Report written by a member Cardinal Newman School’s Peace and Justice Group

This year at Peace and Justice Group we have had many great experiences such as going to our twin city Dresden in Germany on a peace trip and the creation of the Peace Orchard,
and also learnt many new skills.

This year we have achieved

• Celebration of 60th Anniversary of twin town of Dresden and Coventry
  o Trip to Dresden, Germany
  o Visit to 62nd secondary school Frìedrìch Schiller
  o Guests for dinner at German Family
  o Participation in peace link around Dresden
• The creation of the Peace Orchard, Coundon Hall Park
  o Dennis Davison shared his experience in Normandy in World War li, which inspired the peace garden
  o Assisted in making benches
  o Planted wild flowers in the garden
  o Participated in peace picnic for the marking of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day at the peace orchard
• Assisted in the making of a monopoly game that teaches students about what challenges and experiences they face and how we can help them.
• Raised awareness about knife crime
• Video link with students from Volgograd

This year the skills we have learnt are

• Outgoing
• Being able to work outside our comfort zone •
• To be proactive
• To understand in greater depth
• To be more peaceful
• Communication skills