Peace Guide Services

PeaceMaker Minnesota’s Peace Guide Services provide schools with part-time Peace Guides that intervene in the lives of youth to help them learn to:

  • Resolve problems and conflicts

  • Build and sustain positive relationships

  • Develop their self-esteem

Guides help youth develop 9 skills in 3 domains:

  • Conflict Resolution:

    • Reflective listening

    • Recognizing, managing, and expressing feelings and needs

    • Problem solving

  • Positive Relationships:

    • Empathy

    • Flexibility

    • Reconciliation

  • Self-Esteem:

    • Recognizing strengths

    • Building support network

    • Practicing assertiveness

Service Objectives:

  • 80% or more of school staff members who observe the Guide’s work will indicate that:

    • Students are learning skills to resolve conflicts, build and sustain positive relationships, and to develop their self-esteem.

    • The Peace Guide is helping to improve students’ behavior.

Eligibility:

1) Join the PeaceMaker Minnesota Partner School Network. It’s quick and free! Learn about becoming a Partner School.

2) Fill out the Peace Guide application below

3) Meet with our Peace Guide Program Manager to discuss how the program could benefit your school, and how to setup next steps.

“The Peace Guide has been very proactive and catches things sometimes that I don't see or hear as a teacher. This has been very helpful because it stops the problem before it escalates. It has given me more time to teach the curriculum.”

-Teacher, PeaceMaker Partner School

Questions?

Email us or call 651-631-1604

History of Peace Guide Services:

Peace Guides were previously staffed by the South St. Paul Restorative Justice Council. The program was discontinued in 2017. PeaceMaker Minnesota re-initiated the service in 2020. We are grateful to the South St. Paul Restorative Justice Council for paving the way for these needed and valuable services.