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Partners and collaboration

The Dream of the Good has happened thanks to voluntary work by a large number of committed individuals and contributions from other organizations, schools and municipalities. Many successful projects and campaigns have happened in cooperation with larger organizations and Government agencies. A great capital of trust has been created during the years. Many ”doors” have been opened through meetings with committed individuals from different areas of interest.
The Dream of the good is today a very large network of individuals from different areas of activity who have joined together to assist in improving the human climate in the schools.
We are grateful for financial support and advice about financing etc. 2007-2008 we received contributions from Prins Gustav Adolfs och prinsessan Sibyllas Minnesfond. We have also received some private donations, among other things to translate The Dream of the good into English and introduce the Methodology in the US.
The AF Jochnick Foundations, The Swedish Christian Council

Cooperation has taken place or is ongoing with the following universities and organizations:
The University of Kalmar (research project Barn i balans (Children in balance)
The University of Lund (IIIEE, International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, Young Master-program)
The Peace Appeal Foundation
The University of Linköping (Förskolebiennalen)
The University of Tromsö, The Peace Studies Centre (the teacher training)

"The study of mind, not as a religious
subject, but rather as psyhology, I think would be helpful in the school. To learn more about our mental function, about the mind, might be useful. And that study could include some simple meditation."
Dalai Lama, in the Dream of the good-film To be an earthling.

"You know – peace – peace is a dynamic action.
Peace is not a passive thing. You know quiet water, peaceful water. But peace for a human being is not passive. It requires a lot of effort.
You have work to get peace. Peace wont came to you. In the weight of light and dark. If you stand still the dark will push you.
And the light being what it is – it requires that you move and push against it."
Oren Lyons, indian chief in Onondaga, from the Dream of the good-film: To be a compost.

Other partners in the work of the Dream of the Good:

Kompetensfonden (2005-2006 in Stockholm)
Forum för konstruktiv konflikthantering, The Swedish Red Cross, The UN Association (Åre)
The municipalities of Stockholm, Norrköping, Göteborg, Oskarshamn and Borgholm, Vantör (in Stockholm)
Dagens Nyheter
Kulturhuset (the Culture House) in Stockholm , Östasiatiska museet (the East Asian Museum), the Stockholm City Museum
Research projects and scientific papers:
(Barn i balans (Children in Balance), Yvonne Terjestam, Ph.D., psychologist and lecturer at the University of Kalmar
"The Dream of the good - a peace education project: exploring its potential to educate for peace at an individual level”. (Centre for Peace Studies, Universitety of Tromsö, April 2004 by Ole Henning Sommerfelt
The dream of the good – a peace education project exploring the potential to educate for peace at an individual level, Journal of Peace Education, March 2008 Ole Henning Sommerfelt; Vidar Vambheim, Centre for Peace Studies, University of Tromsø, Department of Education and Centre for Peace Studies, University of Tromsø, Norway.
Inner and outer peace, The Dream of the Good methods in the upper grade school, Marianne Henriksen, Spec. Ped., 61-90 cp, University of Kalmar
Distinctions
The Peace Prize of Ickevåldsfonden, November 30, 2008
The Peace Appeal Foundation
The Biyun School
Axelsons Gymnastiska Institut

Welcome into the Network!

The Network of the Dream of the Good consists of educators, journalists,
psychologists, medical doctors, physiotherapists, therapists,
corporate leaders and others. Here you find parents and grandparents, our certified instructors and all the individuals who support our vision of more peace and quiet in the School.

“I’ve noticed that it’s easier for
me to study and I don’t get terribly nervous before an exam. Now I am much calmer and more collected before a test. It’s certainly due to the increased power of concentration that I have gained from our mental training. My results have also been affected positively.”

Student 16 yrs, Rudbecksskolan, Sollentuna, Sweden

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