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Why PEACE?
The PEACE Academy has several teaching strategies and curriculum that are exclusive to our program.
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US History and American Literature Core: Focus on Women
US History and American Literature core classes, under the direction of Mrs. Gombrich and Mrs. Jain, that study and discuss history and literature from a female's perspective.
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Posted by: Loretta George
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Published: 12/14/09
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 ELEVATE
12th Grade Philosophy capstone course for all PEACE 12th grade students. Students study various philosophers and discuss their philosophies. An additional component of the Philosophy course is ELEVATE -- a student created and organized non-profit ...
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Posted by: Loretta George
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Published: 12/13/09
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Contemporary World Project and International Negotiations
The (CISP) conducts a statewide project, the Contemporary World History Project (CWHP), to prepare high school World History teachers for leadership roles in engaging their students in the complexity, excitement and intrigue of history and world p...
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Published: 12/13/09
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C.A.P.S.
The Center for the Advancement of Philosophy in the Schools (CAPS) brings philosophy into K-12 classrooms as a way of introducing philosophical issues and critical thinking skills to young people.
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Posted by: Loretta George
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Published: 12/13/09
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Complex Instruction
Complex Instruction evolved from over 20 years of research by Elizabeth Cohen, Rachel Lotan, and their colleagues at the Stanford School of Education. The goal of this instruction is to provide academic access and success for all students in heter...
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Posted by: Loretta George
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Published: 12/13/09
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Video Conferencing
Video conferencing on current economic, political, or social issues through the National Constitutional Center in Philadelphia .
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Published: 12/13/09
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Class of 2010 Stars
Top track star Ashley Smith signs with Cal Berkeley. Congratulations Ashley!!!
Millikan's Nick Pena is one of the most outstanding high school wrestlers in the area and in the history of the sport at Millikan.
Class of 2012 Stars
Congratulations to our 2009-2010 School Year HOBY Finalists: Madison Goodwin Julia Higgins
Alex Palomino Michelle Yumul
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PEACE Academy
Personal success through Empowerment, Academic achievement, Conflict resolution, and Ethics in action.
Vision "Enter to learn. Exit to serve." Mission The PEACE Academy is an international negotiations and leadership community that prepares critical thinking, community-minded, college-bound students to impact their world through an integrated curriculum and real world experiences. Focus Social Justice - Leadership - Ethics - Character - Empowerment - Global Literacy
PALS MEETING DATES
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
*PALS Power Point
PEACE Academy Students "Exchange" Ideas in Live Web-cast
with National Constitution Center
(by Lee Underwood, PEACE Teacher)
The web-cam pans across the classroom, capturing the movements of Lee Underwood’s and Renee Shipman’s hyperkinetic students on one of the two large T.V monitors situated before them. They find their seats around horseshoe-shaped tables and organize their notes. Suddenly a live feed from the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, framed by shots of other classrooms around the country, appears on the second screen. Sitting at a large table, the moderator says, “Testing 1, 2, 3…Can you all hear me o.k.? Let’s get started.” “The Exchange” is about to begin. Students enrolled in the PEACE Academy at Millikan High School are used to engaging in rigorous and provocative conversation in an academic setting, but just recently, state-of-the-art computer technology enabled the students to join an on-going conversation happening far beyond the boundaries of the classroom. For the second time this school year, seniors in the PEACE Academy were linked live via a video web-cast with nine other schools around the nation to debate relevant and important constitutional issues of the day. This month’s issue: whether or not same-sex couples should be given the right to marry. Based at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, “The Exchange” is a conversation hosted by experienced moderators and is advised by scholars such as economics professor Dr. Michael S. Lawlor at Wake Forest University and Jonathan Chait, a journalist with the New Republic. Chait quizzed the students while standing in front of the White House. The Exchange is designed to encourage students to “do” democracy by deliberating the topics with their peers around the country. “It compels them to understand the law, know the facts about the issue being deliberated and to understand, though not necessarily agree with, the perspectives and points of view of others,” says Jason Allen with the National Constitution Center. Previous to the exchange, Mr. Underwood and Ms. Shipman led the students through the process of exploring the key values and concerns raised by same-sex marriage advocates and opponents. Materials provided by the National Constitution Center established a foundation based in scholarship while providing students with knowledge of key voices already engaged in the same-sex marriage conversation. The students were then given the opportunity to read current articles from multiple news and media sources in order to “check the pulse” of the public sentiment regarding the issue. Back in the classroom, the conversation gets under way. Anxious chatting transforms into attentiveness. Students normally separated by a thousand miles of land are instantly creating consensus on one of the most contentious issues of this new decade. The class listens as student representatives articulate their positions and qualify their reasoning to the moderator in Philadelphia. When the conversation is over, the students sit still for an extra few moments, scribbling rebuttals and closing remarks. As they exit for lunch, the students acknowledge to each other just how massive the issue actually is. It is a conversation that could have lasted through the entire day, they say. Those are good points, but the “Exchange” has taught a deeper lesson—that as future citizens of the world, they must recognize the power of their own voices. On March 18th, students will be tackling a different issue, but it is one that promises to be an exciting challenge, especially for our soon-to-be citizens: Should a year of national service be required by all Americans? Let the deliberating begin.
ELEVATE Video Conference Photo
PEACE - Students Participate in National Debate
by Renee Shipman (12th grade PEACE Economics and Government Teacher)
Constitution Center’s Exchange Program, which is a national debate focused on controversial issues. The first conference topic was
whether immigration should be further regulated in the United States. Students were engaged in a heated discussion about the contributions of immigrants and how to regulate immigration. The consensus among the schools was that illegal immigration should be reduced with better enforcement of borders. However, there was no agreement on the status of legal immigration.
Su Chin Pak, the moderator of the conference, summarized the conversation by stating, "There seems (to be) no debate that our system is clearly broken.” This conversation was part of a larger program, The Exchange, lead by the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. The Exchange was designed to provide a forum for students to discuss current constitutional issues. Topics for this year’s Exchange include: immigration, the right to affordable health care, the right for same-sex couples to marry, and other relevant topics in the spring. Not only are these important issues for students to discuss, but they are also issues that legislators are trying to tackle. The Exchange provides students with an outlet for their voices and an opportunity to hear other perspectives on the issues.
In this conference, students from high schools in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, New York, and California were linked via closed-circuit TV and watched one another on large, sub-divided video monitors. “The video conference was a unique experience because we got to see how other states view certain issues,” said PEACE senior Gaby Cerna. “Hearing other students’ opinions helps you to be openminded because you might agree with something they say that you never considered.”
Jaycee Henzon reflected, “It was pretty cool having a national negotiation with other students our age. Students from Memphis didn’t know how it feels to have a majority of immigrants in their areas, so they had different ideas of dealing with immigration.”
The next installment of the Exchange will be on January 21, 2010. Students will address the question, “Should same-sex couples have the right to marry?” Students will research and develop their ideas in their economics and philosophy classes in preparation for the conference. When asked about future video conferences Jordan Braggiotti said “interacting with other schools was a great learning opportunity. I’m looking forward to the upcoming topics.”
For more information about The Exchange or to watch the conference, visit http://constitutioncenter.org/ncc_edu_TheExchange.aspx.
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PEACE Contacts
PEACE Lead Teacher Leslie Gombrich (lgombrich@lbschools.net) PEACE Administrator Benjamin Martinez (benmartinez@lbschools.net) PEACE Counselor Lani de La Paz (ladelapaz@lbschools.net)
PEACE Staff Members
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Bradfield, Christine
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Calabrese, Patricia
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Ferguson, Ashleigh
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Garcia, Andriana
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George, Loretta
PEACE Academy 9th grade English Teacher
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Gombrich, Leslie
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Hutchinson, James
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Huynh, Anna
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Jain, Ritambhra
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Johnson, Matthew
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Kaitanjian, Synthia
AVID 2012, PEACE and QUEST HealthTeacher
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Kelley, Mary Linda
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Ladd, Keith
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McCluskey, Kristen
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Merrill, Carly
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Meza, Elizabeth
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Nwabuzor, Tom
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Olson, Sylvia
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Patterson, Roberta
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Shipman, Renee
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Taxier, Christine
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Taylor Fitoussi, Monica
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Underwood, Lee
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Warner, Emily
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ELEVATE T-SHIRTS ARE ON-SALE NOW!
For those of you that are interested in helping ELEVATE promote wise stewardship and eco-friendly habits while sporting a good looking (principal approved) t-shirt, I have crew necks for $10 and v-necks for $13. See the attached to preview your shirt. If you want one, send an email to mcjohnson@lbschools.net or call x4222 and the ELEVATE class will send someone to deliver your shirt and collect your cash dollars (checks payable to Millikan). Available sizes:
Crew - x-small, small, medium and large
V-neck- medium, large and x-large
Thank you for your support!
PEACE Community Outreach
Annual Miller's Hospital Coin Drive ***$2300.00 donation to Miller's Hospital Pediatric AIDS Unit (08/09 School Year) Annual PEACE Bethune Holiday Celebration Each year, the PEACE Academy hosts a holiday celebration at Millikan High School for the Bethune Transition Center students. The Bethune students are treated for food, games, gifts, and a visit from Santa, himself. PEACE students serve as host ambassadors for this festive event. PALS parents, PEACE teachers and students with the support of Millikan's ASB donate various gifts (toys and books) for the Bethune students and their family members. Judy Seal Bethune Scholarship (Class of 2008) Every day in Long Beach, according to the City of Long Beach 10-Year Plan to End Homeless,”nearly 4,475 adults and children are without a home and hundreds more are on the verge of homelessness." To remedy the situation, Millikan High School’s P.E.A.C.E. Academy Senior Class of 2008, along with the E.L.E.V.A.T.E program, established a scholarship for three students at the Bethune Transitional Center. This $200.00 scholarship was awarded to students who have demonstrated academic achievement and outstanding citizenship in both their school and community.
UCLA Campus Tour
Class of 2013
Principal Keller as Santa Claus for the PEACE Bethune Holiday Party
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2009-2010TutoringProgramsFlyer.doc
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