Minab Protocol School Pilot Kit

A concrete two-week whole-school pilot model for principals, teachers, counselors, and family liaisons

Kit version: 1.0.0
Generated: 2026-03-09T05:01:25.219261+00:00
Last verified: 2026-03-09

The right school move is a safe pilot, not instant scale. This kit treats implementation as a whole-school practice with facilitation, family communication, referral pathways, and review gates built in from the start.

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Core Principles

Teach the stable de-escalation protocol, not the fast-aging war snapshot, as the primary classroom object.
Use a whole-school approach with principal sponsorship, teacher facilitation, counselor visibility, and family communication.
Keep the pilot trauma-informed, voluntary where needed, and age-banded.
Anchor sessions in empathy, civic reasoning, and nonviolent problem-solving rather than spectacle or forced debate.
Measure emotional safety and discussion quality, not only completion.

Pilot Team

Role	Responsibility
Principal sponsor	Own rollout timing, staff alignment, and family communication.
Teacher leads	Facilitate sessions, collect student reflections, and log implementation notes.
Counselor or wellbeing lead	Handle support referrals, opt-outs, and distress response.
Family liaison	Translate notices and answer family questions.
Student advisory group	Offer feedback on tone, clarity, and emotional safety.

Two-Week Plan

Day	Owner	Action	Output
Week 0	Principal + counselor	Confirm scope, age bands, safeguards, and referral map.	Pilot greenlight and safety checklist.
Week 0	Teacher leads	Complete facilitator prep and review the source handout.	Staff implementation readiness.
Week 1 Day 1	Principal	Send family notice and launch message.	Families informed and questions channeled.
Week 1 Day 2	Teacher leads	Run Session 1: what the protocol is and why de-escalation matters.	Student orientation and norms.
Week 1 Day 4	Teacher leads	Run Session 2: analyze selected protocol steps through age-appropriate scenarios.	Reasoning and reflection artifacts.
Week 2 Day 1	Teacher leads	Run Session 3: discussion, role play, or restorative response practice.	Applied de-escalation practice.
Week 2 Day 3	Counselor + teacher leads	Run Session 4: reflection, action planning, and check-in.	Student check-in data and next-step notes.
Week 2 Day 5	Pilot team	Debrief implementation and decide revise / repeat / expand.	Pilot decision memo.

Lesson Sequence

Session	Name	Minutes	Focus
1	Orientation and norms	35	Introduce the protocol, discussion norms, and why schools study de-escalation.
2	Protocol in practice	45	Read selected steps and apply them to school-safe scenarios.
3	Skill rehearsal	45	Practice listening, reframing, and nonviolent response moves.
4	Reflection and action	30	Check understanding, emotional safety, and constructive next actions.

Safeguards

Provide an opt-out path and an alternative reflective assignment.
Do not require students to disclose lived experience with conflict or violence.
Have the counselor or wellbeing lead visible and reachable during implementation days.
Use age-banded examples and remove graphic or destabilizing detail.
Tell families in advance what the pilot is for, what materials will be used, and how support works.

Readiness Checklist

Principal sponsor confirmed.
Counselor referral path confirmed.
Family notice translated and scheduled.
Teacher facilitators trained.
Opt-out workflow documented.
Post-session student check-in form prepared.

Success Metrics

Student participation rate
Student emotional safety check-in results
Teacher-rated discussion quality
Number of support referrals triggered
Pilot recommendation: repeat, revise, or expand

Family Notice Excerpt

This pilot introduces students to a public de-escalation protocol through age-appropriate, discussion-based activities. The focus is civic reasoning, empathy, and nonviolent problem-solving. Students may opt out, and support is available through school counselors if needed.

Implementation Guidance

Organization	Guidance	Why it matters
INEE	INEE Minimum Standards	Anchors school implementation in education-in-emergencies practice rather than improvisation.
INEE	Guidance Note on Conflict Sensitive Education	Helps schools avoid inflaming harm while teaching conflict-related material.
UNESCO	Mainstreaming Social and Emotional Learning in Education Systems: Policy Guide	Supports a whole-school SEL framing rather than a one-off content drop.
UNICEF	Policies and Resources for Safe and Supportive Schools	Keeps implementation tied to psychosocial safety, student support, and staff readiness.
UNESCO	Protect Education from Attack	Connects school use of the protocol to global norms on protecting education during conflict.
Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack	Safe Schools Declaration	Frames implementation around protecting students, schools, and continuity of learning.

Schools do not need more urgency than they can safely hold. They need a clear pilot model, strong safeguards, and a way to learn before scaling.

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