IMPLICATIONS OF CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION COMPONENTS OF SEE (SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND ETHICAL) LEARNING IN IB CURRICULUM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PYP (PRIMARY YEAR PROGRAMME)

IB education has turned out to be a huge asset to the education system. We all have witnessed to how the IB platform opened up its wings to the entire education fraternity even more so in the ongoing uncertain times. It has provided us with numerous opportunity to use the IB platform to further our education. Yet every rose has a thorn in it. Although it has its own unique set of difficulties, IB-Learning also provides significant benefits to students. SEE Learning and IB curriculum is an ideal combination. A service that can offer students the ideal environment in which to develop and flourish. SEE Learning is a futuristic educational approach that aids students develop social, emotional, and ethical competencies. IB in itself is a vast and progressive platform catering to a large community of students worldwide. This paper will discuss how IB learning and SEE learning platforms can complement each other - building on their individual strengths - and combining the best approaches from the two to prepare students for the 21st-century challenges. This paper will focus on the Conflict Transformation as a Component of Relationship Skills under SEE Learning, and its implications in the PYP Programme of IB Curriculum. The Conflict Resolution Model of Thomas & Kilmann was applied for this Research Work. The aim of the study was to find out whether PYP Learners of IB curriculum were able to identify the various types of conflicts and apply Conflict Management styles to resolve the conflicts. Qualitative methodology of research was used while conducting the study (Statistical techniques like frequency and percentage analysis was also used for Qualitative analysis). The researcher finds out that Most of the PYP Learners were able to apply the conflict management strategies in their real-life conflicting situations and respond constructively to conflict and facilitate collaboration, reconciliation and peaceful relations.