A four-week long summer youth program in West Philadelphia is building conflict resolution skills in the community.
Rashidah Cornitcher of the Ultimate Dreamers Foundation founded the group with her middle school educator Dr. Crystle Roye-Gill.
"Students are just not good at communicating thoughts, needs, desires It’s like an ebb and flow. You’re going to get one word communication, you’re going to get short answers," said Dr. Roye-Gill. "We need them to be able to elaborate." "Everything isn’t about fighting, guns included, and just sit down with them and have a talk with them. It’s OK to express your feelings," said student Khamai Burton.
The students are following in Cornitcher’s footsteps. The now 42-year-old said she became lead peer mediator at Overbrook High School.
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