School Programs
WeSolve Program for schools is
designed to implement and teach the value of conflict resolution to school
age children as an alternative to confrontation, teasing, bullying and stress
related violence among students.
WeSolve supports resolution in student, teacher,
parent, counselor and principal conflict. The program helps to promote a
safe, social and emotional learning environment where communication becomes
a tool.
By implementing the practices of formal mediation in
schools and utilizing a professional mediator (meeting criteria), WeSolve
provides a new standard for the implementation and practice of conflict
resolution education.
Conflict in school is not new. It has escalated to
levels that cause depression, family breakdown and in some cases criminal
violence. We cannot avoid conflict; we can value it in order to learn and
grow.
Program Description
WeSolve is a conflict resolution support service. The
program saves the school time and money by addressing the concerns of
students, parents and teachers on a regular basis. It helps to avoid the
escalation of issues that may ultimately lead to costly due process, civil
suits and criminal charges (click here for additional information on school
violence).
The service is a turn-key conflict resolution program
for schools that provides mediation in student to student,
parent to staff, parent to parent and staff to staff conflicts.
The program saves the school
time and money by addressing the concerns of parents and students on a
regular basis. It helps to avoid the escalation of issues that may ultimately
lead to costly due process or civil suits as a result of conflict.
Program
Goals
- Students will consistently use conflict resolution in their everyday
life and activities
- Schools will experience a significant reduction in the number of
occurrences that lead to escalated violence, confrontations and absences
among students
- To assist schools in the development of relationships among
students, parents and teachers through conflict resolution
Strategy
Students, parents and teachers recognize the benefits of a fully
non-bias facilitator, and participate without fear of repercussion or
escalation of the issues from peers.
Development Stages
- Orientation and Data Gathering
- School Specific Design of Program
- Rollout of Program to Students
- First Round Scheduled Mediations
- First Evaluation
- Resume Scheduled Mediations
- End of Year Evaluation
- Expansion of Program - Data and Measurable Results!
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