In this ongoing course, learners will embark on a journey to develop essential conflict resolution skills. Throughout each session, students will be presented with scenarios that will allow them to explore conflicts, think intentionally about all parties involved, practice empathy by analyzing emotions, brainstorm solutions, evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches, and make informed decisions.

Conflict resolution is a valuable life skill that continues to be relevant throughout a child’s entire life. By instilling these skills at a young age, children have a higher likelihood of carrying them into adolescence and adulthood, where conflicts become more complex. Equipping children with conflict resolution strategies early on sets them on a path to becoming constructive problem-solvers and effective communicators in all aspects of their lives.

Class Layout:
Welcome/Introductions/Expectations
Overview of the Week’s Scenario
Discuss and Complete Conflict Resolution Graphic Organizer (identify the conflict, identify parties involved, identify emotions involved, discuss possible solutions, discuss pros and cons, make an informed solution) 
Discussion/Sharing/Questions
Next Class Topic Announcement
See You Later! 

Topic Schedule:

Please note that the course topics will cycle through on a 25-week basis.

Week of 01/28 - 02/03: Dessy and Aniyah are fighting over a particular spot in line during a school field trip to the zoo. They both really want to get a good view of the elephants.
Week of 02/04 - 02/10: The teacher asks Lucas to complete his math morning work. Lucas responds with “no”.
Week of 02/11 - 02/17: Three students are assigned to a group science project. One person gets to build a robot. One student gets to build a home for the robot. One student gets to create a presentation on the computer. All three students want to build the robot.
Week of 02/18 - 02/24: Tevonte wants to stay up late, but his dad makes him go to bed at his assigned bedtime.
Week of 02/25 - 03/02: The teacher asks Gracy to read out loud during class. Gracy makes a mistake, and Peter laughs at her.
Week of 03/03 - 03/09: Nicole, Jayce, Charlotte, and Ben are in the same class at school. It is the end of recess, and they are arguing about who gets to be the line leader.
Week of 03/10 - 03/16: Caleb tells his classmates that he is excited to celebrate a specific holiday this weekend because it is a part of his family’s traditions. Another student in the class, Kingston, laughs at Caleb. He tells Caleb that his holiday is weird.
Week of 03/17 - 03/23: Dee-Dee wants to spend all her allowance money on toys and candy. Her mother tells her she needs to save her money for more important things.
Week of 03/24 - 03/30: Kylie wants to have unrestricted access to social media. Her parents tell her that she is not old enough to be on social media yet.
Week of 03/31 - 04/06: Three groups of students are arguing about the rules of a game during PE class.
Week of 04/07 - 04/13: Emma’s mom tells Emma to brush her teeth before bed. Emma goes into the bathroom and pretends to brush her teeth. She tells her mom that she brushed her teeth, but her mom knows she didn’t because she never heard the water turn on.
Week of 04/14 - 04/20: Justin and Aliyah are arguing over who should play the main character in their school play.
Week of 04/21 - 04/27: Brian uses disrespectful language towards his grown-up at home. His grown-up emphasizes the importance of respectful communication.
Week of 04/28 - 05/04: Amy wants to eat unhealthy snacks and skip meals every day. Her grandma tells her that she needs to eat healthy foods and not skip meals.
Week of 05/05 - 05/11: Amir is playing on the playground at recess. Jayden walks up to Amir and kicks him. This is the third day in a row that Jayden has done this at recess. 
Week of 05/12 - 05/18: Connor runs out into the road without looking both ways. His auntie yells at him, and he begins to cry.
Week of 05/19 - 05/25: Tyler’s mother has asked him to clean his room 5 days in a row. He still hasn’t cleaned his room.
Week of 05/26 - 06/01: Tay and Rose race to the swing-set at recess. Tay is a little bit faster than Rose, and she gets to the swing-set first. By the time Rose gets to the swing-set, there aren’t any swings left open. Rose really wants to be able to swing.
Week of 06/02 - 06/08: Spencer and Jayce are brothers. They are arguing over who gets to choose what to watch on the TV. Spencer likes scary movies. Jayce likes funny TV shows.
Week of 06/09 - 06/15: Alexis and Ivy are best friends. They get into an argument, and they are not speaking to each other. They both think the argument is the other person’s fault.
Week of 06/16 - 06/22: There are 5 students assigned to a group project. They all have different ideas, and they are disagreeing on how to complete the project.
Week of 06/23 - 06/29: Nick wants to spend more time on electronic devices, but his dad sets limits on his screen time.
Week of 06/30 - 07/06: There are 2 minutes left in a basketball game, and the Jets are down by 1 point. The teammates are having a disagreement about what strategy to use to win the game.
Week of 07/07 - 07/13: Two friends are arguing over who gets to sit next to the new student at lunch.
Week of 07/14 - 07/20: Antonio is at a birthday party for his cousin. He reaches for the last piece of pizza. Right before he grabs it, another kid pushes him out of the way and snatches it. The kid starts eating it and runs off.