Cultura de paz e mediação de conflitos: ações da terre des hommes na Escola Santo Amaro

Abstract

This work discourses about the relevance of conflict mediation in the school context, highlighting the role played by the non-governmental organization (NGO) Terres des hommes in the implementation of this technique in public school spaces, as well as its actions in the Santo Amaro school located in Bom Jardim neighborhood, in the city of Fortaleza. The objective is to present a new look at the nature of the conflict, highlighting education for peace, which has in its components the education for conflict and coexistence, as a way to build a culture of peace in and out of school, In which values such as cooperation, solidarity, justice, empathy and dialogue are constantly experienced through the creative and peaceful resolution of conflicts. Interviews and on-site visits were held at the headquarters of the Ong Terres des hommes, as well as the Santo Amaro School, to be heard by people who are inserted in the context. Participated the Pedagogue, a member of the Terres des Hommes team and responsible for the implementation of restorative practices in the schools of Fortaleza, the director of the Santo Amaro school, the school mediator and student who passed through the mediation room, in order to obtain subsidies to support the research . As main results we highlight a change of behavior of the students in the face of the conflicts manifested in the school, since they look after the mediation room as subsidy and support in resolving them and the number of records in the school's occurrence book involving violence that has declined. Teachers, staff and core managers work towards a qualified listening for students in conflict situations, with the construction of dialogue circles in classrooms. In this sense, such actions have a positive effect on building a culture of peace at school, refuting every situation of violence.