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The Ripple Effect Education

Education in peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and social justice for children, youth, and adults. Join our team!

TREE equips children, youth, and adults of diverse identities with the tools they need to transform conflict, seek justice, dismantle oppressive systems, and build positive peace into their relationships, classrooms, workplaces, and
communities. We develop and facilitate vibrant skill-based programs and workshops to give youth (Kindergarten-Grade 12), educators, workplaces, and communities the tools they need to resolve conflict, and to build peace, empathy, communication, diversity, inclusion, equity, anti-oppression, and anti-racism into all aspects of their lives. Through our workshops and programs, we help participants develop empathy and resilience in conflict transformation; self-reflection; healthier interpersonal relationships; and an understanding of how to contribute to the global community through an equitable lens. Additionally, TREE offers custom programming for youth, including the Kindred Credit Union Peace Innovators Scholarship and Mentoring program for high school students in Grade 11 and 12. TREE is always seeking facilitators who are passionate about peace education, conflict resolution, and social justice.

10/01/2026

Our Fall Classroom Workshops begin this week!

We’re so excited to be back in classrooms across Waterloo Region for another season of TREE classroom workshops!

This fall, our 7 amazing facilitators will be working with 14 classes across 3 different schools, reaching 372 students! Over the next few weeks, students will take part in interactive workshops focused on conflict resolution, healthy relationships, communication, emotional regulation, empathy, and more.

We can’t wait to get started, meet this fall’s students, and continue learning and growing alongside our school communities. 💛

09/30/2026

The Ripple Effect Education recognizes the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a day of contemplation on our responsibility as settlers, a day of solemn reflection on the violence of colonialism throughout history and in the present, and a day of acknowledgement of the atrocities of the residential school system.

As a peace education organization, we are committed to acting in a way that uplifts Indigenous experiences and that promotes Indigenous sovereignty. This includes honouring and including Indigenous wisdom traditions, teachings, and stories in our workshops and programs. We are all on the lifelong journey of decolonizing our work and our lives.

We also acknowledge that we live, work, and play on the traditional and current territories of the Neutral, Anishinaabe, and Haudenosaunee Peoples, the original stewards and caretakers of these lands. The University of Waterloo and therefore the TREE office is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land promised to the Six Nations, which includes ten kilometers on each side of the Grand River from its mouth to its source. We recognize that land acknowledgements are only a small piece of the lifelong work that is reconciliation and decolonization and that it is our responsibility to uplift and centre the experiences of the First Peoples in our work, in our programs, and throughout our lives.

09/29/2026

Happy Peace Week! 🕊️🎨

Last Tuesday, TREE hosted our Pieces of Peace community art booth! We invited folks to stop by, get creative, and share what peace looks and feels like to them.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and contributed to our community art! It was wonderful to see all the different ideas, experiences, and perspectives come together.

We loved spending the day creating, connecting, and celebrating Peace Week with our community!

Happy Peace Week from TREE! 🌱

09/22/2026

What a wonderful day celebrating culture, community, and connection at the Elmira Multicultural Festival!
Events like these are such a beautiful reminder of the importance of creating spaces where everyone feels welcomed, valued, and a sense of belonging. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table, chatted with us, and helped make the day so special! 🌱✨

09/17/2026

Wear Peace, Share Peace 🌳

Check out our fan-favourite t-shirt, TREE mug (perfect for your workplace coffee break!), cozy hoodies and beanies, and more!

If you'd like to purchase any of these items, please contact Laurel at [email protected] to arrange purchase and pickup at our TREE office, located at the Kindred Centre for Peace Advancement in Waterloo.

Please note that we are only able to accept payments via cash or e-transfer, and that all orders must be picked up in-person.

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Thank you for your support💚

09/15/2026

🕊️ Peace Week is Coming Up!

Each year, the Centre for Peace Advancement brings our community together through a calendar of peace-related events between the International Day of Peace on September 21 and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30.

Come visit TREE’s Community Art Booth at Conrad Grebel on September 22! Stop by, get creative, and connect with us through art and peacebuilding.

09/09/2026

Next weekend!! TREE will be at the Elmira Multicultural Festival!

At TREE, peace education is for everyone. 🌱 We’re excited to come together with people from across cultures and backgrounds to celebrate the diversity that makes our community so special.

Stop by our booth to say hello, learn more about TREE, and join us in celebrating! 💛

📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
⏰ 12:00–6:00 PM
📍 Gibson Park — 17 First St W, Elmira

See you this weekend! 🌎🌱

09/03/2026

Start the season with an engaging training opportunity for your staff!

Together, we'll dig deep into topics such as leadership, communication, anti-racism and anti-oppression, equity, allyship, conflict resolution, and more.

We're happy to customize our workshops to fit your workplace's unique needs.
We're ready to build an interactive workshop that meets your staff where they're at.

Inquire today at [email protected]

09/02/2026

TREE is heading to the Elmira Multicultural Festival!

At TREE, we believe that peace education is for everyone. Our programs bring together children, youth, and communities across cultures and backgrounds to learn, connect, and build more peaceful communities. 💛

Come visit our booth at the upcoming Elmira Multicultural Festival! We’d love to meet you, share more about what we do, and celebrate the many cultures that make our community so special.

📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
⏰ 12:00–6:00 PM
📍 Gibson Park — 17 First St W, Elmira

We hope to see you there! 🌱

09/01/2026

This week, we’re highlighting Misha, a Psychology student at Wilfrid Laurier University who volunteered with TREE in classrooms this past winter! 🌱

With a passion for education and a future career in teaching, Misha brought patience, encouragement, and care into each classroom, helping students feel supported and confident as they learned and participated.

As Misha reflected, “Programs like this don’t just support academics, they help children believe in themselves.”

Thank you, Misha, for the energy and compassion you brought to TREE and to every student you worked with. We’re so grateful to have you as part of our community! 💚

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http://therippleeffecteducation.ca/

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