Staff Development Programs

Creating Restorative Culture

Available to Schools and Other Organizations On A Contract Basis

Transforming school and classroom culture to one that is safe, healthy, welcoming, inclusive and restorative is the primary result of restorative measures. These programs are designed to enable on-going learning, support and follow-up as teachers grapple with how to strengthen or shift their paradigm to a restorative one. There is a Basic and a Primary Program available.

These programs are designed to enable on-going learning, support and follow-up as teachers grapple with how to strengthen or shift their paradigm to a restorative one. Research indicates that students attending schools with a restorative culture perform better academically, have higher rates of attendance and fewer incidents of violence and misbehavior then schools operating from a punitive paradigm. Transforming school and classroom culture to one that is safe, healthy, welcoming and inclusive are primary outcomes of restorative measures.

Creating Restorative Culture: Pre-Session Overview

Cost: $700

The pre-session overview is a prerequisite for both the basic and primary programs. This program offers a three and a half to four hour overview of restorative school culture: what it is; whether it is important; how it is created; the expected outcomes; and simple tools to try in the classroom. This interactive session is designed to accommodate large numbers of staff participants (up to 50).

Creating Restorative Culture: Basic Program

Cost: $1000

This program meets for one hour, once a week for eight (8) weeks. Sessions are interactive. Topics are selected from those covered in the Primary Program but will be tailored to the needs of the group. Program is limited to six (6) participants.

Session topics:
  • Session 1: The Reflective Teacher
  • Session 2: Youth Development - an Overview
  • Session 3: The Social Discipline Window
  • Session 4: Values Exercise
  • Session 5: Leadership
  • Session 6: Practical Application of Restorative Measures
  • Session 7: Restorative Discipline
  • Session 8: Social Emotional Learning and Restorative Practice

Creating Restorative Culture: Primary Program

Cost: $1500

For more in-depth learning, the Primary Program meets 12 times throughout the nine (9) month school year. Each session is two to three hours in length. It is recommended that sessions 1 and 2 be incorporated into the preparatory time given to faculty before school commences in the Fall. Program is limited to ten (10) participants.

Session topics:
  • Session 1: The Reflective Teacher
  • Session 2: Youth Development - an Overview
  • Session 3: The Social Discipline Window
  • Session 4: Values Exercise
  • Session 5: Leadership
  • Session 6: Practical Application of Restorative Measures Part i
  • Session 7: Restorative Discipline
  • Session 8: Zero Tolerance and Restorative Culture
  • Session 9: Practical Application of Restorative Measures Part ii
  • Session 10: Social Emotional Learning and Restorative Practice
  • Session 11: Schools That Learn
  • Session 12: Change - Chaos Theory
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