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As school begins again, families and educators are having to make challenging decisions about what is best for their family and circumstances. And these decisions have different consequences, including potential impacts on their mental and physical health. In this environment, we often look at what others are doing to help navigate or inform our choices. […]
Intersectionality: The complex and cumulative way in which the effects of multiple forms of discrimination combine, overlap or intersect, especially in the experiences of marginalized people.- Kimberle Crenshaw Intersectionality: the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping […]
Supporting Our Youth: Responding to School Shootings Another devastating school shooting has impacted the Metro-Denver community. We mourn Kendrick Ray Castillo who was killed while protecting other students and hold all of the students of STEM School Highlands Ranch in our hearts. This week’s tragedy was preceded by the credible threat of violence which resulted […]
The Conflict Center is happy to announce that our organization supports Black Lives Matter 5280’s “Black Lives Matter At School” week of action and set of demands. The four demands are: Ending zero-tolerance policies and replacing them with restorative practices Hiring and mentoring Black educators Mandating Black history education and ethnic studies for preK-12 classrooms […]
We often hear about the benefits of reading to children from an early age such as increased vocabulary, language development and learning about the world around them. The benefits of reading go beyond education and can be beneficial in teaching children important life values. Parents and caregivers can use story time to help young readers […]
What is “Social Norming” The Conflict Center uses its Social Norming program to show teenagers that most students engage in positive, healthy relationships. By educating young people on their classmates’ positive behaviors, The Conflict Center program can reduce the level of physical, verbal and emotional violence in schools and create a culture of peace and nonviolence.
What is “Hot Spot Mapping?” The Conflict Center was chosen by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to pilot this student-led program in one community space. The Conflict Center partnered with High Tech Early College in Denver during the 2017-18 school year and has been asked to return for the 2018-2019 school year.