INTRODUCTIONIn our school we don’t have many students who have conflicts.

However, some conflict situations come to produce, predominantly in the playground.

Due to all this, teachers’ team held a meeting to try to find a solution.

The completed road from then until now has not been without difficulties, but everyone’s effort gave its fruits.

…MEDIATION TEAMS

But…what is mediation?

It is a method of solving conflicts applicable to situations where persons with an argument oe dispute have reached a point where communication is blocked or it is very difficult, so the mediator helps that the parties in conflict seek a solution by their own.

We, currently, participate in the project “School, space of peace”, with a coordinator (Mª Ángeles Pedraza), teacher of the school and she manages…

OBJECTIVES

1. Prevent violence.

3. Promoting a good climate for partnership.

2. Teaching necessary strategies and skills.

STAGES Opening of the mediation. Exhibition of the situation from the perspective

of each part. Reformulating or reconsideration of the

situation. Evaluation and selection of options. Elaboration of a proposed agreement. Monitoring of the implementation of the

agreement.

Characteristics of the Negotiation

Informal process. Structured. It is voluntary. It is confidential. It is cooperative. It gives prominence to the

parts.

IT HELPS TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT YOURSELF.

PROMOTES THE RESPECT AND COOPERATION (WIN/WIN SOLUTIONS).

THE COMMITMENTS ARE ASSUMED AS THEIR OWN, NOT BE IMPOSED.

IT FAVORS JUSTICE, NOT THE POWER.

VALUES OF MEDIATION

They will help the parties to express their positions, interests and values.They help to generate trust among them.Facilitate the search for solutions, not advised.

FUNCTIONS OF MEDIATORS

WHAT A MEDIATOR DOESN’T HAVE TO DO?

1. Asking too many questions. Practice active listening and let

the parties to express in their own way.

2. To ask too many whys Rather than ask “Why have you

insulted?”, better to say “tell me”.

3. Discuss with one of the parties.Don’t show disgust, don’t oppose to one of the parties.

4. Making judgments.Don’t say:“One of you must be lying”, but: “Both of you have different points of view about what happened”“These are nonsenses...”; in its place: “ If this is interesting for you, you can see it in another time”.

5. Give advice.Instead of saying: “You must remember the important thing is mutual respect”, make it as: “How do you like your relationship would be in the future?”

6. Threaten the parties.Don’t say: “If you don’t solve this you’ll have to fix it with a record of punishment”. On the other hand, you can say you agree to resolve it, it may be hard, but in spite of this, we have come a long way and it is important that we continue in this direction

7. To force reconciliation.When the parties reach an agreement, you should not be forced this. Not you ask them which are friends again, ask or give excuses or give your hands, ask them: “What you can do to find you happier?”…“What solutions would be fairer to both parties?”

Evaluation of solutions.

•Reflection serene about the proposed solutions.

•Discard those that don’t ensure satisfactory.

•Take those where there is a greater consensus.

Search for solutions.

•Solutions will be assimilable by parties to the dispute of the conflict.

•They will take into account their feelings, needs, interests and values, recommendations…

RECOMMENDATIONS

Formulation of the problem•knowledge of the different perspectives of the conflict..

•Each person must make explicit his vision aobut him or herself. Creating a positive

atmosphere that allows to address the conflict.•It must be motivation and having a consensual procedure.

Clarify and define the dimensions of the conflict.•Select key dimensions of the conflict.

•To get that we have to find the elements of agreement and disagreement.

MEDIATION WORKSHOP FOR STUDENTS

 

“TO MEDIATE I POINTED ME”

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-2012

MEDIATION WORKSHOP FOR STUDENTS

 

“TO MEDIATE I POINTED ME”

CEIP EUROPA

ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-2012

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Coordinator:Mª Ángeles Pedraza Cabiedas

We are what we do, about

what we do to change what

we are.

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HOW DOES THIS?

HOW DOES THIS?

It is proposed from the project “School, space of peace”, responding to the most important conflicts of primary school pupils.

It is proposed from the project “School, space of peace”, responding to the most important conflicts of primary school pupils.

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INITIAL SITUATION

INITIAL SITUATIONFill in a questionnaire from 4º to 6º gradeFill in a questionnaire from 4º to 6º grade

• Are there conflicts?• Where they arise?• With who or whom?• Why?• How they are resolved?• Do you like to be assisted by a colleague?

• Are there conflicts?• Where they arise?• With who or whom?• Why?• How they are resolved?• Do you like to be assisted by a colleague?

Assessment

of results

Assessment

of results

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WHO WE ARE?

WHO WE ARE? SCHOOL COUNSELORSCHOOL COUNSELOR

TEACHERS:• Coordinator of the

project•Volunteer teachers (2)

TEACHERS:• Coordinator of the

project•Volunteer teachers (2)

STUDENTSFourth grade: 5 participantsFifth grade: 2 participants

(Continuity in the next academic year)

STUDENTSFourth grade: 5 participantsFifth grade: 2 participants

(Continuity in the next academic year)

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WHERE WE ARE LOCATED?

WHERE WE ARE LOCATED?Multipurpose room

Multipurpose room

Wednesday in the break

timeWednesday in the break

time

Any student from first to sixth grade and any teacher.

Any student from first to sixth grade and any teacher.

WHEN DO

WE

MEET?WHEN DO

WE

MEET?

WHO CAN ASK FOR

MEDIATION?WHO CAN ASK FOR

MEDIATION?

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Commitments

CommitmentsGames of group

cohesionGames of group

cohesion

Training for mediatorsTraining for mediators

Who can be a MEDIATOR?

Who can be a MEDIATOR?

What resources and strategies I

have?

What resources and strategies I

have?

What does being

MEDIATOR?

What does being

MEDIATOR?

How I have to act in

mediation?

How I have to act in

mediation?

Contracts to form part of the network of mediators

Contracts to form part of the network of mediators

Information to the

families of mediators

Information to the

families of mediators

WHAT WE DO TO

BE MEDIATORS?WHAT WE DO TO

BE MEDIATORS?

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TEACHERSTEACHERS

STUDENTSSTUDENTS

• Teachers meeting• Meeting of COORDINATORS• Direct information to TUTORS

• Teachers meeting• Meeting of COORDINATORS• Direct information to TUTORS

• MEDIATOR card• Presentation in classes• “By word of mouth”

• MEDIATOR card• Presentation in classes• “By word of mouth”

HOW OTHERS KNOW

US?HOW OTHERS KNOW

US?

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For TRAININGFor TRAINING

For mediation en the school

For mediation en the school

Requests for MEDIATIONAgenda topics

Contracts, agreements and covenants

Requests for MEDIATIONAgenda topics

Contracts, agreements and covenants

MATERIAL

THAT WE

USE ?MATERIAL

THAT WE

USE ?

Videos, books, materials and experiences of mediation…Videos, books, materials and experiences of mediation…

Mediation Committee Mediation Committee

To get the MEDIATION to be part of the daily life of the centre we will follow some series of steps:

- It is important to activate and to publicize the mediation from the team created for this purpose and to get this is interesting:

- It is important to activate and to publicize the mediation from the team created for this purpose and to get this is interesting:

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Mediation teamMediation team*Meet more or less regularly to improve the training, promote it, etc...

*Campaigns of dissemination in the Centre: for example workshops in Cultural Week or Peace Day…

*Plan activities to improve the application.

*Encourage colleagues to request information.

*Participe in continuous training.

*Meet more or less regularly to improve the training, promote it, etc...

*Campaigns of dissemination in the Centre: for example workshops in Cultural Week or Peace Day…

*Plan activities to improve the application.

*Encourage colleagues to request information.

*Participe in continuous training.

AND AFTER WHAT?AND AFTER WHAT?

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- It is essential to promote and publicize the program through tutoring, posters, drama simulations, brochures or other measures deemed appropriate.

- It is essential to promote and publicize the program through tutoring, posters, drama simulations, brochures or other measures deemed appropriate.

- mediation should be incorporated in the Educational Project of the Centre, Coexistence Plan and in the Rules of Internal Regime, becoming system parallel, complementary and not antagonistic to the procedure to use to actions contrary to the proper functioning of the Centre based on the rights and duties of pupils.

- mediation should be incorporated in the Educational Project of the Centre, Coexistence Plan and in the Rules of Internal Regime, becoming system parallel, complementary and not antagonistic to the procedure to use to actions contrary to the proper functioning of the Centre based on the rights and duties of pupils.

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Dissemination of the programmDissemination of the programmInstitutionalizationInstitutionalization

AND AFTER WHAT?AND AFTER WHAT?

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We think the systematic collaboration between the team orientation and tutors are the best vehicle of transmission of this way of proceeding.

AND AFTER WHAT?AND AFTER WHAT?

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WE ARE

IN

THE WAY

REMEMBER, WE’RE NOT LOOKING FOR WHO’S RIGHT OR WRONG...

...WE’RE LOOKING FOR AN AGREEMENT!!!