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Olive Branch Olive Branch

Dear Olive Branch

With the Peace Table we are giving children strategies to be better able to manage relationships by listening to each other.

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Maria Isabel Michea Maria Isabel Michea

Parent-Teacher Conferences

One of the times parents and teachers are in the closest contact with each other is the “parent-teacher conference.” What is the best way to carry out a successful parent conference?

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Gaby Litsky Gaby Litsky

Family Partnerships

For educators it is important to be able to hear and understand family concerns through the family point-of-view. To do this you need first to build a relationship with the family that takes deep active listening.

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Susan Hopkins Susan Hopkins

Introduction to the Anti-Bias Ladder

This is the explanation of how going up the Ladder of Anti-Bias Goals to the treehouse of Peaceful Environments can help shift thinking to include the dynamic of power in our work for social justice.

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Parent's Corner Parent's Corner

Parent’s Corner

The talking stick is a peaceful way of solving a problem. In a conflict situation, the person holding the talking stick is the one who speaks while others listen with their hearts.

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