NATION — The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) is pleased to announce the selection of the 2023 Peace Teachers Program cohort, consisting of 22 middle and high school teachers from 21 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. Included in the selection is Gould Academy’s Adam Leff.

For young people in these teachers’ communities, news of heightened tensions over Taiwan, the war in Ukraine, or renewed fighting in Sudan may feel like a world away. But over the course of the next school year, USIP’s Peace Teachers Program will provide its 2023 cohort with the education, resources, and support needed to bring issues of international conflict to life for their students and empower them to see peace as something practical and possible.

“USIP is delighted to announce its 2023 Peace Teachers. As experienced educators, they are dedicated to helping their students become more informed and engaged citizens who value America’s enduring commitment to global peace and security,” said Gonzalo Gallegos, the Institute’s director of communications. “We know from working with previous groups of Peace Teachers that this program will help them achieve that goal. It will give the educators and their students the knowledge, skills, and perspectives they need to envision a more peaceful world and their part in creating it.”