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Peace Education Program Teaching young people conflict resolution and mediation |
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The most successful mediation programs have a broad, school or community center wide program set up. The active support of teachers, youth workers and administrators who believe in the program is also essential. Some exposure to conflict resolution for all young people and a climate that says, "You can handle this!" round out a successful program. Our ultimate goal is to empower each young person to handle conflict creatively and to speak up constructively when they can help each other out. This manual offers a set of lessons for teaching the mediation process as well as some essential communication skills with lots of interaction and fun for your young people. We have always found that a lively, engaging approach is the best contradiction to everyone's anxiety and stubbornness about conflict.
Diversity and Conflict Resolution Bibliography Curriculum Adventures in Peacemaking, William Kreidler and Lisa Furlong, Educators for Social Responsibility. (800)-370-2515 Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children, Louise Derman-Sparks and the ABC Task Force, National Association for the Education of Young Children. (800)-424-2460 Conflict Resolution in the Middle School, William Kreidler, Educators for Social Responsibility. (800)-370-2515 Connected and Respected, Jane Harrison and Ken Breeding, Educators for Social Responsibility. (800)-370-2515 Creative Conflict Resolution, William Kreidler, Scott, Foresman, and Co. 1900 East Lake Ave. Glenview, IL. 60025 Diversity in Action, Sharon Chappelle and Lisa Bigman with Francesca Hillyer, Project Adventure. Educators for Social Responsibility. (800)-370-2515 Early Childhood Adventures in Peacemaking, William Kreidler and Sandy Tsubokawa Whittall, Educators for Social Responsibility. (800)-370-2515 Linking Up, Sarah Pirtle, Educators for Social Responsibility. (800)-370-2515 Words Can Hurt You: Beginning a Program of Anti-Bias Education, Barbara J. Thomson, Addison Wesley.
Children’s Literature Upper Elementary Middle School Resources ChildsWork ChildsPlay
Educators for Social
Responsibility Free Spirit Publishing National Coalition Building
Institute Teaching Tolerance The Tolerance Project LOCAL: Suicide Prevention Men Ending Violence Against Women Steve Ulrich Rus Funk www.kentuckysuicideprevention.org www.mensworkinc.com Youth Development Youth Employment and Career Development Darrell Aniton and Rebecca DeJarnett Huston Monarch www.louisvilleky.gov/OYD/ www.kentuckianaworks.org Gun Violence Prevention Health Equity Luther Brown Daryl Turpin email - llbrownjr@yahoo.com www.louisvilleky.gov/healthequity.org NATIONAL: National Campaign to Prevent Violence Prejudice Reduction www.preventioninstitute.org/UNITY.html NCBI (National Coalition Building Institute) www.ncbi.org Stop the Killing Media Violence Prevention www.ceasefirechicago.org www.commonsensemedia.org Gun Violence Prevention www.Bradycampaign.org
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The
Peace Education Program has one, over-arching message for adults who participate
in our conflict resolution programs: Believe in your young people. Time
and again, your young people will rise to the occasion to show their innate
sense of fairness when given the tools and the opportunity. Young people
who argue and taunt can be calmed down and turned around by peers who are
willing and able to pay attention to them. Mediation
is a process that provides these tools for change. 
