Restorative Practices

What are Restorative Practices?

Restorative Practices is a evidence-based, relational approach based on processes that build healthy communities and repairs harm and restores relationships within the community.

Restorative Circles

Community Building Circle - A community-building circle is a restorative practice that is used to develop and cultivate relationships while building community. Circle topics can be personal or academic-related.

Responsive Circle - A responsive circle is a more formal restorative process that focuses on repairing harm and restoring relationships. It involves those responsible for and those affected by the incident in solving the problem.