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Professional Development

Implementation Support

Teacher guidelines are user-friendly, training is not required; however, recommended to enhance knowledge and practical skills

 

Interactive training provided can be flexible to meet the needs of an organization. The training is costly and can be done on or off-site (starting at $100 per person). Training lasts 5-18 hours and a train-the-trainer system is available. 

 

Non-instructional staff have access to the training to increase the culture of peaceful conflict resolution school-wide (including a 2 hour training for school bus drivers)

 

Follow up is available by phone or email at no additional cost

Additional Resources

Resources are available for children aged 0 - 18. Additional resources have been created with the family context in mind. Resources cover topics such as: 

 

  • Crisis Management (School/District Wide Implementation)

  • Conflict Resolution (PreK - Grade 12)

  • Peer Mediation (Grade 4 - 12)

  • After School and Physical Education Games that promote Conflict Resolution 

  • Resolving Family Conflicts

  • Resolving Issues Bus Drivers Encounter

  • Music Integration that supports Conflict Resolution

  • Bully-Proofing Schools

  • Literacy Packs are available for Kindergarten, Grades 3 & 4

 

Resources are available in English, French, and Spanish. 

 

The following link provides a benchmarks pre and post assessment for Peacemaking Skills for Little Kids (PK-2). It would be useful for teachers to self-reflect on their practice and / or have a peer trained in Peace Works observe and provide in class support. 

 

 

School Wide Coordination

"The PEF mission is to provide educational materials, training, and innovative programming that will make conflict resolution a lifestyle choice. The general purpose of the conflict resolution program is to create a positive school climate conducive to enhancing school safety. By promoting peacemaking skills and education children and adults in the dynamics of conflict, the PEF model strives to provide a comprehensive and systematic curriculum with a unified scope, sequence of content, and skill-building exercises" (Barnett, Adler, Easton, & Howard, 2001, p.29-30).

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