Peace by PEACE, which stands for Playful Explorations in Active Conflict Resolution Education, is a program of Community Impact, Columbia University’s community service umbrella organization. David Wang formed Peace by PEACE in 1993 in order to prevent more deaths from violence in Upper Manhattan. Now, it is one of the largest volunteer organizations at Columbia University, sending volunteers into classrooms in nearby Harlem, East Harlem, and the Bronx. Peace by P.E.A.C.E. teaches methods of conflict resolution in elementary schools using an interactive curriculum. Volunteers teach a semester or year-long curriculum utilizing a visual conflict model. Peace by P.E.A.C.E. teaches students to better communicate with each other, to understand other perspectives, and to mitigate conflict.
