Children are the leaders of the future. By equipping them at an early age with peaceful conflict resolution skills and by teaching them the value of nonviolence, we can begin a process of positive change that will continue to produce benefits for generations to come.
CEMPROC offers a children's program, "Conflict Resolution for Kids", translated and adapted from the curriculum created by Dr. Pamela S. Lane, in which small, mixed-age groups of children learn through fun activities, simple, concrete ideas, and above all, positive reinforcement of appropriate, peaceful, and effective conflict resolution techniques. With the help of their "wheel of strategies", children will learn to solve every day problems through clear and effective communication, sharing, and even mediation. Already extensively field tested in the U.S., the curriculum has been adapted and pilot tested in Ecuador by CEMPROC. This five session program, in which each session lasts an hour and a half, is available to schools, churches, neighborhood groups, or anyone else wishing to instill positive lessons in tomorrow's leaders. Through parental involvement in the graduation ceremony, families are invited to take the lessons learned in the program and apply them in everyday life. Join CEMPROC in making an investment in peace through the generation of the future!
