Maple Room
Children and Their Work 6.6 - 6.10
We Need Cereal Boxes for Writing Workshop, Please Bring any you Have!
The Peace Path: Listening Attentively and Resolving Issue
In the peace path, children are guided in a path of attentive listening and peer mediation. In it, children sit calmly face to face after one has invited the other to a quiet cozy spot. They are messaged that even if they are upset it is important to attend the peace path. It is designed to teach them to listen patiently (without interruption!) and openly to each side then propose solutions together. They choose the solutions that make most sense to them then most importantly leave in peace with a handshake, high five, or hug!
The steps of the peace path are:
Child 1 (the child that invited the other to the peace path): I don't like it when you...
Child 2: I am hearing that you don't like it when I...
Child 1: I feel ( ) when you...
Child 2: I am hearing that you feel ( ) when I...
Switch
Come up with solutions
Leave in peace
At first children are moderated by an adult and later on are encouraged to hold peace paths on their own.
The steps of the peace path are:
Child 1 (the child that invited the other to the peace path): I don't like it when you...
Child 2: I am hearing that you don't like it when I...
Child 1: I feel ( ) when you...
Child 2: I am hearing that you feel ( ) when I...
Switch
Come up with solutions
Leave in peace
At first children are moderated by an adult and later on are encouraged to hold peace paths on their own.
Trip to Wave Hill
Looking closely at plants and other forms of wildlife in the garden.
Wave Hill used to be a private estate. In this particular building, we observed a bowling alley the former owners had installed for entertainment purposes.
Children use their sense of touch and smell to guess what might be inside of a clothe bag. Inside of this particular bag was a piece of coal.
Important Dates This Week
Tuesday, the 14th, we will be visiting Brooklyn Grange.
Friday, the 17th, we will be visiting the Brooklyn Navy Yard.