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PeerMediation:HelpingStudentsResolveConflictsAttheendofaschoolday,whenmostchildrenareoutsideplayingorenjoyingafter-schoolact

ivities,asmallgroupoffourth,fifthandsixthgradersattheAngeloSchoolattendoneoftheirweeklyPeerMediationTrainingSessions.Theiradvisor,Ms.KimSarai

va,HealthEducationteacherattheAngelo,workswiththisselectgroupofstudentstoguidethemandeducatetheminthisexcellentprogramwhichen

ablespeerstoresolvedisputes,usingaprocessinvolvingtalkingandactivelistening.Studentsaretrainedtodevelopandrefinethenecessaryskillsforeffec

tivecommunication.StudentsneedtoapplytobeaPeerMediatorandtheyneedtheirparents'permission.Teachers'recommendationsaregivenandint

erviewsareconducted.Finally,eachstudentwhohasbeenselectedwillgothroughatrainingsessionandcommittoweeklymeetings.Th

epeermediatorsusuallyworkinpairsandarescheduledfordutybytheiradvisors.Theyhelpstudentstoexpresstheirconflictandfindt

heirownbestsolutions.ThecharacteristicsofaPeerMediatorare:DemonstratesgoodcommunicationskillsLendssupportto

everyoneinvolvedinconflictIsabletoremainnon-judgmentalRespectsconfidentialityWorkswellasateammemberPract

icesgoodproblem-solvingskillsMaintainsgoodself-controlShowsresponsibilityforownwordsandactionsExhibitsenthusiasmandconfidenceGoalsofthePee

rMediationProgramMediatorsgainconfidenceintheirabilitytohelpthemselvesMediatorsusetheirskillsiftheyareeverinvolvedinaconflictOtherstudentslea

rnfromthemediatorhowtobettergetalongwitheachotherArgumentsdecrease,sostudentsspendmoretimelearningAllstudentsi

nvolvedinmediationimprovetheircommunicationskillsStudentsandteachersareabletoworktogetherinamorefrien

dly,relaxedwayTheresponsibilitiesofPeerMediatorsare:ConfidentialityMeetingonceaweek,afterschoolKeepinggradesupMakingupanymissedworkbecausemed

iationstakeplaceduringtheschoolday,wheneverneededRespectingschoolrulesThePeerMediationProgram,availableatmostofBrockton'spu

blicschools,ispresentedtoallthestudentsintheschool.Studentsinconflictcanchoosetouseit.Mediatorsobtainconsentfromallwh

oareinvolved.Participationmustbevoluntaryandeachmembermustagreetoworktogethertoresolvetheirconflict.SomethoughtsonPeerMediation"Ilikedhavingpeoplemy

ownagehelpmetosolvemyconflictwithanotherstudent."Student,KennedySchool"AsaPeerMediator,Ihavedevelopedbettercommunicationskills."Elementary

PeerMediator"Manychildrenbenefitfromthemediationtraining,intermsofsolvingtheirownconflicts."ElementarySchoolTeacher"Thecommunicationskillsthesec

hildrenlearntheycantakefromhereanduseintheireverydaylivesastheygrowolder."ElementarySchoolTeacher"Iamconstantlyimpressedbythemannerinw

hichourstudentsaretrainedandcarryoutpeermediations.Thisprogramisaneffectivevehicleforteachingvaluestoourstu

dents."AssistantPrincipal,Raymond