The 2011-2012 CRE Teacher's Calendar, our 3rd edition, is a collaborative non-profit project developed by affiliates of CREducation.org and the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR). The working partners on the calendar include four key groups, CREducation.org's information clearinghouse, ACR’s Education Section, ACR’s Conflict Resolution Day Committee and affiliates of conflict resolution consulting group Mapping Change LLC who are serving as editors for the 3rd Edition. This year we are also very pleased to announce that the JAMS Foundation has provided funding to support broad distribution of this valuable resource.
The full-color 28-page (11x8.5 inch) calendar covers the school year, running from September 2011 through August 2012. Each month includes a full page of instructions for learning activities and educator tips to promote conflict resolution in schools, homes and communities. The calendar's date grid highlights significant holidays, conflict resolution events and peacemaker birthdays. The freely available pdf and web versions (great for use on a smartboard!) include hotlinks to reference materials, more information on calendar days and links to learning modules and relevant movie clips. (Online version viewable via http://www.creducation.org/cre/teachers/calendar )
Our goal is to get the calendar into as many schools and youth serving organizations as possible and in particular into the hands of pre-service and classroom teachers and the staff of school-based peer mediation, restorative justice, social emotional learning and anti-bullying programs. To this end we have set aside a portion of the printed calendars that we will make available at no charge. These can be ordered online as "No-cost Single Calendars" (limit one per person) or as a "No-cost School or Youth Group Calendar 5-pack" that must be mailed to a school or youth-serving organization in order to qualify for free postage and handling.
Individuals who can afford to pay are encouraged to select our other ordering options that charge a small fee to cover printing, shipping and handling. The money collected via this option (informally known as the "I Helped Spread the CREd" version) will be funneled back into the project making more no-cost copies available for others. "Sponsored Single Calendar" copies are available for $5 while the "Sponsored CR in Education Calendar 5-pack" costs $15. People who would like to "gift" a school or teacher in your area are encouraged to order a sponsored calendar and have it mailed directly to your gift recipient. (Note: If you can make good use of a larger group of calendars, please email crday@ACRnet.org and explain your proposed use and suggested number of desired calendars and we will consider it and perhaps negotiate something with you offline.)
Choose an option below to order a printed copy of the 2011-2012 CRE Teacher's Calendar, available for September, 2011.
- No-cost Single Calendars (limit one per person)
- No-cost School or Youth Group Calendar 5-pack (must be shipped to a school or youth serving group
- “I Helped Spread the CREd" Sponsorship Options
- Sponsor a Single Calendar for $5 - can be sent to self or others
- Sponsor CR in Education Calendar 5-pack for $15 - can be sent to self or others
ACR sincerely thanks the JAMS Foundation for helping to fund the 2011-2012 Conflict Resolution Calendar project!