About Peace Certification™
Peace Certification by the Mattie Stepanek Peace Foundation is a personalized and mentored journey through Mattie’s Three Choices for Peace™. This program is for anyone – individuals, small groups, large communities – who wants to “seek, make, and bring” peace within and with others.
Why does Peace Certification™ matter?
Peace Certification makes a statement about your choices as an educator, an elected leader, a community leader, a family member, a staff member, a healthcare or childcare provider, a member of the clergy, a business organization — as any person or group who wants to be an agent of lasting and good change for our world.
Once Certified, participants are members of our Peace Certification Network – with opportunities to connect with other like-missioned folks.
Our Peace Certification™ program is rooted
in Mattie's "Three Choices for Peace"
REFLECT:
You choose to become a Peace Seeker.
We share materials with you that support you
in exploring and reflecting on a
specific “Mattie message” or peace theme.
RESPOND:
You choose to become a Peace Maker.
We support you in shaping your Peace Plan
(a Lesson, Activity, Attitude, and/or Action)
as a response to the message you are exploring.
REACH OUT:
You choose to become a Peace Bringer.
Together, we celebrate your commitment to peace – you share with another person or community and we highlight you on our website.
Message from Mama Peace
Peace is a journey, not a destination.
It’s more than a project or event – it’s a way of thinking, choosing, and being.
Since 2011, our Peace Certification program has supported thousands of youth and adults on mentored peace journeys inspired by my son, Mattie.
Mattie believed that peace is possible when we choose to make it something that matters for everyone, everywhere.
True peace begins within, grows with commitment, and is shaped and shared with the choices we make each day.
Peace Certification, part of our Pathways2Peace™ Program, helps individuals and groups explore, practice, and model peace through guided activities, mentorship, and community engagement.
Peace matters – for homes, schools, workplaces, and the world – and so do you.
Dr. Jeni Stepanek
(“Mattie’s mom” & “Mama Peace”)
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