CREATING A CULTURE OF CARE IN SCHOOLS

Restorative Justice Education is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that was established in 2014.

Vision – Creating a Culture of Care in Schools.
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Mission – To use Restorative Justice Principles and Practices to foster culturally appropriate relationships and interactions in schools, higher education, service related organizations, and community organizations.
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Strategies – To support the mission by:

• Facilitating the following research and evidenced base trainings In-Person, Live-Virtual, and Online (Self-Paced & Blending):
  • Introduction to Culture of Care 
  • Implementing a Culture of Care:  Advanced Training
• Teaching the principles and practices of restorative justice to educators so they, in turn, can train other members of the school and learning community.

• Observing teachers and training these teachers to observe other teachers in the principles and practices of culturally responsive relationships and interactions in classrooms.
• Gathering information through interviews of ethnically diverse students, their parents, teachers, administrators, and other staff about the experiences of these students in school.​

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Community Building Circles are the primary process for using Restorative Practices in schools to create a Culture of Care. This process involves the use of a Talking Piece, where the person holding the Talking Piece does the talking, while the other people present listen. The Talking Piece  is passed around the circle, allowing everyone a chance to talk, but without the requirement to talk.

The drawing to the left is shown to honor the origins of the Talking Circle with Native Americans.

Our Introduction to Culture of Care 16 Module training covers the following Restorative Justice principles and practices broken up into 3 Tiers