US Dept.of Ed Award Given to paxUnited
United States Department of Education Awards paxUnited Promising Program for Safe, Disciplined and Drug Free Schools
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PEER MEDIATION AT HOPE CENTER
By Steve Cooper, LMSW
Clinical Director, E. G. Lanier Wilderness Program
Founded in 1972, Hope Center Youth and Family Services is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to serving troubled and vulnerable youth from across the State of Texas.
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On a typical school day in America
A violent crime or theft occurs near or on a school campus every six seconds - over 16,000 incidents per school day. An estimated 200,000 students carry a gun to school each day, and . . .
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What are the Top Ten Reasons to Start Mediation?
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helps and affects everyone positively!
After Columbine...an anonymous letter
After the Columbine shootings, everything has changed. But, not all of it has
been negative. Click here to
read a very touching letter to Susan Armoni from paxUnited about how we
CAN make a difference.
Top Ten Reasons to Start a Peace Class
Why? Safer Schools determine elections, promote administrators and change the
landscape of education. Need ten more reasons? Click here
for more great reasons why you should start today!
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TEA Approves Peer Mediation as a Class for Graduation Credit
Helping kids, learning about people, having fun, and getting graduation credit? Read how the TEA has made it possible.
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the details of this unique program!
KPM-Keeping the Peace Through Mediation
Ruben Rodriguez is the Bilingual School Social Worker for the Nacogdoches Independent School District.
Hear his stories about Mediation and its benefits by clicking here.
Safe Schools 2002
Homicide has become the second-leading cause of death for persons aged 15 to 24
years [and] the leading cause of death for African Americans in this age
group. Weapon carrying by youth has increased by 104%. Click here
to read more about how Safer Schools can help a Safer Tomorrow.
The High Points of paxUnited Programs
What Students Learn:
- Group dynamics
- Anger management
- Conflict Resolution
- Listening Skills
- Advanced Questioning Techniques
- Maintaining Neutrality
How effective is it?
When a program is implemented on a campus for at least 3, and definitely 5 semesters, schools will experience a 60 - 80% reduction in referrals, a reduction in absences, and an increase in attendance.
Why We're Unique
Not just another mediation program, paxUnited creates magical mediation. Both
the training and the program implementation change lives. People tell us
that paxUnited provided them a cathartic experience, that they will never
be the same; that they view the world with hope, caring and love. Our goal
is to achieve critical mass for social change. paxUnited program has been
recognized in the Exemplary Safe and Drug Free Schools Programs by the Department
of Education as a promising program. For more about why we work click here
for more information.
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