"Kids are looking out for each other in the playground and solving problems themselves.

Jane Dunbar of Christchurch daily newspaper The Press discovers the power of peer mediation at Heathcote Valley School and talks with Tracey Scott, South Island Cool Schools Coordinator.

"It's lunchtime and the Heathcote Valley School playground is alive with sound and movement. Weaving among the swirling activity are Summer Rutherford, 11, and Eva Hooke, 10, on duty to help sort out problems.

The two girls are peer mediators - pupils who are trained to help resolve playground conflict. Wearing bright- yellow vests, they are easy to spot, and children approach them with their arguments." READ FULL ARTICLE