Framed by the five principles of peace education as identified by Ian M. Harris, internationally recognized leader in peace studies and co-founder of PLC of Milwaukee, Peacemakers’ Workshop encourages and engages students and adults alike to build communities of mutual respect, cooperation, personal accountability and tolerance.

Through cooperative games, small group study, and role-play, students are challenged to think differently about conflict and to practice healthy ways of communicating with peers through the use of six peace tools

PLC Milestones:

• September 2002 – Peace Learning Center of Milwaukee launches its pilot project serving five classrooms from one school
• October 2008 – PLC earns 501(c)(3) Public Charity Status
• September 2012 – “Train the Trainer” program piloted with Teacher Candidates from UWM
• January 2013 – “Circles of Peace” middle school program is piloted
• September 2015 – 10,000th student served
• September 2017 – Early Elementary Peacemakers’ Workshop piloted
• March 2020 – PLC offers a virtual curriculum in response to the COVID pandemic 
• September 2022 – PLC pilots the Peace is Possible project at Bryant Elementary
• October 2022 – PLC was awarded a 2022 Data Dream Award, which includes pro-bono services from Data You Can Use and Northwestern Data Science Institute
• January 2023 – PLC began work with Data You Can Use and Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute on our Milwaukee Peace Index pilot 
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To date, PLC has worked with over 70 Milwaukee area schools providing workshops and professional support. Through collaboration with numerous professionals in education, social work, counseling, violence prevention, restorative practices, and youth & family development, PLC of Milwaukee has become an integral community resource for nonviolence.