{"id":3881,"date":"2015-04-20T13:14:02","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T17:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/?page_id=3881"},"modified":"2023-08-03T14:32:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T18:32:59","slug":"practicingpeaceinschools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/practicingpeaceinschools\/","title":{"rendered":"Practicing Peace in Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1boquop-cb2a1a4afe9ddbb7ab707985393ad686\">\n.avia-section.av-1boquop-cb2a1a4afe9ddbb7ab707985393ad686{\nbackground-color:#0493c8;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-1boquop-cb2a1a4afe9ddbb7ab707985393ad686 main_color avia-section-small avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-custom av-height-custom  container_wrap fullsize'   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\/><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #245d79; font-size: 24px;\">Practicing Peace in Schools<br \/>\nStatement of Purpose<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bringing into our schools conflict resolution curricula with tools such as social &amp; emotional learning, communication techniques, restorative processes, mindfulness, and other proven peacebuilding skills to increase graduation rates and transform violence, bullying, truancy, and other challenges facing youth.<br \/>\n<div class='clearfix'><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-3u1fll-8ebb73b9e489cf8d00970eb8a0d833b8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div  id=\"promo_1728233105\" class='intense well ' style=' background-color: #FFFF99 !important; color: #333333 !important; border: 3px dashed #245d79 !important;      '><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #245d79;\">Statistical Spotlight<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Up to <strong>42% reduction in physical and verbal youth violence<\/strong> through Life Skills Training in schools.<\/p>\n<p>In West Philadelphia High School, within two years of implementing a <strong>Restorative Discipline program<\/strong>, incidents of <strong>assault and disorderly conduct dropped more than 65%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><div class='clearfix'><\/div><\/div>\n<h2><em><span style=\"color: #245d79;\">Overview<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Schools are our main social avenue of learning. While the primary focus of teaching in schools is predominantly on academic skills, we feel that life skills are equally important.<\/p>\n<p>We face conflict and sometimes violence at almost every stage and in every area of our lives. In fact, conflict that is not dealt with effectively can be one of the biggest detriments to success both in school as well as in life. Youth are the foundation of our future and often can serve as transformed mentors to their friends and family, passing on good practical behaviors and communication technologies.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to see basic social and emotional learning, or conflict resolution education, woven into our basic school curriculum. While proven and effective programs and curriculum are happening in pockets all over our nation, we want to see them more systemically embedded.\u00a0 Our policies at the local, state and federal levels have the potential to better reflect and empower these options.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<div class=\"intense panel \">\t<div class=\"intense panel-heading heading_collapse_0\" style=\"background-color: #DFEEF1;color: #444 !important;\">\t<i class=\"intense icon icon-0x collapse-icon hide\"><svg><use xlink:href=\"#font-awesome-minus\" class=\"\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><i class=\"intense icon icon-0x expand-icon \"><svg><use xlink:href=\"#font-awesome-plus\" class=\"\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>\t<a class=\"intense panel-title accordion-toggle\" data-parent=\"#accordion-0\" href=\"#collapse_0_empowering-strategies\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #444 !important;\">\t<strong>Empowering Strategies<\/strong>\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\t<div id=\"collapse_0_empowering-strategies\" class=\"intense panel-collapse collapse 0\" style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #a3a3a3;background-color: #ffffff;color: #444 !important;\";\">\t\t<div class=\"intense panel-body\">\t\t<\/p>\n<p><strong>Communication Skills: <\/strong>Conflict Resolution Education Curriculum is a key modality. Teachers, staff and administrators are trained to integrate conflict resolution and management as a life skill into existing curricula and to facilitate positive change within the school community by aligning school mission statements, disciplinary procedures, and team-building efforts with conflict resolution concepts and theories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Social and Emotional Learning: <\/strong>Teaches self awareness, empathy, impulse control, motivation and social skills. Social and emotional learning is the process through which children (and adults) acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. SEL programming is based on the understanding that the best learning emerges in the context of supportive relationships that make learning challenging, engaging and meaningful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/issues-advocacy\/restorative-justice\/\">Restorative Circles &amp; Dialogues<\/a><strong>: <\/strong>This works well right from the start. Children of elementary age start the day in a circle with their teacher.\u00a0 Everyone gets to see each other and do a check-in. In this way, there is space for young ones to share what is happening in their lives.\u00a0 Perhaps a death in the family, a birth, someone in the hospital, divorce\u2026 despite the trauma, kids are expected to \u201cbehave\u201d and appear normal.\u00a0 Modeling depth is always a good thing and that\u2019s where a teacher willing to be vulnerable is helpful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/peacealliance.org\/issues-advocacy\/restorative-justice\/\">Restorative Justice with trained facilitator<\/a><strong>:<\/strong> This is when an offense has taken place on school grounds involving one or more persons.\u00a0 All parties impacted by that situation come together and each is pre-interviewed.\u00a0 It is essential that the \u201coffender\u201d is willing to take responsibility and make things better.\u00a0 Victims must agree as well.\u00a0\u00a0 Both victim and offender are invited to bring support people with them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mindfulness\/Meditation:<\/strong> Mindfulness is a simple but powerful technique to focus attention, manage emotions, handle stress, and resolve conflicts. This allows youth to make wiser decisions in the heat of the moment, rather than only in retrospect \u2013 and can provide a much more positive school environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peer Mediation:<\/strong> This is Peer-to-Peer mediation and does not involve teachers or adults.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nonviolent Communication<\/li>\n<li>Bullying cessation programs<\/li>\n<li>Quality after-school and out-of-school programming<\/li>\n<li>Teaching children about peace and peacebuilding movements, what kind of work is happening around the world, what needs to happen, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Better school discipline and empowering alternatives to in-school suspension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t\t<\/div>\t<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"intense panel \">\t<div class=\"intense panel-heading heading_collapse_1\" style=\"background-color: #DFEEF1;color: #444 !important;\">\t<i class=\"intense icon icon-0x collapse-icon hide\"><svg><use xlink:href=\"#font-awesome-minus\" class=\"\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><i class=\"intense icon icon-0x expand-icon \"><svg><use xlink:href=\"#font-awesome-plus\" class=\"\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>\t<a class=\"intense panel-title accordion-toggle\" data-parent=\"#accordion-0\" href=\"#collapse_1_policy-proposals\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #444 !important;\">\t<strong>Policy Proposals<\/strong>\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\t<div id=\"collapse_1_policy-proposals\" class=\"intense panel-collapse collapse 0\" style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #a3a3a3;background-color: #ffffff;color: #444 !important;\";\">\t\t<div class=\"intense panel-body\">\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Include areas above in Common Core guidelines and funding<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Include areas above in state and local school policies and funding<\/li>\n<li>Academic, Social and Emotional Learning Act, (H.R.850) in the U.S. House of Representatives.<\/li>\n<li>Include Restorative Justice and other related programs in U.S. Dept. of Education disciplinary guidelines.<\/li>\n<li>Implement universal, school-based violence prevention at all schools, particularly in neighborhoods highly impacted by violence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t\t<\/div>\t<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"intense panel \">\t<div class=\"intense panel-heading heading_collapse_2\" style=\"background-color: #DFEEF1;color: #444 !important;\">\t<i class=\"intense icon icon-0x collapse-icon hide\"><svg><use xlink:href=\"#font-awesome-minus\" class=\"\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><i class=\"intense icon icon-0x expand-icon \"><svg><use xlink:href=\"#font-awesome-plus\" class=\"\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>\t<a class=\"intense panel-title accordion-toggle\" data-parent=\"#accordion-0\" href=\"#collapse_2_key-statistics-challenges-and-solutions\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #444 !important;\">\t<strong>Key Statistics: Challenges and Solutions<\/strong>\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\t<div id=\"collapse_2_key-statistics-challenges-and-solutions\" class=\"intense panel-collapse collapse 0\" style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #a3a3a3;background-color: #ffffff;color: #444 !important;\";\">\t\t<div class=\"intense panel-body\">\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Meditation\/mindfulness practices in schools have noticeable benefits \u2014 <strong>studies have shown suspensions decrease by 79 percent, attendance increases by over 98%<\/strong> and academic performance is noticeably increased. [NBC News, Jan. 1, 2015 http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nightly-news\/san-francisco-schools-transformed-power-meditation-n276301]<\/p>\n<p>According to a recent report on the economic benefit of evidence-based prevention programs, the Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) program produced a<strong> $50 benefit for every $1 invested<\/strong> in terms of reduced corrections costs, welfare and social services burden, drug and mental health treatment; and increased employment and tax revenue. [Return on investment: Evidence-based options to improve statewide outcomes. October 2013 (Printed on 3-20-14). Olympia: Washington State Institute for Public Policy.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bullied<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 victims are between 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide<\/strong> than non-victims, according to studies by Yale University.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people<\/strong>, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year, according to the CDC. For every suicide among young people, there are at least 100 suicide attempts. Over 14 percent of high school students have considered suicide, and almost 7 percent have attempted it. [Int J Adolesc Med Health 20 (2), 2008]<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Nearly 1 in 3 students (27.8%) report being bullied during the school year.<\/strong> [National Center for Educational Statistics, 2013]<\/p>\n<p>64 percent of children who were bullied did not report it; only 36 percent reported the bullying. [Petrosina, Guckenburg, DeVoe, and Hanson, 2010]<\/p>\n<p>A 2011 analysis of 213 <strong>Social and Emotional Learning programs<\/strong> involving 270,034 kindergarten through high school students published in the journal Child Development found that the participants demonstrated significantly improved social and emotional skills, attitudes and behavior compared with a control group, as well as an 11-point gain in academic achievement percentiles. [Child Development, January\/February 2011, Volume 82, Number 1, Pages 405-432]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Restorative Justice programs<\/strong> in a West Oakland Middle School pilot project eliminated violent fights and expulsions, and <strong>reduced suspension rates by more than 75%<\/strong>. [Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth http:\/\/rjoyoakland.org\/programs\/]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mindfulness or Quiet Time practices in schools<\/strong> have shown to bring about a<strong> 40% reduction in psychological distress<\/strong>, including stress, anxiety and depression [American Journal of Hypertension 22(12): 1326-1331, 2009]<\/p>\n<p>High schools in Ohio with <strong>conflict management programs<\/strong> (Conflict Resolution Education Curriculum) reported that <strong>physical violence decreased as much as 43%<\/strong>. The annual cost per student to administer the school conflict management grant training program is approximately $12.00. When compared to the per student cost of suspending a child ($231.00) or expelling a student ($431.00), the program has been cost effective.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/div>\t<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"intense panel \">\t<div class=\"intense panel-heading heading_collapse_3\" style=\"background-color: #DFEEF1;color: #444 !important;\">\t<i class=\"intense icon icon-0x collapse-icon hide\"><svg><use xlink:href=\"#font-awesome-minus\" class=\"\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><i class=\"intense icon icon-0x expand-icon \"><svg><use xlink:href=\"#font-awesome-plus\" class=\"\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>\t<a class=\"intense panel-title accordion-toggle\" data-parent=\"#accordion-0\" href=\"#collapse_3_organizations-links-part-1\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #444 !important;\">\t<strong>Organizations &amp; Links - Part 1<\/strong>\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\t<div id=\"collapse_3_organizations-links-part-1\" class=\"intense panel-collapse collapse 0\" style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #a3a3a3;background-color: #ffffff;color: #444 !important;\";\">\t\t<div class=\"intense panel-body\">\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The groups are listed here for educational purposes only.\u00a0 Listing them here is not meant to imply that they endorse the above ideas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfulschools.org\/\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mindful Schools:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They offer online training courses for adults to learn mindfulness and use it with youth. Mindfulness is a simple but powerful technique to focus attention, manage emotions, handle stress, and resolve conflicts. This allows youth to make wiser decisions in the heat of the moment, rather than only in retrospect. Their mindfulness curriculum brings improvements in concentration, attention, and empathy, while building a climate of calm in the classroom. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfulschools.org\/resources\/healthy-habits-of-mind\/\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to see an informative film<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peacex.org\/speaking-peace.html\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Peace Exchange Chicago: Speaking Peace in Schools<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>The Peace Exchange trains youth Peace Builders in nonviolence and leadership. The Peace Exchange offers the Speaking Peace program to elementary schools in Chicago (grades 5-8th). The program offers children the tools needed to avoid and peacefully resolve conflicts. The four-session program teaches tolerance, responsible decision-making, and nonviolence through discussions, role-playing, and documentary films. the program touches on a number of social \/ emotional learning (SEL) skills with emphases on fostering self-awareness, empathy and acting responsibly.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/div>\t<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-d7owp-d4205685466e7bac1ea869a21c6eaf3e\">\n.flex_column.av-d7owp-d4205685466e7bac1ea869a21c6eaf3e{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-d7owp-d4205685466e7bac1ea869a21c6eaf3e av_one_half  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-zbtell-c352aaa3e4301fa230727d5a0add59ef '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><div class='intense spacer ' style='height: 50px; '><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.challengeday.org\/\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Challenge Day:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Challenge Day\u2019s mission is to provide youth and their communities with experiential workshops and programs that demonstrate the possibility of love and connection through the celebration of diversity, truth and full expression.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-xaw8fd-a246b7f5a3c3aa1051248718a6289859\">\n.flex_column.av-xaw8fd-a246b7f5a3c3aa1051248718a6289859{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-xaw8fd-a246b7f5a3c3aa1051248718a6289859 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='avia-video av-vtb7zd-fddf368513bbe8abd0a394115d117834 avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=8&amp;v=o_3Hk9sM4lo'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o_3Hk9sM4lo?feature=oembed&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ucvd0p-8a1adad682eddd21741e645caeaac1c4\">\n.flex_column.av-ucvd0p-8a1adad682eddd21741e645caeaac1c4{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ucvd0p-8a1adad682eddd21741e645caeaac1c4 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='avia-video av-tdvad5-908df18a6bf78f84372c617f1b71c0e8 avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zCVfPMCbaVA'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zCVfPMCbaVA?feature=oembed&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2s1jrt-a95954172cf0365386c930a3a71d8cb9\">\n.flex_column.av-2s1jrt-a95954172cf0365386c930a3a71d8cb9{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2s1jrt-a95954172cf0365386c930a3a71d8cb9 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-pm5qqh-3e6dff80bcc7fdf95bd428f2c32127ba '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><div class='intense spacer ' style='height: 65px; '><\/div><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.centerforpeacebuilding.org\/\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A local organization in Gainesville, Florida, is empowering their community to prevent, reduce, and heal from violence in all forms. They facilitate dialogues, workshops and trainings specifically geared towards fostering better communication and conflict resolution tools for individuals, law enforcement, schools and families.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-nnh5sp-56c0f53863567f0e3cfd031746835c3b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"intense panel \">\t<div class=\"intense panel-heading heading_collapse_4\" style=\"background-color: #DFEEF1;color: #444 !important;\">\t<i class=\"intense icon icon-0x collapse-icon hide\"><svg><use xlink:href=\"#font-awesome-minus\" class=\"\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><i class=\"intense icon icon-0x expand-icon \"><svg><use xlink:href=\"#font-awesome-plus\" class=\"\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>\t<a class=\"intense panel-title accordion-toggle\" data-parent=\"#accordion-0\" href=\"#collapse_4_organizations-links-part-2\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #444 !important;\">\tOrganizations &amp; Links - Part 2\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\t<div id=\"collapse_4_organizations-links-part-2\" class=\"intense panel-collapse collapse 0\" style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #a3a3a3;background-color: #ffffff;color: #444 !important;\";\">\t\t<div class=\"intense panel-body\">\t\t<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dmeforpeace.org\/sites\/default\/files\/EP%2520guide%2520_%2520Final%2520B%25201027.pdf\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Practice Guide: Emerging Practices in Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation for Education for Peacebuilding Programming<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This .pdf was created by Search for Common Ground. This guide is designed to help identify how best to design education for peacebuilding programming. It also serves to capture and assess its potential impact and contribution to sustainable, transformative change.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creducation.org\/\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Conflict Resolution Education \u2013 Resources for Educators:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>People around the globe have started embracing conflict resolution as a key component of a quality education. You can use this site to explore some of the wide array of available materials that support conflict resolution education).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rjoyoakland.org\/programs\/\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disparately impacting youth of color, punitive school discipline and juvenile justice policies activate tragic cycles of youth violence, incarceration, and wasted lives. Founded in 2005, RJOY works to interrupt these cycles by promoting institutional shifts toward restorative approaches that actively engage families, communities, and systems to repair harm and prevent re-offending.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.casel.org\/\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">CASEL \u2013\u00a0Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning: <\/a><\/p>\n<p>CASEL\u2019s mission is to help make evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL) an integral part of education from preschool through high school.\u00a0 Through research, practice and policy, CASEL collaborates to ensure all students become knowledgeable, responsible, caring and contributing members of society.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buildingpeace.org\/train-resources\/educators\/peacebuilding-toolkit-educators\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">United States Institute of Peace Global Peacebuilding Center\u2019s Peacebuilding Toolkit for Educators:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Peacebuilding Toolkit for Educators is designed to support the work of educators as peacebuilders. It is a resource developed by and for educators, to enable you to help introduce peacebuilding themes and skills into the classroom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeskillstraining.com\/\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Botvin Life Skills:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) is a research-validated prevention program proven to reduce the risks of alcohol, tobacco, drug abuse, and violence by targeting the major social and psychological factors that promote the initiation of substance use and other risky behaviors. This comprehensive and exciting program provides adolescents and young teens with the confidence and skills necessary to successfully handle challenging situations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peermediators.org\/\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Peer Mediation Curricula:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An extensive collection of peer mediation training resources for those who seek to help youth more constructively engage peer conflicts. 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