HIPP is an experiential program for teens developed out of the Alternatives to Violence Project curriculum for prisons. It is an engaging program for building community, trust, conflict resolution skills and reducing violence. HIPP and AVP workshops have been done around the world with gang members, prisons and war zone victims. HIPP is a project of the American Friends Service Committee.

This video is from Edutopia explores cooperative teaching in high school. Through video observation, collaborative planning, and candid, constructive criticism, California high school math teachers Mike Fauteux and Rose Zapata have struck upon a formula to improve their practice and increase student achievement.

An overview of the Workable Peace Curriculum in action. Workable Peace integrates the study of intergroup conflict and the development of crucial civic and social skills into social studies and humanities classes. A decade in development and classroom testing, Workable Peace was developed by the Consensus Building Institute (CBI) and the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. The Workable Peace Curriculum Units consist of a series of seven curriculum guides for secondary schools and youth programs. Each Curriculum Unit reflects core concepts and content in State and National curriculum standards. They have been been successfully used by middle and high schools across the United States and internationally, as well as by post-secondary institutions ranging from community colleges to the graduate level.

This video demonstrates the “before and after” effect when safe, fun playtime is introduced in the schoolyard. A trained Playworks coach teaches and runs games designed to build leadership and foster teamwork.

The Power of Peace Network web site is supported by The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and acts as a portal for people skilled in working with media to interact with peace-related issues in their local area and also learn about what other countries are facing.

At North Boulevard Elementary School in Pequannock Township in New Jersey, 1st graders learn to resolve conflict with the help of a “peace bridge.” This short clip is an out-take from a weekly show called Classroom Closeup, NJ. See the full episode here.