How Restorative Justice Practices Can Build a More Harmonious School
Grades K-12
Monday, 13 November 2017
November 13
November 13, 2017
During this workshop the three presenters will introduce participants to the key principles and practices of Restorative Justice in Education (RJE), share research that validates RJE, and provide ideas on how to get started in implementing RJE in your classroom, school, or division. Participants will explore how expertise in RJE can benefit students, teachers, and the overall school culture; identify ways in which RJE can assist in addressing the needs of disenfranchised students, as well as issues of attendance, graduation rates and achievement, while building relationships across the school and community; and examine descriptors or indicators of an RJE school that can help guide implementation. During the day, participants will be divided into three grade level groups which will rotate through the following Break-Out Sessions: Peacemaking Circles 101, which will provide an in-depth experiential opportunity to learn about Circle processes, a valuable tool for relationship and trust building as well as a safe and constructive space to explore and resolve conflict within the school setting; From Theory to Praxis, which will give participants the chance to consider what the principles of RJE might look like when applied in different contexts and to explore practical ways of moving toward more restorative school and classroom cultures; and Transforming a School Culture, during which the facilitator will share how one school division established critical community partnerships and sustainable growth within restorative justice, and then participants will engage in a reflective discussion of potential next steps for creating a community of restorative practices in their own classroom, school, and/or division.
Classroom Teachers, School Administrators, and Support Staff
Conference Runs from 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Registration and Breakfast Begin at 8:00 a.m.
Lunch will be served at noon.
All registered participants will receive an email with event details in the week before the conference is held.
The conference fee is $139 for each participant who is member of a school division which is a member of VSUP/VaSCL.
The registration fee for participants from Non-Member school divisions is $189 .
Registration fees include breakfast and lunch, as well as parking and internet access.
The registration deadline is October 20, 2017.
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