The Restorative Experience

Take Restorative Practices to the next level. Join us to become more restorative in your work- and life-relationships and interactions.
About this Event

Restorative practices in schools lower discipline referrals and suspensions, raise community connections, build healthy relationships, and develop young lives. Across Maryland, many schools faithfully follow restorative practices and are seeing the short- and longer-term benefits described above. But what if they are just scratching the surface of the good restorative approaches can do?

Schools that integrate the restorative philosophy and practices into their cultures achieve all the benefits listed above PLUS they lower their school drop-out rates, diminish the Access/Achievement Gap, raise test scores, and report higher quality of life in school climate surveys. These restorative schools make a positive difference in the lives of all members of their learning community.

This session helps you embrace the restorative experience beyond fidelity to restorative practices. C-DRUM’s Director of Restorative Approaches in Education, Nancy Schertzing, connects you to the restorative paradigm through experiences from your life, her life, and the lives of others so you can embrace and apply it to create your own Restorative Experience.

Agenda

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:20 AM
Welcome and Ice Breaker
🕑: 09:20 AM - 10:10 AM
Community Building Circle
🕑: 10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
The Restorative Paradigm
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
The Restorative Experience in Schools
🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Restorative Approaches Alignment
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Closing Circle & Evaluation