Living Values Series Receives 
Teachers' Choice Award 



The Only Awards Program Judged By 
Teachers In The Classroom

As pervasive violence shatters many societies, the call for values echoes through headlines and school hallways as educators, parents and children become increasingly concerned and affected. 

The Living Values series offers a variety of experiential activities for teachers and parents to help them teach children and young adults to develop twelve critical social values: cooperation, freedom, happiness, honesty, humility, love, peace, respect, responsibility, simplicity, tolerance and unity. In each book, these twelve values are explored using age-appropriate lessons that incorporate group discussions, reading, quiet reflection time, songs, artwork and action-oriented activities. 

These lessons are already in use in more than 1,000 locations in sixty-two countries. Pilot results indicate that students are enthusiastic and teachers report a decrease in aggressive behavior and more motivated students. Living Values Education was born when twenty educators from around the world gathered at UNICEF Headquarters in New York in 1996 to discuss the needs of children and how to better prepare students for lifelong success. These global educators identified the curriculum and the program was ready for piloting in February of 1997. 

About the Authors 

Diane Tillman is an Educational Psychologist who worked in a California public school system, USA, for 23 years. Diane travels widely internationally, training educators about LVE process and lecturing on personal development. She is LVE's International Coordinator for Content. She has served the United Nations Association - USA at the local, regional, and national levels. 

Educators around the world contributed activities to the expanded 1999/2000 edition of Living Values Activities books. While Diane Tillman is the primary author of the six LVE books, two of the books have co-authors. 


Diana Hsu is the co-author of Living Values for Children, Ages 3-7 

Diana Hsu is a teacher who has worked with children aged 2- through 14- for the last 24 years in Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. She began writing stories for children ten years ago. The activities and stories she contributed were field tested in several countries. 


Pilar Quera Colomina is the co-author of LVE
Pilar Quera Colomina is the Living Values Education Coordinator for Spain. She travels widely internationally, training educators and community members about the Living Values process. Her 27 years' experience teaching in schools encompasses pre-primary, primary, and secondary levels. Pilar is also the author of Manual para Educadores I and II.


Living Values Education welcomes your suggestions and invites participation at all levels. When viewed as an ongoing process, values-based education becomes part of a lifelong learning experience. Many opportunities can be found to integrate values-based education into existing curricula. These will vary from place to place according to cultural needs. It is in the spirit of cooperation that the Program was founded, recognizing we learn from one another. We would like to thank all those who have contributed their time and energy to the Program.