Rationale:
      Sarasas Ektra School successfully presented the “Extra Peace” project concept at the Youth Social Hackathon competition organized by the Catholic Education Council of Thailand on July 14, 2024. Subsequently, the Catholic Education Council of Thailand provided funding support to the school to implement the project. The main objective of the initiative is to provide young people with an opportunity to engage in interfaith dialogue, thereby promoting peace and harmony across Asia.

      The goal of the “Extra Peace” initiative is to foster innovators who can inspire world peace and build a youth network. This will be achieved through the combination of Flipped Classroom and Project-Based Learning approaches, creating a platform for young people to develop and present projects in English under the theme “Young Voices, One Mission: Promoting Peace Across Religions.” Participants are competing for prizes and grants amounting to 35,000 Baht. 

Objectives:
      1.To promote awareness of religious conflicts, leading to peaceful exchanges of perspectives within society.
      2.To provide a platform for youth to voice their views on religious conflicts and peacebuilding by presenting projects designed to address these issues.
      3.To address the issues raised in the 9th resolution of the FABC 50 regarding peacebuilding and unity in Asia and to contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16, which promotes peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development.