Learning Peace: A Big School with a Big Heart
Learning Peace: A Big School with a Big Heart chronicles a year at Annapolis East Elementary. A school where over 700 kids play, study, meet and--like kids everywhere--sometimes fight. But thanks to an anti-violence program introduced in 1996 by principal Heather Harris, bullying and fighting have become a rarity. Peace education has been fully integrated into the school curriculum. Meanwhile, a peer mediation program helps students settle disputes, good behaviour is rewarded at monthly assemblies, and a full-time counsellor devotes his days (lunch hours and breaks included) to helping kids address anger. Over the course of a year, it becomes …
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Learning Peace: A Big School with a Big Heart chronicles a year at Annapolis East Elementary. A school where over 700 kids play, study, meet and--like kids everywhere--sometimes fight.
But thanks to an anti-violence program introduced in 1996 by principal Heather Harris, bullying and fighting have become a rarity.
Peace education has been fully integrated into the school curriculum. Meanwhile, a peer mediation program helps students settle disputes, good behaviour is rewarded at monthly assemblies, and a full-time counsellor devotes his days (lunch hours and breaks included) to helping kids address anger.
Over the course of a year, it becomes clear that peace is hard work--but well worth the effort.
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writerTeresa MacInnes
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directorTeresa MacInnes
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producerKent MartinPeter d'Entremont
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director of photographyKent Nason
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editorPeter Giffen
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location soundArthur McKay
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narratorTara Doyle
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production managerPatricia Coughran
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original music composerSteven Naylor
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consultantBarry Cowling
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additional location soundJane Porter
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technical coordinatorClaude Cardinal
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sound editorAlex Salter
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narration recordingAmy Miller
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re-recordingJean Paul Vialard
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on-line technicianSylvain Desbiens
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titlesNFB Visual Effects Services
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studio clerkStephanie CoolenVanessa Larsen
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program administratorJohn William Lutz
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executive producerSally Bochner
Questions/Activities:
- What problem were the children of Annapolis East Elementary trying to address?
- What methods did they use to address this problem?
- Did they use any conflict-resolution methods that might be useful in your own classroom? Are there any that you have used already?
