Yale Bulletin and Calendar

April 7, 2000

Volume 28, Number 27

Area students to use conflict resolution
skills at annual Peace by P.E.A.C.E. festival

Local students will practice what they've learned about how to resolve conflicts creatively at an annual festival taking place on campus 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, April 8.

The festival marks the culmination of a 10-week program for New Haven area sixth-graders sponsored by Peace By P.E.A.C.E. (Playful Explorations in Active Conflict Education), an undergraduate organization affiliated with Dwight Hall. The curriculum for the program includes cooperative games, role-playing and group discussion.

The program, originally known as Peace Games, was started at the University of Connecticut, and subsequently spread to other campuses. Yale students began teaching the curriculum in 1993, becoming Peace By P.E.A.C.E in 1999, in affiliation with programs in New York City, Baltimore and Toronto. This year, the program included over 200 students at Fair Haven, Jackie Robinson and Hamden middle schools.

Every year, the curriculum culminates with an all-day festival for the sixth-graders who participated in Peace By P.E.A.C.E. The students will be treated to food, fun and workshops taught by an assortment of Yale organizations. The day also includes a welcoming assembly of all the students and teachers, featuring a keynote address by a local personality.

This year, the keynote speaker is Carla Yarbrough, director of special programs and community outreach for WTNH, News Channel 8. Workshops will be led by various undergraduate groups including the creative writing teachers involved in the children's journal Splatter; the folk music group Tangled Up in Blue; the improvisation troupes Just Add Water and EX!T Players; Yaledancers; and the Yale Children's Theatre.

Closing ceremonies will feature performances by Tangled Up In Blue and the Yale a cappella group Mixed Company.

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