WELCOME TO THE

ART OF PEACE

The Decoding Academy

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“Art of Peace is a place where I'm learning to understand the nature of our conflicts as a society and how to solve them peacefully. Looking back now, I see that it has taught me to understand the power I have to change things, even if it's just my own views. By doing activities like decoding articles and stories, I'm gaining skills like learning to not only accept that others may have views other than mine but also to understand why they might be thinking that way. These are important qualities I want in myself.”

Lilah-14 (November, 2020)

Who We Are
 

 

Our Mission

We believe social outcomes are as or even more important as academic outcomes! We help kids explore how to think about their thinking, to manage themselves and build personal integrity amid changing relationships and circumstances…

Our Vision

Our vision is to ensure that our next generation of American children are equipped with the critical thinking and interpersonal skills they will need to excel in school, in the workplace, and in life.

Our Curriculum

We examine all manner of social/emotional pressures carefully, because we know that by understanding the very nature of our conflicts—and ourselves, we can more successfully mitigate personal risk and prevent undesired outcomes…

 

Our Founder

Author Jodi Wing adapted Sun Tzu’s Art of War philosophies to create lessons in peace, to teach children strategies and ethical coping mechanisms for how to manage conflict themselves.

 
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