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The Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP) is a K-12 program characterized by a comprehensive, multi-year strategy for preventing violence and creating caring and peaceable communities of learning that improve school success for all children. First developed as an initiative of the New York City Public Schools and the Educators for Social Responsibility NYC chapter (ESR Metro) in 1985, RCCP now serves more than 400 schools in 16 urban, suburban, and rural school districts across the United States. Throughout its history, local sites have evaluated the effectiveness of RCCP in their settings and how well RCCP met local goals and objectives. While the research questions have differed somewhat from site to site, there is sufficient similarity in the results to determine that RCCP is effective. In this article, the results of individual assessments are presented and trends across sites are noted.
THE RESOLVING CONFLICT CREATIVELY Program (RCCP) is a core initiative of Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR), a not-for-profit organization located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1982, ESR's mission is to make teaching social responsibility a core practice in education so young people develop the convictions and skills to shape a safe, sustainable, democratic, and just world. ESR offers comprehensive programs, staff development, and other resources for adults who teach children and young people at every developmental level, preschool through high school, in a range of settings: K-12 schools, early childhood centers, and after-school programs.
RCCP is a research-based K-12 school program in social and emotional learning. It is one of the largest and longest-running school programs focusing on conflict resolution and intergroup relations in the United States. RCCP is characterized by a comprehensive strategy for preventing violence and creating caring and peaceable communities of learning, which is implemented over several years. The primary goal of RCCP is to ensure that young people develop the social and emotional skills needed to reduce violence and prejudice, form caring relationships, and build healthy lives. RCCP works to change school cultures so that these skills are both modeled and taught as part of the basics in education.
RCCP began in 1985 as a collaboration of the New York City Public Schools and Educators for Social Responsibility's New York chapter (ESR Metro). The RCCP National Center was established in...