Here is an interesting website: http://www.successforall.net/elementary/index.htm
What drew me to this site in particular is my research of conflict resolution, trying to remedy situations so that all people involved walk away feeling happy, and no longer carrying the hurt that led to the conflict because it has been expressed and (ideally) resolved.
I’m reading the “School Climate” link, and it says:
The Getting Along Together K-8 program is a social problem-solving curriculum designed to teach children to think critically, solve problems non-violently, and work in teams effectively and cooperatively. The Getting Along Together program sets in place school-wide processes for preventing and resolving problems among students as well as between students and teachers. Ten interactive, literature-based lessons introduce skills and strategies. Teacher’s guides provide structures for coaching individual students to resolve specific conflicts, and for conducting class-level meetings, setting positive expectations, rewarding positive peer interaction, and addressing class-selected issues as a group throughout the school year. All school staff members, including the principal, teachers, cafeteria staff, and office staff, are trained and involved in the Getting Along Together process to provide an effective, consistent structure.
Curriculum
The Getting Along Together curriculum consists of three components:
Learn About It: Classroom lessons of key problem-solving skills are embedded within reading lessons.
Think It Through: An individual problem-solving model that teaches students to “self-talk” their way through interpersonal problems.
Talk It Out: The Peace Path (an interactive problem-solving model), Roundtable, and Class Councils give students frequent practice using their skills to solve interpersonal problems.
