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Peer Mediation Training - Held at your selected site

What is peer mediation?
Peer mediation provides a guided process for peaceful conflict resolution. As its name implies, peers of the disputants conduct the mediation. The peer mediators work in pairs: two trained students, or a student mediator and a trained adult mediator. The team uses a step-by-step process that enables the disputing parties to come to new understandings, reach their own solutions and develop a confidential written agreement.

ECR has trained hundreds of elementary and secondary students to be peer mediators. Our interactive, fun-filled trainings are two half-days for elementary-age students and up to two days for secondary students. We will bring the handouts and as many coaches as needed to give your students excellent training and mediation role-play practice. We also provide all of the forms and details that you would need to get the program started and running smoothly and effectively.

Why use peer mediation?
Peers often go to peers first with their conflicts anyway.
It empowers the students to develop their own solutions, encouraging problem solving and critical thinking skills.
Peer mediators and the disputants learn a positive, practical process for talking through differences.