Book Review: Taking Restorative Justice to Schools – J. Holtham

Taking Restorative Justice to Schools, by Jeanette Holtham is the most recent addition to a School-Based Restorative Justice advocate or practitioner’s toolkit.  The book is a brief, concise and comprehensive review of Restorative Justice in the School setting.
In the hands of an administrator, the authors “real life experience”, voice was apparent.  I read the book from [...]

Having a process to repair harm is really important.

Often times, the process of participating in a Circle or Community Conference means a lot to community members and victims attending.  I am often times impressed with how having the discussion, removes a great deal of weight in the room.  Weight off the shoulders of the offender, for the harm caused.  Weight off of the [...]

Restorative Justice promotion, took a new step.

One of the most popular posts on my blog, has a picture of stairs.  The point of the blog, is learning stairs.  Playing off the term ‘learning curve’.  I do think the popularity of the post, is not in it’s content, but in the photo.  People search stairs, and that photo catches them and gives [...]

Circlespace – Restorative Justice Classroom Circle training

Upcoming Trainings available.
CESA 7 in Green Bay – Nov 18 & 19, Course description and more courses on the CESA webpage.
Trainings for 2010 that will be held at the Restorative Justice Center – January 21 & 22 and April 15 & 16.  Limited seating, and the workshop investment is $200.00, which includes lunch, snacks, handouts and [...]

Award for Restorative Practices – Milwaukee Public Schools!

Excellence in Education
This is a great 5 minutes testimony to the effectiveness of Restorative Justice in Schools.  CONGRATS!!!

A handful of school resources, addressing harm in schools, restoratively.

Using Restorative Justice or Restorative Practices in schools is a great way to address and prevent harm.  There are many great programs and initiatives supporting our students.  For today’s post, I’m gathering a few of the ones I’m aware of and the ones that I’ve found support or supply a lot of crossover with Restorative [...]

Looking for school-based restorative justice evidence, link attached.

I would like to direct you to a link, http://blog.labour.org.nz/index.php/2009/09/06/restorative-practices-in-schools/
At the end of this blog entry you can click to a pdf link.  This provides you a 30 page document, which highlights the success of Restorative Practices in New Zeleand Schools.
Restorative Justice in education is a very promising practice!
I love teaching and providing workshops on [...]

Restorative Justice in school settings – promotes learning by engagement.

Do you pay much attention to issues you feel are not relevant?  Some people find world politics relevant.  For some people cancer research is relevant.  It all has to do with your unique views of yourself and where you belong.
Using restorative justice in schools, helps every student find the classroom community relevant. 
Let me clarify I [...]

Great, brief video on Elementary School – Restorative Justice

Kudos to my friends in Michigan – they are doing some great stuff and this video is an excellent example!  They are also on FACEBOOK! 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUA1AVf1SqI]

Responding to ‘restorative justice’ doesn’t work in schools.

Dr Hillary Cremin, a former teacher from Cambridge University is getting attention for saying Restorative Justice in schools doesn’t work.  I don’t really see a great deal of why or how she knows this.  I think there might be more evidence that status quo wasn’t working.  Just my perspective . . .
To read the article [...]