Peer mediation elementary

Are you hoping to set up a buddy mentor program at your school but don't know where to start? Here are some things to consider! Which grade levels will you include in the program? Are you pairing 5th graders with younger students or will you pair students of the same age? The nature of the…

Peer Helpers in Elementary School

Little Peacemakers provides a step-by-step framework for training classroom mediators who help peers resolve a problem and arrive at a peaceful solution. Conflict is a way of life—something we cannot avoid. In the classroom or other group settings, these conflicts take time away from learning and can try the patience of even the most seasoned […]

Resolving conflicts with others may be life's greatest social emotional skill. Avoiding conflict, seeking conflict, mishandling conflict is tough for many an adult (raises hand). Peer Mediation is not easier than handling it yourself. But it is valuable. It empowers your mediators as leaders but it also empowers the students resolving conflict to seek help from peers and to handle this tough thing.

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Peer Mediators at Lincoln Ave Elementary in Milwaukee, WI

Strengthening students’ capacity to evaluate their problems and consider a number of solutions leads to better, less impulsive conflict resolution.