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PeerMediation:HelpingStudentsResolveConflictsAttheendofaschoolday,whenmostchildrenareoutsideplayingorenjoyingafter

-schoolactivities,asmallgroupoffourth,fifthandsixthgradersattheAngeloSchoolattendoneoftheirweeklyPeerMed

iationTrainingSessions.Theiradvisor,Ms.KimSaraiva,HealthEducationteacherattheAngelo,workswiththisselectgroupofstudentstoguidethemandeducatethemi

nthisexcellentprogramwhichenablespeerstoresolvedisputes,usingaprocessinvolvingtalkingandactivelistening.Studentsaretrainedtodevelopandrefin

ethenecessaryskillsforeffectivecommunication.StudentsneedtoapplytobeaPeerMediatorandtheyneedtheirparents'permission.Teachers'recommendations

aregivenandinterviewsareconducted.Finally,eachstudentwhohasbeenselectedwillgothroughatrainingsessionandcommittowee

klymeetings.Thepeermediatorsusuallyworkinpairsandarescheduledfordutybytheiradvisors.Theyhelpstudentstoexpresstheirconf

lictandfindtheirownbestsolutions.ThecharacteristicsofaPeerMediatorare:DemonstratesgoodcommunicationskillsLendssupporttoeve

ryoneinvolvedinconflictIsabletoremainnon-judgmentalRespectsconfidentialityWorkswellasateammemberPracticesgoodproblem-solv

ingskillsMaintainsgoodself-controlShowsresponsibilityforownwordsandactionsExhibitsenthusiasmandconfidenceGoalsofthePeerMediationProgramMedia

torsgainconfidenceintheirabilitytohelpthemselvesMediatorsusetheirskillsiftheyareeverinvolvedinaconflictOtherstudentslear

nfromthemediatorhowtobettergetalongwitheachotherArgumentsdecrease,sostudentsspendmoretimelearningAllstudentsinvolvedinmediationim

provetheircommunicationskillsStudentsandteachersareabletoworktogetherinamorefriendly,relaxedwayTheresponsibilities

ofPeerMediatorsare:ConfidentialityMeetingonceaweek,afterschoolKeepinggradesupMakingupanymissedworkbecausemediationstakeplaceduringtheschoolday,whe

neverneededRespectingschoolrulesThePeerMediationProgram,availableatmostofBrockton'spublicschools,isprese

ntedtoallthestudentsintheschool.Studentsinconflictcanchoosetouseit.Mediatorsobtainconsentfromallwhoareinvolved.Participationmustbevoluntaryandea

chmembermustagreetoworktogethertoresolvetheirconflict.SomethoughtsonPeerMediation"Ilikedhavingpeoplemyownagehelpme

tosolvemyconflictwithanotherstudent."Student,KennedySchool"AsaPeerMediator,Ihavedevelopedbettercommunicationskills."Eleme

ntaryPeerMediator"Manychildrenbenefitfromthemediationtraining,intermsofsolvingtheirownconflicts."Ele

mentarySchoolTeacher"Thecommunicationskillsthesechildrenlearntheycantakefromhereanduseintheireverydaylivesastheygrowolder."Elem

entarySchoolTeacher"Iamconstantlyimpressedbythemannerinwhichourstudentsaretrainedandcarryoutpeermediations.This

programisaneffectivevehicleforteachingvaluestoourstudents."AssistantPrincipal,Raymond