Living Values Education Programme (LVEP) is a comprehensive values education programme. This innovative global programme offers training, a practical methodology and a wide variety of experiential values activities to educators, facilitators, parents and caregivers to help them provide the opportunity for children and young adults to explore and develop universal values. Educators are asked to think about their values, use their creativity to see how they can incorporate values into their curriculum in a practical way and create a values-based atmosphere. The curriculum includes Living Values Activities for peace, respect, love, cooperation, happiness, honesty, humility, responsibility, simplicity, tolerance, freedom and unity.
Living Values Workshops are now available in New Zealand to provide Teachers, Educators, Facilitators, Parents and Caregivers as important role models a way to participate in the creation of a values-based atmosphere as the first step for values-based education and values education. Designed to address the whole child/person, Living Values Activities build intrapersonal and interpersonal social and emotional skills and values-based perspectives and behaviors. Students are engaged in reflection, visualisation, and artistic expression to draw out their ideas; cognitive and emotional skills grow as they are engaged in analysing events and creating solutions. The approach is child-centered, flexible and interactive; adults act as facilitators.
During LVEP training, educators are asked to create a values-based atmosphere in which all students can feel respected, valued, understood, loved and safe. Part of LVEP educator experience is viewed as modeling the values, respecting student opinions, and empowering children and young adults to enjoy learning and implementing values projects.
