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Bridges to Safety
Bridges to Safety by Maureen Campbell and Sharon Yoerg with a Foreward by Coach Bill Walsh.
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With Bridges to Safety, parents and teachers work with teens who deliver monthly character and conflict resolution lessons. The themes are reinforced with parent letters and by the elementary school teacher:
1. Respect
2. Honesty
3. Forgiveness
4. Patience
5. Fairness
6. Friendship
7. Responsibility
8. Courage
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“Bridges to Safety is a wonderful resource for teachers and parents. Any school that uses these simple and proven strategies will become a better place.”
Hal Urban, Author of Life’s Greatest Lessons
“Of all the confl ict mediation programs, this one is so effective because older kids teach and model peacemaking and problem-solving skills for the younger students. Together they evolve a safe and caring school community.”
Margaret Marshall, Director of Confl ict Resolution in Schools, Peninsula Confl ict Resolution Center
“Finally, an optimistic view of the capabilities of today’s teenagers. Sharon and Maureen have created a simple and powerful program driven by students for other students. I am enthused about youth modeling for the world (other teachers and younger students) the fourstep resolution process: Engage, Ask, Solve, Yes! It’s ‘EASY.’ Try it.”
Anabel L. Jensen, Ph.D., President, Six Seconds, Inc.
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Bridges to Safety is a simple and effective guide to help teens teach conflict resolution skills to younger students. With this research-based program and about one hour per week of volunteer time, you will make a lifelong difference for teens and children. Each month the teens deliver a lesson which builds important character assets, models peaceful communication, and helps children develop essential social skills. Written by two national award-winning conflict mediation teachers who implemented this program as a parent volunteer project, this book contains easy field-tested lessons which help students create a safe and caring school community.
The book includes:
- How to start the program in four easy steps.
- Suggestions for training teen peer mediators.
- The EASY! conflict resolution process.
- Step-by-step lessons for the peer mediators to follow each month.
- Monthly parent newsletters.
Plus! All the letters, forms, handouts, and presentation slides you need are included on the convenient CD ROM.
"In today’s world, kids are crying out for ethical leadership. A program like this where kids learn to be role models and teachers to younger students is the kind of community that makes a team win -- and makes our communities and country strong."
Coach Bill Walsh, from the Foreward
 Learn more:
Read the back cover.
See a sample lesson.
See the EASY Conflict Resolution Process.
Read the contents of the CD ROM.
“I am a big fan of the Bridges to Safety Program. It was easy to incorporate into my classroom, and I’ve seen what a change it has made with my students, both interpersonally and academically.”
Patty McNally, Teacher, Ocean Shore School
“The social and emotional lessons of Bridges to Safety are vital. Every school should teach these important skills, and it’s wonderful to see a program where teens and parents are working together to bring them to the elementary school. This volume has very practical resources that will be an important aid to teachers, parents and teens.”
Jonathan Cohen, Ph.D. President, Center for Social and Emotional Education (CSEE); Adjunct Professor in Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University.
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