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9,858 students attended STAR team presentations & activities in 2010/2011 school year! PEACEMAKER RESOURCES

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Peacemaker Resources builds safe and healthy communities based on respectful communication, empathy, and effective conflict resolution.

  • 9,858 students attended STAR team presentations & activities in 2010/2011 school year!
  • Students working with Arun Ghandhi
  • Compassionate Communication Training included participants from Montreal, California, Vancouver, & Costa Rica
  • “If we are to teach real peace in this world, we shall have to begin with the children.” --Gandhi
  • 1,900 6th & 7th graders trained at STAR from 1998 to present
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  • 6th grade STAR students teach Bemidji State University Education students.
  • “Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future”. --John F. Kennedy
  • STAR students teaching at Itasca Community College.
  • “I learned how effective communication can help to create a non-threatening learning community.” – BSU student
  • 6th grade STAR Team members present to counselors at the University of Minnesota, Crookston
  • Learning to STOP the cyle of violence.
  • Family nights - a time to play together.
  • “The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” – T. Ro
  • “I Can Teach The Art of Listening” Curriculum developed by Peacemaker Resources
  • Peaceful School Bus Program begins in 2011
  • The "Marshmallow Game"
  • Group game at STAR Retreat
  • Marshmallow Game
  • STAR Game
  • Meaningful conversations with kids and Youth Advisors at STAR
  • Moonball
  • Rehearsing "Students Teaching Attitudes of Respect" presentation
  • Having fun at STAR!
  • Setting up a tent by listening to her partner give instructions.
  • Toe Tag
  • The "Marshmallow Game"

  • What do we do?
    • Cooperative Life Skills programs in elementary schools: innovative classes that gives kids conflict management skills, problem-solving abilities, communication skills, empathy, self-awareness, self-control and awareness of external influences
    • STAR Retreats for 6th & 7th graders: students learn how they can make a difference in the world as “Students Teaching Attitudes of Respect”
    • Respectful and empathic communication skills workshops for all ages
    • Mediation services

  • Feedback about the STAR program
    • From a school superintendent: "The program has a very positive effect on the tone and culture within the building. When students come back to school after their training, they are different people who have been equipped very well for leadership.
    • From representatives from the McKnight Foundation after a demonstration by a STAR Team: "...were very impressed with the maturity and confidence shown by the students...some of us learned some new skills in a very short time."
    • From students who went to a STAR retreat: "I learned how to deal with bullies." "I learned that everyone is part of the ripple and can start peace." "I learned how to be myself and respect others.

  • Hear from some of our Board members about why they decided to donate towards a matching grant.
    • "Helping children and their families develop skills of nonviolent, respectful communication and conflict resolution is one of the most important contributions anyone can make to his or her community, and this is the heart of the Peacemaker Resources mission. I am honored to be in a position to support this local organization's crucial work."
      • Kit R. Christensen, Professor of Philosophy, Bemidji State University
    • "Imagine a world in which people valued respectful communication and conflicts were routinely negotiated effectively by allowing everyone to be heard and understood. Teaching children these skills and shaping school systems to honor and support these values are what Peacemakers Resources does every day. Supporting this organization directly translates to positive changes for our children and families, schools, and our workplaces."
      • Laurie Desiderato, Ph.D., LP, Professor of Psychology, Bemidji State University
    • "Peacemaker Resources offers students a format to model & teach peers. This is empowering. Students learn they can have an impact on their lives."
      • Pam Roiger, Social Studies Teacher, Bemidji Middle School Alpha Pod

Updates and Donor Comments

  1. Vicki Ross-RhoadesVicki Ross-Rhoades 11/17/2011 at 12:19 AM ET
    Thank you for all you do!
  2. Martin GraefeMartin Graefe 11/16/2011 at 09:55 PM ET
    Amazing, dedicated people doing a world of good for youth and our entire community!
  3. Lisa LeonidasLisa Leonidas 11/16/2011 at 09:54 AM ET
    It is a pleasure to donate to a cause that helps children cope with conflict.

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    Peacemaker Resources builds safe and healthy communities based on respectful communication, empathy, and effective conflict resolution.

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