This model of social and emotional learning emphasizes mutual aid, restorative justice and safety by design.

Massachusetts teacher Carrie LaPierre led her students through a restorative justice project over 300 years after the infamous Salem Witch Trials.

"We need programs and interventions that teach and model skills that will change behavior. Restorative practices are what can transform and guide the prosocial behaviors we want for our children and our communities."

School-based Restorative Practices

Feedback from our trainings helps us strengthen them and gives us valuable insights into the needs of the communities we serve.

As a second post in a two-part series, Jodi Barnes goes into more details about how reframing two important Cs, communication and conflict, lay the foundation for a healthier, more productive work culture.

Restorative Arlington has partnered with Arlington Public Schools (APS) to support Restorative Justice in Education. Restorative Arlington has allocated over $140,000 to provide direct services to APS, including services for students who have experienced harm as well as restorative justice training for staff and additional resources.