SCENARIOS

A scenario is a role playing situation of a conflict and a resolution. We use these to discover and practice the process of conflict management. When the conflict managers meet with the adult directors of the program, we do these to get more practice. This prepares us for handling conflicts that might occur at the school. We practice these mostly at the beginning of the year when we are getting back into school, because we are just getting the program started again after the summer break. We also practice these a lot near the end of the year when the new students are selected for next year's program. We also practice these occasionally during the year at our meetings.

Scenario #1
 
Characters:                              
Johnny - the plaintiff        
Billy - the disputant
Conflict Manager #1
Conflict Manager #2
 
Scene one: Johnny is playing with a ball and Billy comes up and takes the ball.
 
Billy: Isn't it fun playing with this ball?
 
Johnny:  Give me that ball back booger-brain.
 
Billy: Too bad sucker!  
 
(Conflict Managers come in.) 
CM1: Do you guys have a problem.   
 
Billy and Johnny:  Yes.
 
CM2: Do you want to solve the problem?
 
Billy and Johnny: Yes, we do.
 
CM1: First, do you agree to these ground rules:  
1. Do you really want to solve the conflict, 
2. Do you agree to solve the problem, 
3. Do you agree to be honest ,
4. Do you agree to no interrupting, and 
5. Do you agree to no put-downs or name calling.  Okay?  
 
Billy & Johnny :Yes.
 
CM2:  Johnny what happened? 
 
Johnny:  I was playing with that ball and Billy just came and took it.  
 

CM1: So Johnny you were playing with that ball and Billy came up and took it , right?

 
Johnny:  Yes.
 
CM2: So how did you feel about that?
 
Johnny:  Bad and sad.
 
CM1:  So Billy what is your side of the story?
 

Billy: Well I saw that Johnny was playing with the ball for three recesses in a row. I ask him if I could play with it and he said no, because I'm " not his friend".

CM2: So you asked him to play with the ball and he said no and that is why you took the ball.

 
Billy:  Yes, that did happen.
 
CM1:  How did that make you feel?   
 
Billy:  It made me feel left out and made me feel like a crook or a outcast.
 

CM2: If this would happen again what would you do to solve it without a CM or a teacher?

 
Johnny: I would SHARE the ball next time.
 
Billy:  I wouldn't take the ball or call names.
 
CM1:  Do you both agree to those terms?
 
Both of them say:  YES
 
CMs say:  Congratulations for solving your OWN conflict.                                 
 

 
Scenario #2
 
 You can put your own words in to let you explore your management.
 
Characters:
 
Betsy, a nine-year-old child, friends with Julie.
Julie, an eight-year-old child, best friends with Betsy.
CM-Sean
CM-Lily 
 

One day Julie got to the swings before Betsy did and took the last one. Swinging was one of their favorite things to do together. When Betsy got there she got really mad at Julie and pushed Julie off the swing.

Julie says: I don't want to be your friend anymore!

Betsy tries to apologize but Julie won't answer so Betsy goes to the conflict managers and says she has a conflict. The managers get Julie and they help to solve it. Julie and Betsy learn a step in friendship and in conflict resolution.