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High School Teachers
Learn about our Workshop:
Lessons from the Abrahamic Traditions on Environmental Stewardship,
to be held October 16th, 9am-3pm, at the Army and Navy Club.

Visit last year's (2007-2008) Children of Abraham Peace Essay Contest Award Ceremony . . .featuring a keynote address delivered by Roberta Baskin, Director of the Investigative Team for ABC7/WJLA-TV. Preview our 2007-2008 Youth Leadership Micro-Grant Award winners newest work: Priya Agarwal-Harding's PRAYAS video Melissa Mergner's Quicktime Movies

About the Children of Abraham Peace Essay Contest:

In 2003, Fund for the Future of our Children (FFC) and Georgetown University's Office of Campus Ministry joined forces to offer a unique opportunity to Washington DC metropolitan area youth. Because the need for enlightened leadership and informed civic engagement has never been greater than it is today, we invite local youth to explore interfaith and leadership issues under the guidance of nationally recognized professionals with a wide range of expertise in the integration of religion and the public domain. Out of this collaboration emerged the Children of Abraham Peace Essay Contest.

The contest first challenges students to contemplate a foundational question in the area of interfaith reconciliation and leadership. The initial essay question (2005-2006) was directed toward to the theme of peace in each of the Abrahamic faiths, and the second (2006-2007) addressed the leadership of the founders of those faiths – Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad. The third essay question (2007-2008) dealt with the causes and consequences of corruption and the models offered by the Abrahamic faiths for overcoming it. Prizes for excellence are awarded the writers of essays responding to each year's essay question.

To those students currently engaged in leadership activities or whose potential for leadership manifests itself in those essays, further opportunities are afforded in the form of Youth Leadership Micro-Grants. Participants in the essay contest and other interested high school students are invited to prepare entries for our upcoming Virtual Peace Museum.

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