Profoundly called as the ‘Dean of Peace’, Dr. Dean Van Leuven is a man of optimism, love and empathy. To know him is to realize the importance of life and to accelerate its elements for the core happiness of a human being. His major contribution is about Love versus Anger in the lives of humans.
Category: Education
Emotional education EQ/SEL/PE in schools
A Study of Anger Cognition in Nepal
By M. P. Regmi, D. M. Basnet, M. C. Perelstein, R. B. Ingram, & A. Sochos “Anyone can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the…
EQ4Peace Outreach Events & Publications
EQ4Peace Outreach Events and Publications Page 2019 – 2022 Recent Keynote: Chandigarh, India,…
Definition of Peace
EQ4Peace believes peace is an activity & a state of mind, not an idleness. Peace is an engagement to be carried out every day in all our interactions. EQ4Peace stands…
Does Your Classroom Feel Like a Zoo?
I love animals. We can learn so much from them. Their different natures and skills sets give us examples scampering, argumentation, playing, singing, industry, laziness, cunning. Years ago my…
Pathways2Peace Symposium – April 5, 2022
Creating and Sustaining Inner, Social, & Global Peace through Emotional Intelligence (EQ/EI/SEL) The day was hosted by Matt Perelstein, EQ4Peace, on Thursday April 5th (his birthday!) from 6:00 am until…
The EQ4Peace Story
The EQ4Peace Story Life Hurts Life can be painful, and frustrating, and (especially lately with Covid), scary, disconnected, depressing, and alone. The mental health of the world is in a…
My Personal Beliefs about Peace, by Bill Overton, EdD
February 14, 2022 Dear EQ4Peace members, What follows is a summary of a few of my beliefs from a variety of peace writings I’ve read recently. They are my present…
EQ4Peace Club Guidelines
Suggestions for EQ4Peace Clubs A Few Suggestions About How You Can Start and Maintain Your Own EQ Club Goals: The goals of EQ4Peace clubs are as follows: To learn and…
EQ4Peace Ambassador Workshop – Emotional Regulation – Bangladesh
Congratulations to our EQ4Peace Ambassadors in Bangladesh for their successful workshop. Reza and Joyonto have taken on the goal of educating students, professors, and administrators in their respective universities, and…
EQ4Peace Clubs in Sierra Leone, W. Africa
Travel with Bungi Kargbo as he visits universities and schools in Sierra Leone, speaking with staff and students, to start after-school EQ Clubs. He is sharing that their key to…
EQ4Peace Resources
The following are links to EQ4Peace Recommended Resources to learn more about EQ/EI/SEL/PMH/PeaceEd. What is EQ? What is SEL? EQ YouTube videos EQ-101 half-hour trainings Workshop recordings and PowerPoints EQ4Peace…
EQ4Peace Strategic Plan
Introduction Vision Statement: A world at peace with all its citizens practicing EQ at home, school and work. Purpose Statement: To educate people everywhere on the skills, language, and attitudes…
EQ & SEL in the News- 2
90% of K–12 school district leaders have already invested in social-emotional learning products, or plan to do so over the 2019–2020 school year. Despite consistently significant medical advances and…
Enhancing our Empathy Reach
I have always been interested in the Emotional Intelligence competency of Empathy. Dr. Brene Brown, one of my favorite researchers, has a wonderful quote about Empathy: “Empathy has no script….
SEL & EQ “Dive ins”
Hello and I hope you had a lovely summer!! In this issue of the EQ4Peace Newsletter, we are going to present 2 more online video SEL lessons for your…
SEL & EQ in the Classroom
Hi everyone, First of all, congratulations to all of you teachers, administrators, aides, assistants, office staff, and students who have earned a long-awaited summer break. I realize that some of…
MoodBoosters Corner
You may be wondering why I would start this article with a photo of dogs. First of all, I love dogs, and second of all, the photo relates to a…