Everything you need to initiate a peer mediation program in your school and tips for expanding an existing program can be found in this comprehensive guide.
Developed for schools exploring the use of restorative approaches to conflict resolution, this manual explains how to set up and run a restorative peer mediation programme, to provide students with the skills needed to nurture a climate of care and co-operation. Peer mediation can help peers solve conflicts in the classroom and schoolyard, providing both peer mediators and the children they help with opportunities for responsibility, growth and learning, as well as freeing up time for teachers to focus on other priorities. The guide includes all the information you need on how restorative peer mediation works, and includes an easy to implement training programme with sample scripts, handouts and letter templates to train up peer mediators in your school. With adapted materials for delivering training to children aged 10-16, this handbook is accompanied by downloadable and adaptable online materials to tailor training to specific settings.
This mediation program provides eight training sessions. We provide the information and forms needed to set up and administer an effective In-House Mediation Program. BENEFITS: What's in it for me? You are the trainer. This mediation program will be available year-round, not just an hour session or lecture that fades over time. It's a mediation program to call you own! We have provided an easy-to-follow instructional manual. A few more of the many benefits of an In-House Mediation Program are listed below.It is an effective alternative to bullying, fighting, verbal violence, and rumors. It saves time, energy, and cost spent on conflict by reducing physical, emotional, and property damages. It is a low-cost and high-results way to eradicate conflict peacefully. It is convenient. The trainers may train ANY NUNBER of students at a time and at ANY TIME that works with their schedules. It prepares individuals to participate as a part of the solution--versus--a part of the problem. It is an investment in the future. We provide the information and forms needed to set up, administer, and maintain an effective In-House Mediation Program.
Conflict is a way of life ¿ something we cannot avoid. By teaching mediation skills to elementary school children, we demonstrate creative and constructive ways to handle these conflicts and empower children for a lifetime. Little Peacemakers provides a step-by-step framework for training classroom mediators who help peers resolve a problem and arrive at a peaceful solution. The eight-week curriculum consists of 30-minute hands-on lessons that teach problem solving, active listening, and brainstorming, as well as ways to apply those skills to mediation. Two CDs accompany the book. One provides forms, handouts, and other printable materials. The other contains ¿The Mediator Rap,¿ a song that helps students memorize the steps of the mediation process.
Restore the Respect! is a guidebook to implementing an easy and effective 50-minute teacher-student mediation technique, a new evidence-based, Tier 2 intervention for addressing school conflicts and improving student behavior.