robustly through Enthusiasm, Trainings and Television

December 2011 - Issue 42

Cyprus: Flashback of Our Journey with Living Values, September 2010 through June 2011
Japan: Illustrations for Two LVE Stories for Young Children
Malaysia: Teachers Share the Impact of LVE on their Lives and Lives of their Students
Spain: A Values Conference: Courage to Live, Courage to Educate
UNESCO: Continues as a Source of Inspiration to Create a Culture of Peace

Children and Young Adults Participate

Brazil: Children Create a Gigantic Values Banner and Celebrate a "Springtime of Values"
Germany: An Artist Who Believes "Peace Begins Small" Sparks Secondary Students to Create Peace Projects on the Streets of Bremen
Maldives: Living Values Holiday Camp

Family Values Resource

South Africa: Worksheet Available for Values Dialogue at Home

August 2011 - Issue 41

Australia: Company Embraces the Ethics of Living Values as a Culture Change Program
Great Britain: Values Activities Strengthen the Family Unit, bringing home and school closer
Nigeria: Youth Round Table, under the Auspices of LVE, seeks to mobilize the energy of youth to transform government
Poland: A National Values Art and Poetry Contest, a documentary film about LVE and a plethora of LVE workshops
Reunion: A new values Resource is launched, en français!
USA: LVE on YouTube!
Children Participate: Around the World

April 2011 - Issue 40

Australia: Impact Study of Values Education in Schools
United Kingdom: Living Values Education Leads to Children Recognizing and Valuing Honesty and Helps Raise Academic Standards
Cameroon: Lives of Youth Change Dramatically after Participating in LVE Training for Street Children
Paraguay: An LVASC Implementation Study with 685 High-risk Youth results in a 90% reduction in violence
Germany: LVE Training Inspires Participant to Parent differently and to Envision a Values School / Retreat and Holiday Center
Australia: Four New Initiatives - LVE Home Study Program, Student-led Mentor Program, LVE for Young Offenders and LVE Culture Change for Organizations
Indonesia: Implementing LVE in Islamic Boarding Schools, Keu Agents in Advancing Positive Values
Kuwait: Living Values Invites the Unity of Love
Maldives: Hand in Hand presents LVE Children's Day Camp

December 2010 - Issue 39

ALIVE President's Message Bangladesh: ALIVE and LEEDO Host a Training for Street Children Educators
Bonaire: LVE Introduced to Holland's Newest
Municipality Brazil: LVE Cited as a "Humanizing Influence" and for its Positive
Effects on Students' Personal and Academic Life Cyprus: Reflections on the Needs of Youth and the Importance of Love in Education
Egypt: Serving a Variety of Schools and Organizations
Nigeria: Empowering Myself - Empowering
Others: A workshop for parents and children Paraguay: Positive Results with Children At Risk South Africa: Powerful Stories of Change with High School Students

August 2010 - Issue 38

ALIVE President's Message: The LVE International Community Meeting, a new Board of Directors, and exploring the way forward.
Australia: Living Values - A Baby Boomer's Dream Come True?
Australia: The Man in the Mirror - A Parent's Perspective
Paraguay: New Partnerships Allows LVE to Reach More Children, Parents and Communities at Risk
Saudi Arabia: LVE Introduced to Leaders in Education Field
Vietnam: LVE Teams with World Vision - A Role-Play of Children at Camp in Hai Phong
Vietnam: LVE To Be Integrated Into Secondary Schools in 63 Provinces of Vietnam

April 2010 - Issue 37

Research: Evidence of the Impact of Values Education - Based on University of Newcastle Research
Brazil: Comprehensive Implementation and Research Plan in a Challenging Neighborhood
Indonesia: LVE Provides Strength for Teachers and Joy for Students in a Rural Educare Outreach Program
Indonesia: Peace Education Grows through Different Organizations - LVE Trainers Reflect
Kuwait: Fathers Find Their Voice with Active Parenting
Nigeria: LVE Participates in the "Right to Dialogue Forum" - Fostering Mutual Respect and Peace, Preventing Extremism and Intolerance
Paraguay: LVE and the Ministry of Education Partner to Serve Children at Risk
United Kingdom: Refugee Parents Break through Misunderstandings Using LVE
USA: From Scientific Evidence to Personal Experience - A Mother's Testimonial

December 2009 - Issue 36

ALIVE: President's Message:
ALIVE Website: Download Songs from the LVAC 3-7 Book Free!
Angola: The Plight of Witch-Accused Children
Brazil: A New Book Featuring LVE Research and Educational Practices in Schools
Dominican Republic: Street Children Organizations, Public School Teachers and Ministry of Education Officials Attend LVE Workshops
Germany: Teens Win a "No Chance for Hatred" Prize!
Haiti: Collaborative Effort Brings LVE to Port-au-Prince
Malaysia: LVE Country-wide for Preschool Teachers at Unity Kindergartens
Mauritius: Early Childhood and Parenting Workshops in Mauritius
Thailand: LVE Used to Enhance Emotional Intelligence Development
United Kingdom: Listen to an Australian ABC National Radio interview with the U.K.'s Dr. Neil Hawkes
Feature Article: Leadership and Living Values, Part III, by Peter Williams Raising Learning Potential and the Value of Forgiveness Time for Me

August 2009 - Issue 35

ALIVE President's Message: Reflections on the ALIVE International Meeting in the United Kingdom
Byron Bay, Australia: Community Members React to LVE
Gold Coast: Facilitators and Participants Discover Beauty and Ease of LVE Structure
Brazil: University Peace Pilgrims Project Utilizes LVE
Gambia: LVE Team and Students from the Living Values Club do a workshop at Kunkujang School
Japan: Are we having success? Absolutely! LVE at Aoba-Japanese International School
Thailand: Burmese Refugees Explore Their Personal Values at Light School
USA: Children Make the World Go Around - they really do!

February to March 2009 - Issue 34

Australia: Living Values in Bryon Bay - Tears of love and laughter were our company
Greece: Cultivating Values in School and in Life
Hungary: Light and Loving Parent / Teacher Club Attracts Media Attention
Italy: LVE Helps Those Who Act Aggressive or Shy - And is best when parents are involved
Mauritius: Values Education throughout the Island
Pakistan: Living Values is Adopted by Educators Who Care
Paraguay: Third National LVE Educators Forum, "For A Country of Values"
Sierra Leone: Three Young Men with a Passion for Peace and Human Rights
Sri Lanka: First Ever LVE Training - and Hope for a Better Future
Thailand: University Funds LVE Workshops and Books for Hundreds of Teachers
U.S.A.: International Peace Day - Children really get it when it comes to Peace!
Vietnam: Further Positive Feedback on LVE's Program for Drug Rehabilitation

October 2008 - Issue 33

ALIVE: New Materials for Young People at Risk: Living Values Activities for Young Offenders
Cambodia: Multi-Cultural Cooperation Leads to Living Values Training in Siem Reap
Gambia: Enthusiasm and Cooperation via Senegal!
Kuwait: Leadership and LVE, an article by Peter Williams
New Zealand: Living Values To Be Key Component in Brand New School
Reunion: Living Values Spreading to Islands of Indian Ocean
Southern Africa: A Bevy of Activities, Including Emotional First Aid Using Values
Zimbabwe: Prefects at an All-Girl School Learn Leadership Through Living Values and Shared Vision

May 2008 - Issue 32

Brazil: Wonderful Results with Street Children with Living Values Education
Greece: LVE on the Island of Chios
Israel: When Values Become the Path - a Program for Entire Communities
Kuwait: LVE Grade 5 Students Draw Conclusions After Testing the Effects of Positivity on Plants
Mauritius: Indian Ocean Islands Unite through Silence
Suriname: Living Values for Everyone from the Concierge to Professors
United States: Living Values Education for 20,000 Children in Florida
Venezuela: The Magic of Living Values
Vietnam: Living Values Telecasts Nationwide
Vietnam: LVE Program for Drug Rehabilitation the Most Effective in the Country

December 2007 - Issue 31

Brazil: Marvellous Results with Street Children
Cameroon: LVE Meets with an Enthusiastic Response!
Kuwait: Launch of Arabic Edition of Living Values Education Books
Paraguay: Third International Conference on LVE Attracts 600 Participants
Saudi Arabia: Youngsters in Riyadh Focus on Love, Simplicity and Responsibility
Singapore: Young Offenders Appreciate Peace and Respect
South Africa: International Research Consortium on Values Education
Venezuela: High School Students Study the Effectiveness of Living Values with Their Peers

April 2007 - Issue 30

Cameroon: An Exploratory Visit Yields Enthusiasm and Future Plans
Ghana: Training Trainers and Support from the Vice Chancellor for ECE Teachers
India: A School of Excellence and the Gift of Values
Japan: Students Put Their Values and Skills into Action!
Lebanon: "This I Believe"
Mauritius: A Launch by the President and the Birth of "Tales of Wisdom"
Mozambique: A Wave of Happiness and New Realizations for Street Educators
The Netherlands: Launch of the Dutch Edition of the Living Values Books
Nigeria: A Ray of Hope with LVE and an Opportunity to Help
Switzerland: Experiencing the Beauty of the Self During a LVE Theatre Workshop
Thailand: ALIVE at Tenth UNESCO-APEID International Conference on Education
USA: Community Leaders are Inspired by International Values Educator
Vietnam: LVEP Students Demonstrate Resisting Peer Pressure on Television

December 2006 - Issue 29

Canada: Values-based Atmosphere brings about Change in Relationships with Children
Ghana: Values in the Classroom Replace the Cane with Dignity and Discipline
Hungary: Parents Group Explores Values while Teens Write Poems on Peace
Paraguay: Second Annual National LVE Conference
Singapore: Students Create "Peace Idol"
Spain: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Living Values Education in Spain
Togo: Values Education Grows and Hope for Forgiveness and Unity Blossoms
UK: ALIVE International Conference on Living Values Education
USA: We Can Change the World - One Child, One Family, One School and One Community at a Time

August 2006 - Issue 28

Armenia: An Excellent Reception by Principals
Ghana: Values That Make You Proud to be Ghanaian
India: Living Values Creates Bright Beginning for Pre-schoolers and Toddlers
Jamaica: Bringing Hope to Jamaica's Teachers and Principals
South Africa: Values Awareness and Diversity Management Create Harmony
Spain: A Message from Federico Mayor Zaragoza for the Occasion of LVE's Tenth Anniversary
Thailand: An LVE School Wins the Royal Award for the Second Year in a Row

February to March 2006 - Issue 27

Bermuda: Three Primary Schools Achieve an Eighty Percent Drop in Student Office Referrals
Brazil: A Poem from a Youth Involved with Living Values Activities for Street Children
Cambodia: Working with Educators, Monks, Youth and Former Khmer Rouge Soldiers
Estonia: Values-based Thinking helps Stimulate Motivation for Change
Jamaica: 1,600 Students Explore Values in Montego Bay
Malaysia: Living Values with Teachers and Parents in Seremban
Mozambique: A Wonderful Beginning with the LVE Street Children Coordinator from Brazil
Paraguay: UNESCO and the Ministry Help LVE Provide Training to 3,000 Teachers
South Africa: A Multitude of LVEP Projects - for the Girl Child, Youth Leaders, Educators, and Street Children - and a Foray into Lesotho
Vietnam: Good Results with Living Values Activities for Drug Rehabilitation and New Developments

November 2005 - Issue 26

Brazil: Experiences of Change with Street Children
Central Africa: Teacher-training in Values-based Education in Central Africa
Hungary: Enjoying Living Values at Summer Camp
Jamaica: Launch of Annual Values and Attitudes Competition
Kuwait: Measurable Transformational Changes
Lebanon: LVEP on TV ? and at Balamand University
Mauritius: Regional Conference and Training on ?Values Education for a Global Culture?
Philippines: ALIVE and ACTIVE in Cebu
Poland: Sincere Intentions in Education
Switzerland: "Being" and Values-based Education
Thailand: Recipient of the Annual Royal Award from the Ministry of Education
Vietnam: Parents and Caregivers Enjoy Gaining New Skills

August 2005 - Issue 25

Africa: Implementation of Values-based Education in West and Central Africa
Burkina Faso: People of Integrity Live their Values
Burundi: Sustaining Positive Cultural Values
Canada: Connections and Enthusiasm Abound!
Crete: Parents Deepen their Exploration of Values
Ecuador: Successful Seminar on ?Living Values: an Education for Life?
France: Values and Positive Change in Reunion Island
Jamaica: Students Appreciate Parents and Join in Healing Jamaica with Love
Kuwait: Values make Schools Attractive
Romania: LVEP at every school level in Techirghiol
Rwanda: Exploratory Seminar draws Support of Ministry of Education
South Africa: LVEP and Caring replace Corporal Punishment in Rural Schools
Togo: Peace-loving People Strive to Preserve Values
Vietnam: LVE Continues to Flourish in Hanoi and Ho Chin Minh City

September 2004 - Issue 24

Bahrain: New Beginnings
China: Living Values reaches out
Egypt: Good Feedback from American University Summer Programme
France: Parents love Respect!
Italy: Bologna becomes a City of Values
Jamaica: Fashionable Values steal the show at Ministry training
Morocco: Living Values gets underway in Casablanca
Pakistan: Child Care Resource Centre takes up the challenge
Philippines: Teachers get ACTIVE!
Senegal: UNESCO-BREDA co-hosts Regional Workshop on Values Education
Seychelles: The first school Living Values Club!
Thailand: Schools, Teacher-Training Colleges and Universities join trainings

May 2004 - Issue 23

Argentina: Puppets Bring Values to Life
China: 100 Schools Use LVE in Beijing
France: Reflection Time Helps Improve Student Behaviour
Hungary: Teachers Are Inspired by LVEP Training
Indonesia: LVEP Books Launched in Seminar at British Council
Mexico: Educators Report Enhanced Creativity and Self-Respect in Youth
Pakistan and UK: Living Values Links Two Primary Schools
USA: LVE Cooperates With TEN to Help Youth Communicate About Values

October to December 2003 - Issue 22

Argentina & Brazil: Street Educator Trainings held in Buenos Aires and Belo Horizonte
Australia: Government Values Education Study comments on LVEP Schools
China: Regional Symposium on Giving Value to Values Education
Lebanon: Research Study indicates broad Positive Effects of LVEP
Malaysia: Living Values Students become more Respectful and Caring
Mauritius: Teacher Training Programmes with LVEP yield Excellent Results
Senegal: Working with UNESCO on Strategy for Living Values in West Africa
Seychelles: Walking the Values Talk into all Homes
South Africa: Living Values with Street Educators and Street Children
Switzerland: Living Values at the U.N. World Summit on the Information Society
Turkey: Living Values Training for Educators of Street Children
USA: Charter School adopts LVEP as a major part of Curriculum

April to September 2003 - Issue 21

Argentina: LVEP Holds Strong Interest Nationally
Costa Rica: Local Municipality Initiates a Commission for the Renewal of Values
Indonesia: Children Dress as a Value and Share 12 Living Values at School Exhibition
Paraguay: Ministry of Education Commits to a National Programme on Values
Philippines: LVEP Facilitates Better Community Relations
Romania: Trainings and Translations Progress at Fast Pace ? and That Makes 33 Languages!
Thailand: LVEP Activities Win the Hearts of Educators
Turkey: LVEP Books Are Translated to Turkish
United Kingdom: Seventh Annual International TTT Draws Record Attendance

January to March 2003 - Issue 20

China: LVEP is Integrated in Traditional Subjects in Beijing Schools
Egypt: Maintaining Children?s Well-Being the Focus of One-Year Educator Training
Indonesia: Non-Teaching Staff Touched by "Unforgettable and Remarkable" LVEP Training on Values in Daily Life
Indonesia: LVEP Training for 13 Street Children Agencies Empowers and Uplifts Participants
Jamaica: Discussions Underway with Asst. Minister of Education About Developing Mentoring Project
Jordan: Minister of Education Endorses LVEP Pilot Programme in Two Schools
Pakistan: LVEP Effectively Modified to Local Culture at 104 Educational Centres
Romania: Coordinators Begin Effort to Develop LVEP
Serbia and Montenegro: Educators Re-emerge Their Own Values and Take Interest in Conflict Resolution
Singapore: Seng Kang Teachers Transform Classrooms into Learning Centers
South Africa: LVEP Joins With African Traditions of Values-Based Living
Spain: Commitment to Integrate Values in Educational Work the Outcome of International Congress on Education and Society
Thailand: Enthusiasm for Living Values Leads to Planning of "LV Club"
USA: Chinese School Principals Highlight LVEP as a Practical Teaching Model for Moral Education

November to December 2002- Issue 19

Argentina: LVEP School?s children receive award in UNESCO?s ?Draw Me Peace? contest
Canada: LVEP reaches diverse groups
Israel: LVEP children receive special award in UNESCO?s ?Draw Me Peace?
Romania: Educators and schools open doors to Living Values
Seychelles: LV Educator Seminar and National Conference
South Africa: Living Values by candlelight
Vietnam: Street Educators try the new street children activities

May to September 2002 - Issue 18

Indonesia: Training for Street Children Agencies
Indonesia: Three-day Educator Workshop
Indonesia: Two-day Educator Workshop
Lebanon: Trainings for Teachers
Romania: LVEP Educator Trainings
South America: Workshops for Educators and the Wider Community
Vietnam: Training for Street Children Agencies
International: Living Values Activities Books for Street Children now available!
Indonesia: LVEP gets underway in Jakarta
Switzerland: Roundtables on Quality Education and Human Rights highlight LVEP
International: Appeal for "Ubuntu" and other stories
Albania: Training for educators
Guyana: Living Values in the community
Nigeria: LVEP Educator Training as part of Early Childhood Convention
Malaysia: A week of LVEP Workshops and Presentations
France: Living Values Association formed in La Reunion
Thailand: LVEP helps improve teaching performance
Italy: Practising respect and love in the classroom in Sardinia
Zimbabwe: Headmasters hear the message of values
Iceland and Brasil: news of LVEP achievements reaches Canada!
Lebanon: LVEP Seminars have big impact on parents
Focus on Responsibility - in our next issue
Report on more LVEP activities in China

March to April 2002 - Issue 17

International: New! Living Values Activities for Street Children
China: Living Values in Beijing classrooms
South Africa: Translation into Zulu - and that makes 26 languages!
Seychelles: Living Values gets off to a flying start!
International: Teachers' Experiences of LVE with Children Ages 3-7
Brasil: Children Draw Peace
Thailand: Successful training at University in Bangkok

January to February 2002 - Issue 16

Worldwide: Living Values, UNESCO and the Global Movement for a Culture of Peace
Cambodia: Educators, Social Workers and the Khmer Rouge
Costa Rica: Values Support Groups now formed
USA: Training co-sponsored by Miami-Dade County Public School System
Kenya: More Success Stories!
China: Moral education in a happy atmosphere!
India: Two trainings in Rajasthan

November to December 2001 - Issue 15

Australia : Weekend Training Retreat for Parents
Australia: LVEP Train-the-Trainer
Cambodia: Three-day educator training
Nigeria: LVEP Educator Training
Nigeria: LVEP Trainer Training
USA: LVEP Educator Workshop; Three-day Training for Educators
USA: LVEP Educator Seminar
USA: Fourth Annual Educators Retreat / Training
Vietnam: Three-day educator training
Mauritius: African Regional Conference on Values Education
South Africa: Living Values and Ubuntu
USA: Building a Community of Learning at a Montessori Charter School
Nigeria: Values: 1; Disobedience and Caning: 0
Vietnam: Living Values reaches out, meeting people's needs
Laos: Seminar generates interest in training
China: Thirteen Beijing schools start LVEP!
Egypt: Success Stories!
Focus on Humility - in our next issue

September to October 2001 - Issue 14

Australia: Weekend Training for Teachers
Australia: LVEP Train-the-Trainer
Mauritius: African Regional Conference on Values Education
USA: LVEP Books receive Teachers' Choice Award
USA: In the midst of tragedy .... a moment of peace
Botswana: Peace and Love come to two Primary schools
Vietnam: Training for the physically-challenged
Netherlands Antilles: Living Values gets going - and that makes Country 67!
France: Worldwide survey launched on young children's favourite stories
Australia: LVEP and UNESCO-APNIEVE collaboration; Educator training
China: Living Values team visits Guangdong
Chile: Magic in the air
Malaysia: Translation into Bahasa Malaysia
A new home page and a new logo for LVEP!
Report on Living Values at 14 schools in Beijing, China
Focus on Honesty - in our next issue
Report on LVEP in the Arab Region

July to August 2001 - Issue 13

Australia: Weekend Training Retreat for Teachers/Educators
China: Values Seminars for Teachers and Parents
Lebanon: Training for Teachers
Malaysia: LVEP Educator Training
Mauritius: African Regional Experts Conference
Netherlands Antilles: LVEP Educator Training
Trinidad: LVEP Educator Training
USA: Educator Training
Vietnam: Two-day LVEP Trainings
UK: LVEP Country Coordinators' Meeting and International Train-the-Trainer
Cambodia: Training for 55 teachers, co-organized with UNESCO
Senegal: LVEP represented at UNESCO's Experts' Meeting on Primary Education
Japan: Publication of article on LVEP in Human Rights Education book
Australia: Report on implementation of LVEP in NSW Primary School
Australia: Educator Training; Research project to evaluate LVEP
China: Five-day seminar and training in Beijing
Vietnam: LVEP at work in Drug Rehabilitation Centre
On-line ordering of LVEP Activities books
Coming soon to Living Values e-News
Report on Living Values in the Arab Region
Focus on: Tolerance - in our next issue

May 2001 - Issue 12

Australia: Values Education Programme for Teachers
China: Seminar and Training
Lebanon: Training for Teachers of Children affected by war
Nigeria: UNESCO to host LVEP Training
UK: Fifth Annual International LVEP Train-the-Trainer
USA: Third Annual LVEP Educators' Retreat
Vietnam: Training for Educators and Trainers
Turkey: Living Values continues to Delight
Japan: The Sun of Living Values Continues to Rise
Thailand: Two Years of LVEP in a Karen Refugee Camp - Educating for a Culture of Peace
South Africa: Trainings, Translation and a new Syllabus
Israel: Good News from many Corners
China: Localization of Materials
Mauritius: Workshop opened by the President of Mauritius
South Korea: Another Success Story!
Over 100,000 hits recorded in June 2001
LVEP website in Arabic, Portuguese and Japanese - on the way!
Report on Living Values in the Arab Region
Focus on: Love - in our next issue

March to April 2001 - Issue 11

Australia: Values Education Programme for Teachers
Brasil: Living Values National Forum
Cambodia: Living Values Train-the-Trainer
India: Train-the-Trainers sessions for 400 teachers
Japan: Three-day Training Seminar
UK: Fifth Annual LVEP Train-the-Trainer
USA: Third Annual LVEP Educators' Retreat
HCI publishes LVEP's Living Values Activities Books!
Release of Framework for Action on Values Education in Early Childhood
El Salvador: Disaster leads to special Living Values Earthquake Supplement
Turkey: Successful first training in Turkish
Vietnam: CamboKids get a taste of Peace Cake
Lebanon: Training and Implementation stride ahead
Values Education in Early Childhood - a Framework for Action
Link to On-line ordering of LVEP books
Report on Living Values in the Arab Region
Focus on: RESPECT - in our next issue

January to February 2001 - Issue 10

Mexico: Educators' Training
Vietnam: LVEP Training for High School Teachers
Singapore: Educators' Training
USA: Educators' Training
Vietnam: LVEP included in National Civic Education Programme
Hong Kong, China: Good initial reports from Piloting
Cambodia: A Flood of Activity
Mexico: Real changes in Tijuana School
Kenya: Two years of Living Values in a Primary School
Singapore: Successful Educators' Training, again!

November to December 2000 - Issue 9

Lebanon: Training for Teachers
France: Early Childhood Education Workshop with UNESCO
Philippines: Training goes down south to Mindanao
Mauritius: Values are alive and well!
Lebanon: A Personal Experience
Turkey: Young Turks Discovering Values
India: Buds start to bloom in Surat
Singapore: Living Values wins at Raffles!

August to October - Issue 8

Living Values website now in four languages!
Thailand: Living Values in a Refugee Camp
Brasil: Partnership with Rural Federal University
Hong Kong, China: Piloting Underway
USA: Educators' Training and Board Meeting
Egypt: Broad-based interest continues to grow
Panama: A first activity
United Arab Emirates: Programme at Ras Al-Khaimah School
Italy: Activities Book translated
Lebanon: TTT for Refugee Camp workers
Vietnam: Ministry of Education helps with training
Japan: First Japanese-language TTT successfully held!

June to July 2000 - Issue 7

Germany: LVEP Educator Trainings
United Kingdom: International LVEP TTT
USA: Second Annual Teacher Training Session
Vietnam: Training for Teachers
Lebanon: Arab Region Seminar on Quality-based Education
UK: European Train-the-Trainer Course
Israel: Pilot project to start in September
USA: Living Values Educational Retreat
Vietnam: Training arranged at Ministry of Education
Cambodia: First Steps
Turkey: Cooperation is the Way!
Italy: Living Values to start in Florence and Perugia
Hong Kong, China: Whole-school piloting is planned
Thailand: First training in Thai
United Arab Emirates: Conference for Teachers, Parents and Students
China: Living Values website now in Chinese!

April to May 2000 - Issue 6

Israel: Pilot Project and Ministry Approval
Kuwait: Qualitative study of Values with Grade 3 students
Hong Kong, China: Living Values at In-service Teacher Training
Egypt: Living Values overwhelms!
Mexico: Congress on Values for Educators
Italy: Four-city tour!
Australia: Living Values taken up by whole school

February to March 2000 - Issue 5

Australia: Eight schools participate in Newcastle
Spain: "Living our values: a sign of hope for the future"
Israel: Values come to Ramla kindergarten
Holland: Building respect at the design academy of Eindhoven
Hungary: Ministry of education gives approval
Egypt: Timeless values in a timeless land
Greece: Nursing values in Athens
Turkey: Training seminars in Ankara and Izmir
Hong Kong, China: Values and the school curriculum
Malaysia: Mining for real gold!
India: Living Values launched in Gujarat school
Greece: Sundays 2nd April and 7th May, Living Values Parenting Group Workshops
Greece: Saturday 16th April, 2000, Living Values Teacher Development Seminars in Piraeus, Athens, Communication Skills: Active Listening and Conflict Resolution
Greece: Saturday 20th and 21st May, 2000, Educator Training in Values-Based Education
Seal Beach, California, U.S.A.: April 8-9, 2000, LVEP Two Day Educator Training
Oxford, United Kingdom: April 27-30, 2000, LVEP Training

January 2000 - Issue 4

Kuwait welcomes Living Values!
Germany: Successful first steps
Singapore loves Parents
LVEP in Australia
The Philippines gives the warmest welcome!
Cambodia: Peace in the Curriculum
Vietnam: Magic in the Air
Hong Kong, China: Waving the flag of Values
Thailand: Living Values at the UNESCO-ACEID Conference
Germany: January 2000, Teacher Training in Living Values for educators
Hong Kong, China: 15th January 2000, Workshop for Teachers
Alexandria, Egypt: January 13-18, 2000, LVEP Training for secondary teachers
Ramla, Israel: January 13-18, 2000, LVEP Training for public kindergarten classes

November to December 1999 - Issue 3

Mexico: International Forum of the Americas
Barbados: Virtues and values do grow on trees!
Greece: A future for education
Brasil: Living Values reaches 640 sites!
India: International and National Training by the Seven Stars
Colombia: Inauguration of Living Values' office in Bogota
United Kingdom: Empowering young people in the 21st century
Thailand: Seminar for educational psychologists

October 1999 - Issue 2

India: Pilot Program
Kenya: Strategy for Ministry of Education
Costa Rica: Livin' La Vida Values
USA: Living Values comes home!
Hong Kong: Teacher Training and more
Mount Abu, India: 25th to 27th October 1999, Training for Educators
Mount Abu, India: India, 1st to 6th November 1999, LVEP Train-the-Trainer
London, UK: 2nd November 1999, Living Values: Young People, Citizenship& Communities for the 21st Century
Athens, Greece: November 12-14, 1999, Living Values: A Future for Education
Tlaxcala, Mexico: November 15-19, 1999, The Forum of the Americas, living our values: the spirit of education for the 21st century

September 1999 - Issue 1

Living Values Monthly Newsletter - now available by email
Spain: The Spirit of Education Forum
UK: International Living Values Meeting and Training
Athens, Greece:- November 12-14, 1999 Living Values: A Future for Education
Tlaxcala, Mexico: November 15-19, 1999, living our values: the spirit of education for the 21st century

August 1999

A New Web Site
Greece: A Future for Education
Nairobi, Kenya: August 15-22, 1999, Train-the-Trainer: Living Values: An Educational Program
New York, USA: August 26-29, 1999, USA Educators' Retreat
Athens, Greece: November 12-14, 1999, Living Values: A Future for Education
Tlaxcala, Mexico: November 15-19, 1999, living our values: the spirit of education for the 21st century

July 1999

Living Values: An Educational Program
United Kingdom
China
Zimbabwe
Bolivia
India
Guyana
Reunion Island
Barcelona, Spain: July 22-25, 1999, FORUM EUROPEO: Living our Values - The Spirit of Education in the 21st Century
Oxford, UK: July 28 - August 4, 1999, International Train-the-Trainer 99: Living Values: An Educational Program
Nairobi, Kenya: August 15-22, 1999, Train-the-Trainer: Living Values: An Educational Program
New York, USA: August 26-29, 1999, USA Educators' Retreat
Mexico City, Mexico: November 16-20, 1999, Living Values Forum

June 1999

USA: Service Learning - Honesty is the best policy

May 1999

Thailand: Refugee teachers in Northern Thai mountains are determined to make values grow
LVEP in Vietnam

April 1999

Malaysia: Quality in Education: A Values-Based Approach