Curriculum Revision in Progress!

 

RESEARCH:

Understanding Our Students (issues from Letter to the Mayor)

Themes from Mid-year Evaluations of Volunteers

Suggestions for the Curriculum (what Peace by Peace needs, what other schools have that we could incorporate)

Curriculum Ideas (outline of what other schools have)

 

ASSIGNMENTS:

Assignments (see who is responsible for typing each lesson; due by Tuesday, May 14)

 

COMPILED CURRICULUM

First draft of compiled curriculum (missing Units 2, 4, 8, and part of 10)

 

CURRICULUM UNITS:

Table of Contents (list of units)

Structure of Lessons (general logistics, formatting, etc)

Curriculum Units (final decision of content, outline of intended games)

Unit 1:  Introduction to Peace by Peace, discussing conflict

Unit 2:  Why resolve conflict?

Unit 3:  How to recognize a conflict

Unit 4:  De-escalation 1: Self-Esteem/Self-Respect/Bullying: How can you maintain self-respect without fighting?

Unit 5:  De-escalation 2:  Communication

Unit 6:  De-escalation 3:  Overcoming Stereotypes/dealing with diversity

Unit 7:  De-escalation 4:  Perspectives: Empathy/point of view

Unit 8:  De-escalation 5: Negotiation

Unit 9:  De-escalation 6:  Mediation & Peaceful Communities

Unit 10:  Game-making

 

 

 

 

Other files that are not for general access but which relate to Curriculum Revision are available online.  Contact jab227@pantheon.yale.edu for the URL’s.

 

 

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