Resolving Conflict: Educating For Peace
Peacemakers courses
WMQPEP 20 Hour 'Peacemakers' Course
Experiential Learning delivered via a whole group 'circle time' format with paired and small group work.
All courses are individually designed by the WMQPEP workers to meet the needs of the particular people/group/school/college.
Covers
Communication skills (including listening, summarising and making brief presentations);
Co-operation skills (working in self-selected and 'imposed'
groupings);
Affirmation skills (self-esteem; positive personal goals; peer support/mentoring);
Problem solving - use of enhanced communication and co-operation skills; team building;
Mediation skills/anger management - coping strategies and case studies.
Typical cost: £1750 per class (up to 30 pupils)
How we can help
We run workshops with year groups 5 or 6 on peacemaker themes. We can train groups of students to be Peer Mediators. We train staff on the principles of creative conflict resolution. Options include:
- 10 week Peacemaker courses
- 2 day Peer Mediator training
- Inset days on conflict resolution skills
and we offer bursaries to help with the costs of the training. Contact us for more information on how we can help your school.
Latest News
We are recruiting a Peace Education Trainer to run our workshops on creative conflict resolution and peer mediation in schools, for children, young people and adults.
Support Us
We are looking for people interested in becoming freelance Education Workers with the project. Please see the Volunteer page for more details about what this involves. Finally, WMQPEP is always glad to hear from individuals, groups or grant-making trusts who would like to offer financial help to the Project.
