For the first time ever: One school for the children of two opposing governments

The Cyprus problem

BBC articles

Giving a description of the Cyprus problem that is satisfying to all is as difficult as arbitrating an acceptable solution. However, both Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots regard the BBC news website as fairly impartial. Here are some BBC articles that describe the problem.

Cyprus: Divided Island - History (last updated in 2004)

Cyprus: Divided Island - Independence (last updated in 2004)

Cyprus: Divided Island - Invasion (last updated in 2004)

Cyprus: Divided Island – Peace Process (last updated in 2004)

Cyprus: Divided Island – Referendum (last updated in 2004)

Cyprus: How the crisis unfolded (last updated in 2004)

Cyprus: Flashback to 1974 (last updated in 2004)

The Wikipedia entry

The Wikipedia entry is by no means flawless, but it gives a chance for people on each side to edit it for accuracy.

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One School For The Children Of Two Opposing Governments

1. Home

2. Site map

3. How can one school help solve a conflict?

4. Extended summary

5a. Schools between "self-described" states

5b. Why Cyprus first?

5c. Israel - Palestinian Authority

5d. North Korea - South Korea

5e. Syria - Israel

5f. Pakistan - India

6a. Schools for intra-state conflicts between factions

6b. Northern Ireland (Belfast)

6c. Iraq (Baghdad)

6d. Lebanon (Beirut)

6e. Afghanistan (Kabul)

6f. Nepal (Kathmandu)

7. For the best conflict-resolution results

8a. The Cyprus problem

8b. Motivations of both Cypriot groups

8c. Resolution attempts so far

8d. Graphs from a 2007 UN survey

8e. Effect of the EU's decision about Turkey

8f. Related Youtube videos

8g. Websites about the Cyprus problem

9a. Why only integrating the school is not enough

9b. Cooperative, competitive and individualistic efforts

9c. Integrated schools and inter-group relations

9d. Instilling a shared "superordinate identity"

9e. The cooperative school

10a. Cooperative learning (CL) is needed

10b. Youtube and VoD videos about CL

10c. CL in Cyprus and Turkey

10d. Links to websites that explain CL

10e. Weaknesses of CL

10f. Research on CL

11a. Peer mediation and conflict-resolution education

11b. Research on peer mediation

11c. Youtube videos about peer mediation

11d. Research on conflict-resolution education (CRE)

11e. Curricula for peer mediation and CRE

11f. Aspects of successful negotiations

12a. The Cypriot School (TCS)

12b. Cypriots' views on bi-communal schools

12c. Drawing of The Cypriot School

12d. Minimal visibility of maximum security

12e. Admissions formula for influential two-year-olds

12f. Utilizing best practices in education

12g. Parents’ decision – no forced coercion

12h. How to develop the public’s support

12i. Minimal foreign involvement

13a. Why not use The Junior School and The English School?

13b. The argument for using them as they are

13c. The argument for not using them or with changes

14a. Teaching history at The Cypriot School

14b. Teaching controversial history topics

14c. Structured Academic Controversy (SAC)

14d. Why SAC is better than debates

14e. Graphic organizer for SAC

14f. SAC example: The Khmer Rouge

14g. Cypriots on teaching controversial history issues

14h. Proposed history curriculum for TCS

15a. How TCS might catalyze a solution – Part 1

15b. Cognitive dissonance examples

15c. Cog. diss. in TCS families - Part 1

15d. Cog. diss. in TCS families - Part 2

15e. Visuals: Cog. diss. at TCS

15f: Analogy: A watershed and a dying fruit tree

16a. How TCS might catalyze a solution – Part 2

16b. Graph - Future attitudes if TCS is built

17a. Funding The Cypriot School

17b. Costs of TCS

17c. Who will pay for TCS?

17d. Costs of other conflicts that might benefit

18. Evaluating this schooling model

19. Frequently asked questions

20a. Korean & Syrian rail

20b. Estimated cost

20c. Youtube videos of conventional high-speed trains

20d. RAND: High-speed rail for the Palestinians