Saint Jerome School - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

S.T.A.M.P. stands for Student Teacher Assistive Mediation Program. It is a conflict resolution curriculum and peer mediation program designed for the middle school grades.
St. Jerome Catholic School introduced S.T.A.M.P. as an addition to the Social Justice Program in the 2004-05 school year.
The S.T.A.M.P. curriculum was purchased from the University of Florida and five adults involved in the program (the SJS Assistant Principal, two graduate students from Barry University, a college professor from Barry University, and the Tradewinds Foundation Program Director) attended a training workshop on how to implement the curriculum.
The goal of this program is to teach students to take a more positive, problem-solving approach to conflict.
The program calls attention to conflict and introduces helpful ways to respond, thereby giving students a set of positive experiences and skills related to managing conflict in their daily lives.
As an essential component to S.T.A.M.P., twelve middle school students have been trained as peer mediators. These students will learn how to bring together fellow students who are in dispute with one another and assist them with mediating their differences in a peaceful manner. Students, faculty, administrators, and staff can refer students to peer mediation.
Mrs. Kathy Zoga, St. Jerome’s Social Justice Program Coordinator, trains the peer mediators in the fall. Mrs. Zoga is a former school counselor and has 30 years plus experience in the Pennsylvania school system. Faculty members who have been trained in the S.T.A.M.P program, as well as graduate students from Nova Southeastern and Barry Universities also guide peer mediators.
“The Working Together to Resolve Conflict Curriculum” was taught by SJS middle school teachers throughout the 2004-2005 school year in order to reinforce conflict resolution skills and the S.T.A.M.P. Program. For the 2005-2006 academic school year, the program was taught by Ms. Jane Lineman, a graduate student in the School Psychology Program at Barry University. She has her master’s in Psychology and is currently working towards her Specialist’s degree in School Psychology.

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		Social Justice--S.T.A.M.P. Program S.T.A.M.P. stands for Student Teacher Assistive Mediation Program. It is a conflict resolution curriculum and peer mediation program designed for the middle school grades. St. Jerome Catholic School introduced S.T.A.M.P. as an addition to the Social Justice Program in the 2004-05 school year. The S.T.A.M.P. curriculum was purchased from the University of Florida and five adults involved in the program (the SJS Assistant Principal, two graduate students from Barry University, a college professor from Barry University, and the Tradewinds Foundation Program Director) attended a training workshop on how to implement the curriculum. The goal of this program is to teach students to take a more positive, problem-solving approach to conflict. The program calls attention to conflict and introduces helpful ways to respond, thereby giving students a set of positive experiences and skills related to managing conflict in their daily lives. As an essential component to S.T.A.M.P., twelve middle school students have been trained as peer mediators. These students will learn how to bring together fellow students who are in dispute with one another and assist them with mediating their differences in a peaceful manner. Students, faculty, administrators, and staff can refer students to peer mediation. Mrs. Kathy Zoga, St. Jerome’s Social Justice Program Coordinator, trains the peer mediators in the fall. Mrs. Zoga is a former school counselor and has 30 years plus experience in the Pennsylvania school system. Faculty members who have been trained in the S.T.A.M.P program, as well as graduate students from Nova Southeastern and Barry Universities also guide peer mediators. “The Working Together to Resolve Conflict Curriculum” was taught by SJS middle school teachers throughout the 2004-2005 school year in order to reinforce conflict resolution skills and the S.T.A.M.P. Program. For the 2005-2006 academic school year, the program was taught by Ms. Jane Lineman, a graduate student in the School Psychology Program at Barry University. She has her master’s in Psychology and is currently working towards her Specialist’s degree in School Psychology. Click here to learn about another Social Justice Program--SUPERB
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