In the summer of 2000, The Learning Community School was one of the first schools in the area to adopt a new conflict mediation curriculum developed by the Asheville Mediation Center. Not only does this curriculum involve weekly lessons and exercises/ games on developing listening skills, anger management techniques, and conflict mediation skills, but also the TEAM format that is introduced to the children provides a successful mechanism for handling most conflicts or problems that might arise at school. The TLC Board and the faculty feel that the skills learned in the TEAM curriculum support and embrace the community focus of our school; therefore, we intend to continue to utilize and integrate this important knowledge into our school day.