Conflict managers are specially chosen and trained students who help other students get along with each other. The program is derived from The Community Board Program, San Francisco.

When students are involved in a non-physical dispute, they are asked if they would like Conflict Managers to help them solve their problem. If the disputants so choose, the Conflict Managers help them by using a problem solving process to clarify the nature of the dispute and to reach a solution satisfactory to both disputants.

Conflict Managers will learn

• Leadership
• Communication - how to express feelings and needs, how to listen well without taking sides
• Problem solving
• How to improve the school environment
• Responsibility for their own actions

Benefits of the Conflict Management Program

• Conflict Managers gain confidence in their ability to help themselves
• Conflict Managers learn to get along better at home and at school
• Conflict Managers' grades often improve
• Other students learn from Conflict Managers how to get along with each other better
• Arguments decrease, so students spend more time learning
• Students and teachers are able to work together in a more friendly, relaxed way.

Questions? Contact Bill Walters.