Checklist
for a Peaceable School
or…
What schools can do to promote nonviolent conflict resolution
and democracy
- Teach students to resolve conflicts through negotiation
or mediation
- Teach a comprehensive set of lessons or integrated units
dealing with conflict resolution education (one which includes
social and emotional competency, social justice and law
related education)
- Practice strategies that build a caring and democratic
classroom community, including gatherings, class meetings,
- Adopt no put down, no bullying and no violence policies
with the help of students
- Reduce or eliminate punishment as a discipline policy
and adopt positive and restorative measures to deal with
discipline and wrongdoing
- Teach students to stand up against prejudice, bullying
behaviors including teasing and harassment.
- Provide all new teachers with training in conflict mediation
and social and emotional learning strategies
- Provide staff with training and group discussion in conflict
mediation skills and concepts at least once a year, either
through an in-service or a group reading of a book
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Require all teachers or teaching teams to demonstrate
yearly how they are infusing or integrating nonviolent conflict
resolution practices into their classroom curriculum and/or
culture
- Review the school safety plan and school discipline policy
for its ability to use student-initiated problem solving,
non-punitive discipline, and restorative measures to deal
with safety and wrongdoing
If you believe that your school demonstrates
the actions listed above and you would like to be certified
as a “Whole School Model” , contact Life Trax at
1-303-568-9420 for information on
the certification process.
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