VIDEO: 'Bullying Trashes Kids' Souls'

The mission of Peace Maker Foundation is to give schools tools to stop violence. Our goal is for every school to have the resources it needs to teach kids how to resolve conflicts and for schools to be a safe place where kids can learn and reach their potential.

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Peace Maker is a federated group representing school violence prevention programs throughout Minnesota. We are a vehicle that people, companies, foundations, governmental units, and other interested organizations can use to strengthen school violence prevention efforts in their area.

 

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Pentair Makes Major Gifts to Peace Maker

We just received word that Pentair in New Brighton has awarded Peace Maker $8,000 to assist schools in the New Brighton area. And Pentair in Anoka has awarded Peace Maker $6,000 for Dayton Elementary!

This is a tremendous help from The Pentair Foundation. With their funding kids will gain life-long conflict resolution skills and schools will teach respectful behavior and stop bullying. Thank you, Pentair!

5 Tips to Keep Cyberbullying Out of Your Home

A useful article by a New York area school therapist on how to spot cyberbullying in the home, and how to stop it when it happens.

 

Restorative Measures Evaluated in Report

The Safe and Healthy Learners Unit at the Minnesota Department of Education recently released a report summarizing the Restorative Measures In Schools Survey, 2011. 417 principals were surveyed about the use of restorative measures as part of the disciplinary options of their schools.

 

One Sure Sign Peace Maker is Growing

We are now paying the bookkeeping and accounting firm Computer Services to maintain our financial books. We have come a long way from the time when we started with just five donations in a year. Thank you to Karen Cronin and Otto Palmer who generously volunteered their professional accounting skills over the years!

How You Can Help

Do you know an employer that may allow its employees to make payroll-deducted contributions to our partner schools? We operate similar to the United Way, Community Health Charities and the Minnesota Environmental Fund.

The difference? Under our umbrella are 28 Minnesota K–12 schools that donors can designate gifts to, rather than social service, health or environmental agencies.
 

What You Missed If You Don't Follow Peace Maker's Facebook Page

There you'll see pictures of Peace Maker folks like you working and having fun  ... from our visits to King Solutions and a recent Minnesota Twins outing ... to pictures from Lake Park Audubon High School and a meeting with Project Footsteps.  You'll also see recent news about Avalon School and the State of Minnesota and City of Saint Paul employee fund drives.

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Fostering an Atmosphere of Respect for Students

With the help of Peace Maker Foundation, Washburn High School in Minneapolis is able to facilitate Peace Circles for all 9th grade students.
The goal of these circles is to explore topics like personal values, identity, and perceptions and assumptions about others.
For the final circle meeting of the year, students design a Peace Journal for another student. At a circle closing ceremony, students present those journals and say kind words about the recipient. Through this exercise, each student receives a token from the Peace Circle as a reminder to carry the respect they have for themselves and others into other areas of their lives.

 

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