Peace First

Build effective school climates by teaching children the conflict resolution.

Other | United States of America | Access to Education |

http://www.peacefirst.org/

Overview

Build effective school climates by teaching children the skills of conflict resolution and civic engagement and by providing educators with the critical skills and knowledge to integrate social emotional learning into the school s curriculum and culture.Violence is pervasive in our culture and impacts our young people every day from guns on the streets to bullies in schools intolerance and our inability to connect with respect and be kind to each other. These experiences have a devastating effect on young people's healthy development and contributes to a cycle that is at the root of so many other problems in our world. Thankfully over twenty years of experience working with young people has taught us that they can be powerful problem solvers if they are called and prepared to do so. By teaching young people the skills of courage compassion and collaborative leadership we can unleash their moral imagination. By investing in those ideas we can help them address some of the most challenging issues in their communities. Now is the time to unleash this untapped resource by teaching young people the skills they need to solve the problems that matter most to them investing in the ideas that will help change our world for the better and celebrating the stories of youth peacemaking happening around the world.