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Peace Circle® – Making Values-in-Action Visible in School Communities

An Education for Sustainable Development approach to whole-school wellbeing, learning, and belonging Every day, schools do an extraordinary amount of good. They support learners, strengthen wellbeing, and build a sense of belonging. Yet much of this work often remains invisible amid the pace of everyday school life and fragmented structures. In Finland , this challenge is closely connected to the ongoing reform of learning support , which shifts the focus from individual and

Mika Vanhanen

Jan 314 min read

Earth Cup

🟢 Join Earth Cup 2026 Earth Cup 2026 is a youth-led global initiative where fair play becomes visible through a living balance of Heart, Head, and Hands — care, understanding, and action for people, animals, and the planet. Young people take the lead by acting where they are: on the field, in schools, and in their communities. They may pause together, play together, or plant and care for Fair Play Trees — allowing shared values to take root in real places. From these actio

Mika Vanhanen

Dec 11, 20253 min read

A Youth-Led Ritual from Finland — Calling the Global Football Community to Act for the Planet and Peace

EMBARGOED UNTIL 10 December 2025 — 08:00 EET PRESS RELEASE — 10 December 2025 Joensuu, Finland — Fair Play Peace Circle® is the world’s first youth-led ritual uniting football, environmental responsibility and peace — transforming pre-match moments into a powerful global call for unity, responsibility and climate action. A New Ritual for a New Era of Responsibility The Fair Play Peace Circle® ritual invites young people to reshape the iconic peace symbol on the football f

Mika Vanhanen

Dec 9, 20253 min read

Fair Play Peace Circle®

Football meets nature: before kick-off, participants lift a living tree as a new peace ritual. Backed by UNESCO’s ESD and Sport for Peace vision, the Fair Play Peace Circle® introduces a three-minute act of respect — for people and for the planet. Schools and teams everywhere are invited to join. Images courtesy of CLIP – The Oporto International School (Porto, Portugal) The Peace Circle® has already taken many forms — as a living park, a classroom ritual, a digital twin, a p