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Shifting the focus away from the action that caused the need to repair relationships is already setting the stage for a healthy understanding of the impact that individual choices have on our school community, and emphasizing that our choices ultimately determine what kind of person we will be.

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It provides our students the opportunity to take ownership and be accountable for their actions. Creating a safe environment for our students to make mistakes and learn from them so they can be better decision-makers moving forward

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empowering students to resolve conflicts on their own but also in groups if needed. Teachers and staff need to foster a healthy and safe relationship with our students for this to be effective. Offering compassion, finding relations, and making the effort to connect with students on an individual basis. Having patience and balance is vital.

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In order to be successful, staff will need to model this mindset. Be open to listening to and receiving feedback, and learning from each other whenever possible. Making connections and building our relationships for the benefit of our students

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It supports the idea that "we all make mistakes" and there are consequences to those mistakes, which I feel is a healthy mindset

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I think it can help In a way by changing the focus of student discipline from punishment to reflecting learning. It brings attention to accountability and makes amends in a way.

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It encourages students to speak and listen to other respectfully, while also creating an environment to rely on social and emotional learning to continue building our community

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Whether we are aware of it or not. When a kid causes harm to a classmate, it’s not going to work to have them back together until there is real reconciliation.  Just punishing the kid doesn’t do that… it’s about creating right relationships

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Creates an open dialogue within classroom which helps create a safe and trusting environment.

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Students who often receive think sheets or have restorative conversations can sometimes learn what we are looking to hear rather than actually changing their mindset.

This doesn't happen often, but does with the occasional few students.

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Restorative Practices in the classroom.  

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Restorative Practices in the classroom.  

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Helping students with conflict/resolution skills. Hopefully helping them to differentiate between problems that could be solved within themselves and problems that need to be brought up to a grown up.

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Restorative justice mindset helps students build empathy because it looks at why/who issues affect and how to repair relationships.

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No I think restorative justice works well, especially when they see all aspects of their choices and consequences.   Making efforts to repair relationships or trust is the first step of ownership and responsibility.

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No I think restorative justice works well, especially when they see all aspects of their choices and consequences.   Making efforts to repair relationships or trust is the first step of ownership and responsibility.

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A valuable strategy for the students to learn/practice self reflection

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When students make mistakes, we give them options to how they can repair that mistake. Depending on what it is, often ask them what a good solution can be for it.