Starting in kindergarten, Lions-Quest students begin the process. S State the problem as you see it. O Open the discussion to other points of view. L List the possible solutions together. V Veto the solutions that are unacceptable to someone involved.
E Evaluate the remaining solutions.
In 1993, a two-year study of the Working Toward Peace conflict resolution curriculum was conducted in middle schools in Detroit, Michigan. In each of 11 middle schools, three classrooms of the same grade level were selected. In one class, educators taught both Skills for Adolescence and the Working Toward Peace supplement. In a second class, educators taught only the Skills for Adolescence curriculum. Teachers in the third class did not use Lions-Quest curricula at all.