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anti-violent resolution programs, k-6.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ellen Kranzer)
Fri Apr 23 11:06:47 1999
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 11:04:40 -0400
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>From: Deborah Syden <scooter12@HOME.COM>
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>This is a long response to inquires for school violence prevention programs.
>This was an area of research for my masters in higher Ed. It was also an
>area I focused on during my internship with the conflict resolution section
>in the Arizona's attorney general's office.
>
>I do not have access to APO-L. Can someone please send this to the
>listerserv? --- Thanks
>----------------
>
>Develop programs for different levels of education.
>
>1. Program for kindergarten - 2:
>use a shoots and ladders (sp?) game. In the past we have taken the cards
>and have written down relevant information. For example, you may have a
>card describing a violent activity. The first student to find a non-violent
>solution moves X # of spaces. If several answer you may want to allocate
>spaces based on the best answer. The least violent and most likely to be
>successful.
>
>2. Early elementary: Another program can be completed with the use of
>puppets. Have the puppets start fighting. Another puppet enters the scene
>and shows how they can stop fighting and become friends.
>
>3. Older elementary: With older children we have down a set of skits.
>First, we develop skits were we are fighting, making fun of someone, etc.
>After reaching the highlight of the fight we freeze. The narrator walks to
>each character. Unfreezes that character and initiates a dialogue with the
>students. Together they discuss possible non-violent solutions. After all
>characters have gone through this process, the skit resumes and resolves the
>problem in a non-violent manner. We than had a number of situations on
>index cards. Students are called up to act out the skits. They then try to
>find a non-violent solution. The class may help. If it is a large group,
>you can divide the groups into smaller ones. We followed this by an open
>discussion of possible situations and possible solutions.
>
>4. For junior high and high school students its best to try and bring in
>speakers. In Tucson, the city youth organization brought in former gang
>members to discuss what life under gun point really is like. In my high
>school we would bring in a half-way house director. He happened to be a
>priest, the topics did not revolve around religion. He told stories about
>his kids that died in his arms, stretchers, on the way to the hospital, in
>the hospital, on the streets, etc. This is a scare straight tactic. It may
>be effective this late in the game.
>
>5. Something that I do with Girl Scout troops is help the students learn how
>to communicate with one another. This workshop allows them to earn their
>conflict resolution badge (I do not know if boy scouts have a similar
>badge). We teach them how to communicate in a non-violent manner when their
>feelings are hurt. This is much more desired than allowing the feelings
>build up. We also discuss ways to resolve conflicts that occur during
>class, recess, gym, etc.
>
>*** Peer Mediation:
>
>I have had the opportunity to study school safety programs while completing
>my masters in higher education. One of the programs that has proven to
>decrease problems within the school is the development and implementation of
>peer mediation programs. Chapters may want to see if they can help
>facilitate programs with the schools.
>
>Recently it was discovered that of all the non-violence programs throughout
>the country, only 10 received A's. I don't remember the exact number but
>many of these had peer mediation programs. Some also had anger management.
>
> In Dade county a student security program helped decrease crime. (This is
>a school in much need of these programs. The criminal activity decreased by
>50% after the first year of the implementation of the mediation program).
>The security team reported all suspicious activity, etc.
>
>The Dept. of Justice for Youth violence (I think that is the official title)
>has a very large number of grants for crime prevention programs. They have
>small projects to very large projects. If a chapter is interested this may
>be a good place to start.
>
>If you have any questions or want more detailed info let me know.
>Idea #4
>
>Scooter
>
