what is peacebuilders?


What is PeaceBuilders? PeaceBuilders is the renowned violence prevention and character education

youth program. It is a comprehensive community-based program that shifts the entire organizational climate to a peaceful, productive and safe place for children, parents and the community.

Created for the young child, child, pre-teen and teen, PeaceBuilders addresses risk factors, which predict violence, bullying and drug and tobacco use. Participation in PeaceBuilders reduces aggression, promotes language development, teaches pro-social skills, increases parenting skills, creates inclusion for special needs children and fosters safer communities.

In the school setting, PeaceBuilders increases academic achievement by allowing teachers to spend more time teaching and less time disciplining. In all settings, the program creates a peaceful environment by increasing positive, respectful, thoughtful behavior, while decreasing violence and disruptive behavior.

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Faithful Implementation

• PeaceBuilders Pledge is recited daily• Adults model the PeaceBuilders

Principles• PraiseNotes are given daily and

displayed on PraiseBoards• PeaceBuilders language is used• Active leadership team is present • PeaceBuilders posters and signs are

visible• Adults greet each young person

daily• PeaceBuilders strategies are used in

behavior management• PeaceBuilders lessons are taught


Why Notice Hurts?• People who are hurt use more put-

downs

• People who are hurt perceive threats from neutral cues

• It raises serotonin and builds skills of empathy and compassion for the person who caused the hurt

• It is the first step in restoring trust in a relationship


Why Right Wrongs?• It turns resentment to forgiveness

• It turns revenge to peace

• It decreases hostility and anger

• It teaches alternatives to hurtful behaviors


Rationale/Testimonials

• Documented published results of implementing the PeaceBuilders programs:– February-May 2000, 82% decrease in physical aggression and August -February, 2001, 89% decrease in

physical aggression (Developmental psychology, 2003, pages 292-308)– 94% of teachers saw a decrease in school violence and 94% increase in pro-social interactions. (School

Counseling brief, 3.1)

Research articles: – “Initial Behavior Outcomes for the PeaceBuilders Universal School-Based Violence Prevention Program“– (http://www.peacebuilders.com/pdfs/research/InitialBehaviorOutcomes.pdf)

– “Results over a two-year period demonstrated a statistically significant increase in student pro-social behavior in favor of the intervention group, as measured by teacher reports of social competence. Results also showed a decline, although not to a statistically significant degree, in student aggressive behavior in favor of the intervention group, as measured by teacher reports of social competence and student reports of peace-building behavior.”

– Impact of PeaceBuilders Violence Prevention Approach on Self-Reported Bullying Perpetration with Elementary School-Age Girls

– (http://www.peacebuilders.com/pdfs/research/BullyBrief.pdf)– Does the PeaceBuilders Intervention Reduce Violence in Schools?

(http://www.peacebuilders.com/pdfs/research/CounselingOutcomeResearch.pdf)

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