Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: mediation program for children at cohousing?

[Mary Vallier-Kaplan (marycvk]

We are in the process of developing a mediation team in our community and
going through a 32 hr training program so this topic came up for us
recently.  Someone suggested referencing some of the excellent new work that
is being done in schools regarding use of recess time.  One such is
Playworks.  Something as simple as using Paper, Stone & Scissors when
choices need to be made is a good place to start with kids.

Mary

On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Sophie Glasser <bringjoy [at] 
verizon.net>wrote:

>
> Hi There,
> Does anyone out there have experience with formal mediation program
> for young people in their community? I am trying to start one here
> and would love to hear any people's experience...In my background as
> an elementary teacher, I used a book "Talk It Out: Conflict
> Resolution in the Elementary Classroom" and expanded that system to
> include training some of my students to be peer mediators...now I am
> trying to see how that could be useful in the cohousing
> setting...Would love to hear what other cohousing communities have
> tried.
> Warmly,
> Sophie Glasser
> Mosaic-Commons Cohousing
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