Description Recommendations · 4 Learning 'Conflict and Peace' Through Play - Wondang Elementary School 1. Building 'Peace' Lessons Like a Connected Drama · 12 2. Non-Verbal Communication · 18 3. Listening - Listening with Empathy · 29 4. Practicing Peaceful Conversation · 35 5. Examining Conflict · 43 6. Approaching Conflict Resolution · 49 7. Learning Rational Decision-Making Methods · 58 8. One Step Closer to Peace · 63 9. Suggestions for Teachers · 67 Ah! Democracy - Haneul Elementary School 1. Redesigning the Elementary Curriculum Around Values · 72 2. Democracy Within Textbooks · 92 3. Democracy in Our Everyday Life · 98 4. The 'Ah! Democracy' Curriculum · 102 5. 'Ah! Democracy' Lesson Examples · 105 6. Wrapping Up · 116 'Me and Us' March Theme-Integrated Lessons - Sangwon Elementary School 1. Introducing Myself · 120 2. Our Class's Budding Dreams · 123 3. Discovering My Place · 125 4. Writing 'I Am...' Poems · 128 5. Understanding My Emotions · 131 6. Understanding My Body · 134 7. Discovering My Values · 136 8. Understanding 'Being Different' · 138 9. Creating Class Rules · 141 10. Getting to Know Friends · 145 11. Making a Birthday Calendar · 149 12. Practicing Peace-Building Words · 152 13. Active Listening Practice · 154 14. Creating Partner Exercises · 157 15. Friend-Finding Games · 160 16. The Meaning of Friendship · 163 17. Nonviolent Communication · 168 Reducing Carbon Together as a Whole Community - Samjeong Middle School 1. Building an Integrated Carbon-Reduction Curriculum · 172 2. Samjeong Power-Saving Station · 173 3. Integrated Subject Education on Carbon Reduction · 184 4. Community-Based Ecological and Environmental Education for Carbon Reduction · 192 5. School Festival - 'Samjeong Blue Star Onsaemiro' · 200 6. Closing Thoughts · 209 Theme-Integrated Lessons Connecting Hands-On Activities and Subjects - Bukseoul Middle School 1. Lessons Learned from Bukseoul Middle School's Teaching Innovation Process · 214 2. Integrated Project Lessons Centered on Hands-On Activities · 222 3. Subject-Linked Theme-Integrated Project Lessons · 230 4. Theme-Integrated Lesson Worksheets and Materials · 240 Building a Peaceful School - Hwibong High School 1. Reasons and Process for Selecting the Theme · 254 2. "Radiation Knows No Borders" - The Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Life and Philosophy · 258 3. The Drawer of My Heart: Career Path · 262 4. It's Okay to Feel Uncomfortable: Society · 267 5. Building a Peaceful Ancient Kingdom: Korean History · 274 6. A Web of Thoughts Sparked by 'Peace': Special Education (Korean Language) · 280 7. Let's Build a Peaceful School: Theme Inquiry · 288 8. Hwibong High School's Student Life Regulations and Tripartite Self-Governance Agreement · 293 Cross-Curricular Project Lessons on Climate Change - Samgaksan High School 1. Why Do We Need Integrated Knowledge? · 298 2. How Was the Theme Selected? · 305 3. What Did We Aim to Teach Through This Theme? · 313 4. How Did We Try to Connect It with the Subject Curriculum? · 326 5. What Activities Were Carried Out in Class, and How? · 336 6. Assessment and Tasks · 352 Publisher's Review A Glimpse Ahead into Integrated Curricula Pursuing Creativity and Convergence Lessons Met Through Themes, as Shown by Innovative Schools Leading the Way in an Age of Convergence and Integration As we enter a new era, one of the most striking trends of innovation in global education is the breaking down of walls between subjects to create integrated curricula centered on themes, applied directly in the classroom. Traditional school education has taught students to memorize separate, isolated pieces of knowledge—English vocabulary, math formulas, historical facts, science experiments—regardless of how these connect to the real-life problems students will face as they grow. This disconnect has prompted reflection across the global education community. In response, leading education systems around the world have introduced 'competency-based integrated curricula' that help students build the skills to solve real problems tied to real-life themes.