Creative Response to Conflict, Inc.
Children's Creative Response to Conflict (CCRC)
Box 271
521 North Broadway
Nyack, New York 10960
Phone: (914) 353 - 1796
Fax: (914) 358 - 4924
e-mail: CCRCNYACK@aol.com
Office hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Workshop Hours: Variable - Weekdays & Weekends
Mission Statement
The mission of Creative Response to Conflict, Inc. and Children's Creative
Response to Conflict (CCRC) is to help educators, parents and those who
work with young people learn creative skills of non-violent conflict resolution
through cooperation, communication, affirmation, problem solving, mediation
and bias awareness. The board and staff of CCRC work on modeling these approaches
and will continue to adapt techniques to meet the challenges of an increasingly
violent world by working locally and globally to achieve a non-violent and
just world.
CCRC, founded in 1972, became incorporated as Creative Response to Conflict
on June 1, 1992. It currently employs three full-time staff and two part-time
staff.
Services
CRC conducts workshops for people of all ages in conflict resolution,
mediation, problem solving and bias awareness. Workshops can be adapted
for specific age groups and to meet specific needs. Costs are negotiable.
- School-based Workshops focus on providing an environment where
students and staff can begin looking at new ways to examine conflicts and
develop solutions. Workshops are experiential and fun. Specially designed
activities help participants to see that there are many alternatives to
violence. Educators and students alike will feel part of a safer, more
open and more productive school.
- Staff Development Workshops - Courses for teachers and administrators
allow participants to apply CRC methods to their concurrent work with children,
and to bring these experiences to the course sessions for suggestions and
evaluation.
- In-Classroom Workshops - Many teachers have found that they
learn most when CRC facilitators go with them into the classroom to work
with their children. Here the teacher becomes a planner and a facilitator
with the CRC staff. It is even more desirable to work with several teachers
in a school. In this case, an ongoing support group can be developed in
which teachers work on planning and evaluating CRC workshops for their
classrooms. Activities in the CRC themes are adapted to the age level and
curriculum areas for children, K-12. A typical day in this model includes
three or four one-hour classroom workshops with time scheduled for teacher
meetings.
- Community-based Workshops are conducted for after-school programs,
camps, religious organizations and community organizations. Conflict is
a part of our ongoing, everyday lives. CRC's goal is to help people learn
to deal with conflict effectively and creatively. Community based workshops
include:
- Introductory Workshops in which, the philosophy of the program
is presented together with sample activities in each of the central themes:
Cooperation, Communication, Affirmation, Conflict Resolution, Problem Solving
and Mediation.
- One - Two Day(s) or Weekend Workshops where a more intensive
development of the CCRC themes is presented with a broader range of experiential
activities and discussion on various adaptations.
- Trainings for Workshop Facilitators are offered in Nyack
for parents, educators and community members who are interested in introducing
conflict resolution in their homes, schools and/or communities. Intensive
trainings familiarize participants with CRC activities, demonstrate how
activities are used in a classroom or community workshop, and provide a
safe space for participants to practice leading CRC activities. As a result
of these trainings participants will have a basic foundation in conflict
resolution theory, skills and techniques.
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers are always needed and appreciated. Volunteer duties include,
duplicating, typing, collating, filing and general clerical work. Volunteers
are given the opportunity to learn more about CRC, our work and our philosophy.
Internship opportunities are also available.
Contact People
Priscilla Prutzman Harmonie Jones
Executive Director Program & Workshop Coordinator
Judith Johnson Sarah Ryan
Curriculum Coordinator Office Coordinator
If you are interested in having CRC conduct a workshop in your school
or community, participating in a CRC training or becoming an intern or volunteer,
please contact CRC. We will be happy to assist you.
CRC offers a variety of conflict resolution resources and materials.
We also publish a newsletter, Sharing Space, three times a year. If you
are interested in subscribing, please contact the CRC office.
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