Peer Mediation empowers students trained in the program to mediate and assist students to solve problems without the intervention of an adult. In the beginning we used the program predominately to manage issues in the yard, but as time went on the positive effects flowed into classroom.
At my school I trained and mentored students from my own classroom in the program and then with other Year 3-7 students from other classes. I also managed the roster of students that were Peer Mediators in the yard. I developed resources that teachers could use to implement the program and students could use in the yard. Once the program had been implemented feedback from staff was that there was a significant decline in students requiring their intervention with yard issues.