All across the state of Texas, consistent training is being offered. The roll out of Restorative Practices is more than an individual school or district. Being the lead trainer for the 5-day Coordinator Training includes working on the marketing and promotion of these FREE training opportunities. There are 20 Education Service Centers, and each will […]
Circle Process
There are 7 core assumptions that Restorative Justice Peacemaking Circles utilize. Link Here The True Self in Everyone Is Good, Wise, and Powerful The World is profoundly Interconnected All Human Beings have a Deep Desire to be in a Good Relationship All Humans Have Gifts & Everyone Is Needed for What They Bring Everything We […]
I’ve been teaching teachers and school staff about using Restorative Justice in schools, since 2007. Since that time, I’d like to think, I’ve gotten better at doing that. I’m really thankful for all the people that have shared feedback, offered points of improvement and stayed in contact. Over the years I’ve heard very positive stories […]
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Here are the handouts to be discussed during the NACRJ workshop: When to Circle When to Conf NACRJ When to CirConf tools and exercise Please leave any comments or questions for us.
In a recent Facebook post, I mentioned a Veteran validating the use of Circles with and for Veterans. Here is the training packet that I prepared for use when training Restorative Justice Peacemaking Circles for Veterans. RJ Peacemaking Circles for Veterans (1) A training will be scheduled soon!
Like most people, I don’t like to be interrupted or have my thoughts completed incorrectly. Well, what, I judged as incorrect. Any well-versed Circle person knows there is no right or wrong. At these moments of frustration, I have learned to try to “observe” and consider why it seems “wrong”. Thank you to those that shared […]
St. Croix Valley Restorative Justice Program (www.scvrjp.org) has been doing 100’s of Circles a year, since 2006. In that time we have successfully placed topics in the center of the Circle. We have consistently used a structure, based on the work of Kay Pranis (more posts referencing Kay). The key elements of a Restorative Justice […]
There has been an amazing increase in school-based Restorative Justice Circles. All across the United States, schools, districts, teachers and trainers have emerged. There is an excellent blog at Edutopia, for schools implementing (by Dr Fania Davis). Years of teaching teachers has provided experiences that if I want to leave skills where I train, I […]
Here is the latest newsletter from the NACRJ. The website: www.nacrj.org 07 – NACRJ News
Kris Miner
