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PEACE
DAY VOLUNTEER
Purpose:
- To help
The Conflict Center staff conduct Peace Days in Elementary Schools
- To
teach peacemaking through arts & crafts
activities
Activities:
- Teaching nonviolent communication & good listening skills by
making talking sticks
- Teaching healthy limits & boundaries by creating door knockers
- Teaching cooperation instead of competition through games
- Teaching how to live peacefully in your community through art work
- Teaching how to encourage one another by making love notes
- Teaching problem solving and making good choices by making decision
wheels
- Teaching the power of positive self-talk by creating the flower/tree
within
- Teaching strategies to dealing with conflict through puppets & storytelling
- And
more!......
Qualifications:
- Must enjoy actively working with children grades
K - 5.
- Must have a willingness to learn and promote conflict
management skills.
Training:
- One two-hour training session with Conflict Center
staff.
- Two two-hour conflict and anger management workshops are
recommended for all volunteers.
Time Frame:
- Peace Days
are scheduled on weekdays, usually 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m.;
- some include an evening segment.
- Volunteers may choose
to
commit
a full-day,
half-day or evening segment.
- Denver metro
area elementary schools.
Supervision:
Benefits:
- Have fun
working with children
in the school setting.
- Gain familiarity with TCC philosophy and curriculum.
- Opportunities
for personal
growth and development.
- Challenges to use your talents and creativity.
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