APNIEVE was established by UNESCO in the Asia Pacific region in March 1995 in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on the initiative of seven founding member countries, including Australia, during the UNESCO meeting to form the Network of Regional Experts in Education for Peace, Human Rights and Democracy.

The APNIEVE Regional website may be accessed at: www.unesco-apnieve.org 

The Australian Chapter of APNIEVE was established in Adelaide in May 2000 during the Annual General Meeting of the APNIEVE Regional Steering Committee.

The APNIEVE Australian Centre for Values, Peace and Ecology was subsequently opened by the Hon Alexander Downer, Minister for Foreign Affairs in October 2002 in Ironbank in the Adelaide Hills. The APNIEVE Centre has since moved to Mitcham to be more accessible to members.

Vision

Creating a peaceful, just and sustainable world together, through values-based whole person development, for personal, community and global transformation.

Purpose
The principal objectives of APNIEVE are to develop values education for peace, human rights and sustainable human-centered development. The Australian Chapter does this by conducting teacher training workshops, seminars and conferences throughout the Asia Pacific region and by developing teaching resources.

Consulting

Our team of experienced educators offer consulting services to schools in the following areas:

• Values in Education
• Sustainable schools
• Learner Wellbeing and whole child development
• Developing Wisdom & Resilience in Learners
• Nurturing Emotional & Spiritual Intelligences
• Values through the Arts & Media
• Whole school transformation through Values
• Equity and Multicultural Perspectives
• Global Education - Nurturing Global Citizenship
• Values for intercultural & interfaith understanding
• Integrated approaches to learning

At our AGM in June 2007 our new structure and Constitution were endorsed:

Download Constitution  APNIEVEConstFinal07.doc

Download Strategy  APNIEVE_Strategy_07.doc

Download APNIEVE Achievements  APNIEVE_achievements.doc

Download Annual Report 06/07  annual_reportJune07.doc