This review article analyzes the role of education in the construction of a culture of peace, from theoretical conceptions and the exercise of civic and emotional competences, to implement said culture in the school environment; with a methodology developed through the hermeneutical approach and a bibliographic review of 50 documentary sources between books and articles, interpreted from a check-in, for analysis and conclusions. Results, the theoretical construct of a culture of peace recognizes in education its transformative role and the right path to build social fabric, through the implementation of civic and emotional competencies, tending to generate processes of socialization and coexistence among students. Conclusion, education as a transforming axis of the culture of peace, through the promotion of human rights, generates processes of socialization and coexistence, oriented through the exercise of civic and emotional competencies.