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Inviting Change on the Restorative Journey

By Yasmeen Davis — April 13, 2020 Leave a Comment

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change we seek.”                                                   —Barack Obama “All that you touch You Change. All that you … [Read more...]

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The Conversation of Dissent in a Restorative Community

By Chella Drew — February 10, 2020 Leave a Comment

One of the most common challenges that organizations face when implementing Restorative Practices is what is perceived as resistance to the restorative approach. They ask questions such as “How do we increase staff buy-in?” and “What do we do with ‘negative’ people who are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: community, dissent, education, restoration, restorative justice, restorative practices, skills

The Circle as an Assessment Tool

By Steve Korr — January 23, 2020 1 Comment

The notion of teachers using circles to improve pedagogy has been a frequent topic in my work lately. I believe some teachers have a difficult time conceptualizing the use of circles in the classroom. Far too many well-intentioned teachers seem to try to locate the practice … [Read more...]

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Affective Statements and the Adultification of Black Girls in Schools

By Bilphena Yahwon — October 9, 2019 Leave a Comment

Every time I facilitate restorative practices trainings for schools, I almost always know where the pushback will begin.  I am able to get through the Social Discipline Window and talk through the two paradigms (Punitive vs. Restorative) with little to no challenging. I … [Read more...]

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How are the Children Doing?

By Ngozi Magena — September 25, 2019 Leave a Comment

“In youth we learn, in age we understand.” -Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Over the summer, I had the pleasure of attending the Advanced Training of Champions’ seminar as an intern for Akoben. In my first encounter with this work, I participated in one of the communication … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: restoration, restorative circles, restorative practices, youth

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