The SSTA Executive passed a motion at its spring Executive meeting to lend the Association s support to PLEA as it applied to the Saskatchewan Law Foundation for a grant to develop a Saskatchewan League of Peaceful Schools. A League of Peaceful Schools was first established in Nova Scotia in 1998 in an attempt to reduce violent incidents and a culture of unsafe schools with innovative strategies. Programs include violence prevention, peer mediation, co-operative discipline, discipline with dignity and Lessons in Living, or teaching positive social behaviour. The League of Peaceful Schools was established to provide a network of communication and support to schools committed to creating and maintaining a positive, safe learning environment. League initiatives include a newsletter, website, a handbook to be released soon, verbal co-ordination between schools and a binder of information for all member schools.
Workshops are also available.
Education Week runs Oct. 18-22, 1999. It's sponsored by the Canadian Child Care Federation and the Canadian School Boards Association. Information will be mailed to board offices. The SSTA's seminars are set for January and March in 2000. Watch for mailouts soon.