Level 1: the social harmony foundation
Price: $6,000
Timing: Level 1 must be completed first, before Level 2 or 3
Overview: Level 1 focuses on managing child-to-child conflict and establishes the foundation for implementing the Social Harmony approach within your school community. During this phase, your school will designate its Social Harmony Committee – a core group of approximately 10 parents and school faculty/staff that will serve as the driving force behind your school’s Social Harmony program. Following training, this group will meet weekly to handle individual cases and manage implementation of the school’s Social Harmony curriculum in tandem with your school’s existing discipline policy. In addition to training for the Social Harmony Committee, Level 1 also includes programming for rising 8th grade students, faculty, and the entire school community, as outlined below.
Whole Community Lecture -- 2 hours
Attending: 7th / 8th graders (if they want to), parents, grandparents, all school staff
This lecture will be tailored to meet the unique needs of the community, and will provide an overview of some combination of the following: the 3 waves of anti-bullying programs (moving from punishment to healing); the Social Harmony program & approach; the Coach 4 Success™ process; Rudolf Steiner’s concept of inner freedom to discipline children; and the concept of “blame” vs. “seeing deeply.” By the end of the lecture, participants will be well grounded in the concepts that will guide the school community’s approach to conflict and individual interactions in the years to come, should the community choose to fully implement the Social Harmony program.
8th Grade Training – 3 hours
Attending: 7th grade class, their teacher, 2-3 members of the Social Harmony Committee so they can lead this
training in future years.
This workshop not only prepares the 7th graders to help with the Social Harmony program in their 8th grade year, but also brings material relevant to all of their lives. We distinguish telling vs. tattling, kidding around vs. verbal bullying, groups vs. cliques, etc. We learn about human needs and distinguish them from the strategies we use to meet those needs. We learn to tell stories in a helpful way. We learn about moving from being a bystander to being an upstander. We learn about diffusion of responsibility, the ‘broken window theory,’ and other sociological studies. The workshop is very participatory, with the children working together in small groups.
How to Feel Nice with All Folks (HFNWAF) Conflict Resolution Workshop for Faculty and the Social Harmony Committee – 3 hours
Attending: Entire school faculty, plus any school employee that works with the children. Social Harmony Committee members, so they can lead future trainings.
This workshop focuses exclusively on conflict resolution techniques using the mnemonic HowtoFeelNiceWithAllFolks. Faculty learn to do ‘on-the-spot’ conflict resolution to handle the myriad of little squabbles that come up daily.
Note: Faculty should attend the whole community workshop so they will get the other information that they need to understand the Social Harmony program. That information is not repeated in this workshop since it takes the whole workshop to learn conflict resolution skills.
Social Harmony Committee Training – 5.5 hours
Attending: Faculty chair, 2 – 3 faculty members (at least two from the grade school), 4-8 parent (or other community member) committee members.
The Social Harmony Committee is the hub of the SH program. They meet weekly to practice skills, to discuss cases and come up with creative solutions, and to implement the workshops and curriculum in the school. The work is mostly parent led, but faculty representatives serve as advisors and liaisons to the school. This training covers fundamental principles such as: how to develop and run interventions, confidentiality, creating a school system and mandate for your school, and incorporating the school’s discipline policy. The training also includes hands-on exercises to practice conflict-resolution and other interventions.
Phone Support
30-minutes of phone support for the Social Harmony Committee executive member, bi-weekly for 1 month (2 calls) following the training, and once per month after that for 11 months.
Timing: Level 1 must be completed first, before Level 2 or 3
Overview: Level 1 focuses on managing child-to-child conflict and establishes the foundation for implementing the Social Harmony approach within your school community. During this phase, your school will designate its Social Harmony Committee – a core group of approximately 10 parents and school faculty/staff that will serve as the driving force behind your school’s Social Harmony program. Following training, this group will meet weekly to handle individual cases and manage implementation of the school’s Social Harmony curriculum in tandem with your school’s existing discipline policy. In addition to training for the Social Harmony Committee, Level 1 also includes programming for rising 8th grade students, faculty, and the entire school community, as outlined below.
Whole Community Lecture -- 2 hours
Attending: 7th / 8th graders (if they want to), parents, grandparents, all school staff
This lecture will be tailored to meet the unique needs of the community, and will provide an overview of some combination of the following: the 3 waves of anti-bullying programs (moving from punishment to healing); the Social Harmony program & approach; the Coach 4 Success™ process; Rudolf Steiner’s concept of inner freedom to discipline children; and the concept of “blame” vs. “seeing deeply.” By the end of the lecture, participants will be well grounded in the concepts that will guide the school community’s approach to conflict and individual interactions in the years to come, should the community choose to fully implement the Social Harmony program.
8th Grade Training – 3 hours
Attending: 7th grade class, their teacher, 2-3 members of the Social Harmony Committee so they can lead this
training in future years.
This workshop not only prepares the 7th graders to help with the Social Harmony program in their 8th grade year, but also brings material relevant to all of their lives. We distinguish telling vs. tattling, kidding around vs. verbal bullying, groups vs. cliques, etc. We learn about human needs and distinguish them from the strategies we use to meet those needs. We learn to tell stories in a helpful way. We learn about moving from being a bystander to being an upstander. We learn about diffusion of responsibility, the ‘broken window theory,’ and other sociological studies. The workshop is very participatory, with the children working together in small groups.
How to Feel Nice with All Folks (HFNWAF) Conflict Resolution Workshop for Faculty and the Social Harmony Committee – 3 hours
Attending: Entire school faculty, plus any school employee that works with the children. Social Harmony Committee members, so they can lead future trainings.
This workshop focuses exclusively on conflict resolution techniques using the mnemonic HowtoFeelNiceWithAllFolks. Faculty learn to do ‘on-the-spot’ conflict resolution to handle the myriad of little squabbles that come up daily.
Note: Faculty should attend the whole community workshop so they will get the other information that they need to understand the Social Harmony program. That information is not repeated in this workshop since it takes the whole workshop to learn conflict resolution skills.
Social Harmony Committee Training – 5.5 hours
Attending: Faculty chair, 2 – 3 faculty members (at least two from the grade school), 4-8 parent (or other community member) committee members.
The Social Harmony Committee is the hub of the SH program. They meet weekly to practice skills, to discuss cases and come up with creative solutions, and to implement the workshops and curriculum in the school. The work is mostly parent led, but faculty representatives serve as advisors and liaisons to the school. This training covers fundamental principles such as: how to develop and run interventions, confidentiality, creating a school system and mandate for your school, and incorporating the school’s discipline policy. The training also includes hands-on exercises to practice conflict-resolution and other interventions.
Phone Support
30-minutes of phone support for the Social Harmony Committee executive member, bi-weekly for 1 month (2 calls) following the training, and once per month after that for 11 months.