Focusing on the Value of Unity - Living Values Activities for Children and Young Adults

LVEP is a comprehensive values education programme. This innovative global character education programme offers teachers and facilitators a variety of experiential values activities and practical methodologies to enable children and young adults to explore and develop 12 key universal values: Cooperation, Freedom, Happiness, Honesty, Cooperation, Love, Peace, Respect, Responsibility, Simplicity, Tolerance, and Unity. LVEP also has special materials for use with parents and caregivers, children affected by war, street children and children affected by earthquakes.

LVEP's Living Values Activities Series of five books was first published in English by Health Communications, Inc. In each newsletter, we bring into focus one of the values explored by LVEP, excerpting, from this award-winning series, selected ideas and activities on each value. In the last edition the focus was on Freedom; this edition focuses on Unity.

Unity is built from a shared vision, hope, an altruistic aim, or a cause for the common good. Never had the world needed unity more. Unity begins with our inner voice, and grows with courage, discipline, love and determination. Well-being for all grows within a space of unity . . .

Please explore the Reflection Points on Unity below in the light of your own experiences.

Reflection Points from Living Values Activities for Young Adults, Unity Unit.

Unity creates the experience of cooperation, increases enthusiasm for the task, and makes the atmosphere empowering.
The stability of unity comes from the spirit of equality and oneness. The greatness of unity is that everyone is respected.
When the individual is in harmony it is possible to stay stable and work more effectively with the group.
Unity is sustained by concentrating energy, by accepting and appreciating the value of the rich array of participants and the unique contribution each can make, and by remaining loyal not only to one another but also to the task.
Unity inspires stronger personal commitment and greater collective achievement.
One note of disrespect can cause unity to be broken. Interrupting others, giving unconstructive and prolonged criticism, keeping watch over some or control over others are all strident chords which strike harshly at relationships.
Unity creates a sense of belonging and increases well-being for all.

Creating unity in the world requires individuals to see all of humanity as their family and to concentrate on positive directions and values.

Please click as indicated below for activities on Unity for Parents, Children and Young Adults. Young adults may wish to explore a few of the ideas with family or friends while parents may wish to take up some of the activities with their children. And do let us know how you get on or if you've got other experiences or activities you'd like to share!

?To the extent that we can provide an atmosphere in which men can work together while maintaining their diversity, can build side by side and produce unified variety, can join together to produce peace while promoting the multiple characteristics that enhance the society of man, we will have met our challenge.?

Miss Angie E. Brooks
President of the Twenty-Fourth Session of the UN General Assembly September, 1969