Educators for Social Responsibility, Metropolitan Area. The goal of this program is to prepare educators to high quality instruction and effective school program in conflict resolution and intergroup relations to students K-12th grade. Also, to transform the culture of participating schools so that they model values and principles of creative non-violent conflict resolution. Role-playing, interviews, group dialogue, brainstorming and other affective experiential learning strategies are used for teaching along with curriculum, videos, and other resource materials. The length of instruction is 15-20 lessons and training is required for all teachers.
Evaluation suggests a positive outcome from well- designed studies.
A Violence prevention Curriculum. A Violence Prevention Curriculum, Grades 4-5. The goal of the program is to use a skill building curriculum designed to reduce impulsive and aggressive behavior by teaching students Pre K-5th grades skills in empathy, impulse control, problem solving, and anger management. Teacher guides, posters, film strip, puppets, song tapes, and 11 x 17 photo lesson cards are used for teaching materials. The length of instruction varies depending on grade level and student needs.