Adventures in Peer Mediation | The Adventure Begins | Opening Panel

The Peer Mediation Conference has been bringing together youth peer mediators (ages 8 to 18 years old) for over thirty years. This is the first year the conference has gone virtual to connect peer mediators around Hawai’i and others aspiring to develop their own peer mediation program. The events are free and open to everyone who wants to learn more about peer mediation. We encourage youth and adults that work with youth to attend.

Terminology

• Peer mediation is problem solving by youth with youth. It is a process by which two or more students involved in a dispute meet in a private, safe and confidential setting to work out problems with the assistance of a trained student mediator.
• A mediator is a person who mediates—helps to settle a dispute or create agreement when there is conflict between two or more people or groups by acting as an intermediary or go-between for those parties. The act or process of mediating is called mediation.
• Mediation is an alternative dispute resolution process wherein a neutral third party, the mediator, facilitates a discussion between the parties to promote the voluntary resolution of disputes.

Adventures in Peer Mediation | April 7 - April 30

34th Annual Peer Mediation Conference

"The Adventure Begins"| Opening Panel

Learn about peer mediation programs throughout Hawai'i

The Session:

Join us to learn about Peer Mediation programs throughout Hawai'i. From developing, managing, and training, youth to be successful peer mediators in schools 3-12 grade and organizations outside of the schools too. Peer mediation is problem solving by youth with youth. It is a process by which two or more students involved in a dispute meet in a private, safe and confidential setting to work out problems with the assistance of a trained mediator.

Moderator:

• Katie Ranney, Conflict Resolution Alliance and The Mediation Center of the Pacific

Panelists:

• Noelani Anderson, West Hawaii Mediation Center
• Shelly Andrews, Kailua High School
• Susan Chang, MediationWorks
• Majidah Lebarre, Ku'ikahi Mediation Center

Raffle for Gift Cards:

• One raffle ticket per 'skill workshop' attended from April 8 to April 29.
• Raffle drawing will be held at the 'closing panel' on April 30 for those in attendance. https://adventurecontinues.eventbrite.com

About Katie Ranney

Katie Ranney is a peacebuilder, facilitator, and conflict resolver, who is currently working as the Special Programs Coordinator of the Mediation Center of the Pacific. She is responsible for conducting outreach and training as well as program creation and management. As an independent facilitator and communication consultant for the last 13 years, Katie has worked mostly with nonprofits and government agencies to create substantial plans to strengthen and advance their endeavors. She graduated summa cum laude from Santa Clara University and earned her Master’s in Communication from UH Manoa, with a Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution. She is interested in the development and practice of empathy as well as how digital communication helps groups connect and organize, and hopes to apply it to her work at home in Hawai‘i.

About Noelani Anderson

Noelani Anderson is from Hamakua, on the Island of Hawaii and currently holds the position of Peer Mediation Coordinator at the West Hawaii Mediation Center. With a background in Peace Studies and Theatre education, Noelani enjoys finding innovative ways to approach conflict resolution, using art, culture, and the nature around us to inspire creative solutions.

About Shelly Andrews

Shelly Andrews is a Kailua High School (KHS) High-Risk Counselor who facilitates the KHS Peer Mediation Program and Positive Coping Skills Groups while also managing the KHS 504 Program and providing counseling services for students with disabilities since 2003. Shelly, also has a Master's Degree in Counseling and Guidance received in 2000 and a Graduate Certificate in Conflict Management received in 2017 from the University of Hawaii, at Manoa. She is a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) in Counseling and Guidance received in 2008. Before working as a counselor at Kailua High School, Shelly worked at Chaminade University, The Institute of Human Services (IHS), The Access Line and Camp Mokuleia.

About Susan Chang

Since 1989, Sue Chang has trained over 1,000 of school students (public & private), their adult advisors, teachers, support and administrative personnel, and parents in conflict management techniques, such as mediation, negotiation and managing bullies. Focusing primarily on the elementary school level, Sue also helps organize Hawaii’s annual Peer Mediation Conference

About Majidah Lebarre

Majidah Lebarre is the Program Manager at Ku’ikahi Mediation Center on the Big Island of Hawaii where she teaches and develops curriculum for peer mediation and coordinates community workshops and trainings. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Washington State University and Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom.

In Partnership With:

• 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans aka Club 100
• Ceeds of Peace
• Chaminade University of Honolulu
• Conflict Resolution Alliance
• Department for Educational Administration-UH Mānoa
• East-West Center Leadership Program
• Farrington High School
• Hawai'i State Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
• Institute for Climate and Peace
• Kailua High School
• Kaua'i Economic Opportunity
• Ku'ikahi Mediation Center
• Lōkahi Foundation
• Maui Mediation Services
• MediationWorks
• Peace Corps
• REAL Innovative Connections
• Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset
• Teach For America Hawai'i
• The Mediation Center of the Pacific
• West Hawai'i Mediation Center

APRIL 8 - APRIL 29 | 16 SKILL WORKSHOPS

Raffle for gift cards: one raffle ticket per 'skill workshop' attended. Raffle drawing will be held at the 'closing panel' for those in attendance.

• Thursday, April 8 at 2:00 PM | How To Be A Good Friend | Kailua High School Students | https://goodfriend.eventbrite.com
• Thursday, April 8 at 2:45 PM | How To Reduce Anxiety In TheTime Of COVID-19 | Kailua High School Students | https://howtoreduce.eventbrite.com
• Tuesday, April 13 at 2:00 PM | Assertive Communication Training | Majidah Lebarre | https://communicationtrain.eventbrite.com
• Tuesday, April 13 at 3:00 PM | The 5-Step Process | Annaleah Atkinson | https://5step.eventbrite.com
• Wednesday, April 14 at 2:30 PM | Story In The (Virtual) Round: Active Listening, Listening, And Hearing | Noelani Anderson | https://storyvirtual.eventbrite.com
• Wednesday, April 14 at 3:30 PM | Opening The Gridlock | JiaQi Li | https://opengridlock.eventbrite.com
• Thursday, April 15 at 2:00 PM | What Is Your Conflict Style? | Kailua High School Students | https://conflictstyle.eventbrite.com
• Thursday, April 15 at 2:45 PM | We All Feel These things | Annaleah Atkinson | https://weallfeel.eventbrite.com
• Tuesday, April 20 at 2:00 PM | Communicating Emotions & Needs Training | Majidah Lebarre | https://needstraining.eventbrite.com
• Wednesday, April 21 at 2:30 PM | It's A Vibe: Nonverbal Communication | Noelani Anderson | https://itisavibe.eventbrite.com
• Thursday, April 22 at 2:00 PM | Reframing | Kailua High School Students | https://reframingskill.eventbrite.com
• Tuesday, April 27 at 2:00 PM | Hot Buttons | Anne Smoke | https://hotbuttons.eventbrite.com
• Wednesday, April 28 at 2:00 PM | Launching A Successful Peer Mediation Program | Susan Chang | https://launching.eventbrite.com
• Wednesday, April 28 at 3:00 PM | Mediation Through A Cultural Lens | Ānuenue Mose | https://lens.eventbrite.com
• Thursday, April 29 at 2:00 PM | How To Ask Open-Ended Questions | Kailua High School Students | https://howtoask.eventbrite.com
• Thursday, April 29 at 2:45 PM | Peer Mediation Simulation | Kailua High School Students | https://peermediation.eventbrite.com

APRIL 30 | CLOSING PANEL

Raffles will be held at the closing for those in attendance. We will have gift cards in $25 and $50 increments to be raffled for Amazon, Mana Up, Red Lobster, Starbucks, and many more. Over $500 worth of gift cards to be raffled up. Be sure to attend the skills workshops to obtain one digital raffle ticket per skills workshop attended.

• Friday, April 30 at 2 PM | What's Next! The Peer Mediation Adventure Continues | https://adventurecontinues.eventbrite.com