This video from Edutopia.org features an elective class in Seattle’s AS-1 school where students from every grade come together to discuss and resolve their differences.

This is a film by young people from Leap Confronting Conflict’s PeerLink project – www.peerlink.org.uk – a network for young people involved in peer mediation and conflict resolution. The newscast-style report describes when it’s safe for young people to use their existing peer mediation skills in everyday life. A related handout with key ideas from the film is available here.

In this video, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Mairead Maguire joins other Nobel Laureates in a call for quality education to build peace, especially in high conflict zones.

In many developing countries such as Thailand, there is concern about bullying and violence in secondary schools and since the Ministry of Education has announced the order to prevent teachers from using physical means to punish students, many teachers don’t know how to manage the student behavior. This workshop will address the Ministry of Education’s efforts to develop a national policy to build the culture of peace in schools at the national level and explore positive ways to involve student participation in solving conflict and violence. Presented by Vanchai Vatanasapt, Director, Office of Peace and Governance, King Prajadhipok’s Institute, The Office of Peace and Governance at the Second International Summit on Conflict Resolution Education, March 29, 2008, Cleveland, Ohio.

Trainer John Barnes takes a group of preservice teachers through a workshop on using classroom meetings. The session is part of the Conflict Resolution Education in Teacher Education initiative.