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IIRP's 11th World Conference set for October 22-24, 2008, in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThe 11th IIRP World Conference, "Restoring Community in a Disconnected World," to be held October 22-24, 2008, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This interdisciplinary conference will provide an international perspective on restorative practices theory and practice in a variety of settings, from education to social welfare to criminal justice. |
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10th IIRP conference, November 7-9, 2007, in Budapest, HungaryAbout 350 participants from 18 countries attended the IIRP's 2007 conference in Budapest, Hungary, on November 7-9, 2007. This interdisciplinary conference provided an international perspective on restorative practices theory and practice in a variety of settings, from education to social welfare to criminal justice. |
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Journal Reclaiming Children and Youth Publishes restorative practices issue — August 1, 2007IIRP president and founder Ted Wachtel is guest editor of the summer 2007 issue of Reclaiming Children and Youth, a publication of the Reclaiming Youth Network. The issue, which focuses on restorative practices, includes articles by Ted Wachtel, IIRP professors Beth Rodman and Frida Rundell, communications coordinator Laura Mirsky and many restorative practitioners. Subscribe by June 22 to receive the restorative practices issue as the first issue. If subscribing after that date you must specifically request that issue. |
International Institute for Restorative Practices approved as a graduate school by Pennsylvania Department of EducationOn June 26 the Pennsylvania Secretary of Education signed the Certificate of Authority for the International Institute for Restorative Practices to operate as a graduate degree-granting institution. By this action, the Pennsylvania Department of Education has officially recognized "restorative practices" as a new discipline. The IIRP is the world's first graduate school wholly dedicated to restorative practices. Courses will be offered on weekends to accommodate working adults and those traveling substantial distances. Summer weekday courses will be offered to accommodate teachers' summer break. |
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Over 300 attend IIRP conference in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, October 18-20, 2006More than 300 participants from 17 countries attended the IIRP's 2006 conference in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, on October 18-20, 2006 (including participants from 8 Canadian provinces and 25 U.S. states, plus Washington, D.C., and Guam). The conference brought together people from a variety of fields and backgrounds, to explore the development of “restorative communities,” where restorative practices are the primary modality for dealing with wrongdoing and conflict. More information, including the conference schedule and papers, here. |
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Nationwide US Publication Reports on Restorative Practices in SchoolsAn article on restorative practices in schools appears in the May 17, 2005, edition of School Board News, published by the National School Boards Association, a nonprofit federation of state associations of school boards that represents about 15,000 local school districts throughout the United States. The report, by Carol Chmelynski, covers restorative initiatives across the US, including PEASE Academy, a school in Minnesota for students recovering from drug and alcohol addiction, a pilot program in six Wisconsin school districts and the IIRP's SaferSanerSchools program. |
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MetroKids Magazine Highlights the IIRP's SaferSanerSchools ProgramThe January 2005 edition of MetroKids Magazine features an article on SaferSanerSchools, the IIRP program implementing restorative practices in schools. The story, by Ann L. Rappoport, Ph.D., includes interviews with school administrators who are excited about the positive effect restorative practices are having on discipline and school culture. In the article, Dr. Francis Barnes, former school district superintendent, now Pennsylvania (U.S.A.) Secretary of Education, commended restorative practices as "a set of practical responses to student behavior and proactive strategies that strengthen accountability and improve school culture." |
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Video "Beyond Zero Tolerance: Restorative Practices in Schools" availableThis engaging 27-minute video, produced in 2002-2003 by the IIRP's SaferSanerSchools program, documents the implementation of restorative practices in a variety of secondary schools in the U.S.A. and the Netherlands. The camera captures circles, conferences and one-on-one meetings in progress. Students, teachers and administrators speak candidly about the effects of restorative practices in their school. The video makes a compelling case for restorative practices in education. |
School using restorative practices featured in New York Times articleThe IIRP, via its SaferSanerSchools program, is providing training and consulting to Community Prep High School, a public school in New York City for young people just out of juvenile detention. Said Mark Ryan, Community Prep principal, "Restorative practices helped Community Prep High School become a safe community, a place where students can make real, meaningful changes in their lives." Community Prep was recently featured in a July 25, 2004 New York Times article. An eForum article about Community Prep and IIRP's collaboration IIRP here. |
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IIRP president discusses restorative practices in schools in interview featured on Education World websiteEducation World, a widely-read, highly-regarded online journal among educators, has published an interview with IIRP president Ted Wachtel. In the interview, Wachtel describes IIRP's SaferSanerSchools program, which is bringing restorative practices to public schools. He also provides an overview of SaferSanerSchools training programs and an explanation of the theory of restorative practices. |
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SaferSanerSchools featured in Philadelphia Inquirer articleThe Philadelphia Inquirer, one of the leading newspapers in the United States, has published an article about the IIRP's SaferSanerSchools program, which is implementing restorative practices in schools. Inquirer education reporter Susan Snyder visited pilot schools in southeastern Pennsylvania, where the SaferSanerSchools program is in effect, interviewing students, teachers and administrators, all of whom seemed to appreciate how restorative practices had helped to improve their schools' climates, creating a more positive culture and substantially improving student behavior. Please see this Letter to the Editor from IIRP President regarding Palisades High School. |
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Innovative alternative schools welcome visitorsCommunity Service Foundation (CSF) and Buxmont Academy offer a visitation program for educators, counselors, probation officers and related professionals at their eight alternative school/day treatment sites in southeastern Pennsylvania. This is a unique opportunity to see a "day in the life" of a school operating on the principles of restorative practices. Read a journalist's view of a day at a CSF Buxmont school here. Email to arrange a visit. |
