Conflict Resolution This Board of Education Program consists of the Peer Mediation Program, Peer Negotiation Program, and Council For Unity. Peer Mediation A teacher who is trained in the area of reducing conflicts supervises the Peer Mediation Program.  Students are trained to meet individually or in a group setting with students who have difficulty getting along with their fellow classmates.  The student mediators help these opposing students to work out their differences through discussion rather than violence.  Peer Mediation is a program that is actively involved in teaching conflict resolution skills to all students who are interested.  Six training groups are run per week, including one that meets after school to accommodate students with no other time available in their schedule. Peer Negotiation A teacher trained in methods of reducing conflicts supervises the Peer Negotiation Program.  Students participating in the Peer Negotiation Class discuss strategies and skills that are useful in avoiding conflicts.  They learn and practice communication skills which help to resolve conflicts nonviolently.  This class also discusses related issues such as anger reduction, prejudice awarenesss, and sexual harassment.  Class activities include role-playing and group work.  Students are also trained to demonstrate and teach these conflict resolution skills to Midwood freshman in their Foreign Language classes.

 

Council for Unity Council for Unity is a subject class that meets daily and focuses on the process of creating harmonious relationships.  Students discuss the nature of differences between people and examine useful strategies that help people get along with each other.  They also participate in school-wide activities which promote issues related to conflict resolution.