This 6.5-hour workshop identifies and defines power and oppression and analyzes how it is used in a variety of contexts. Participants will learn about the 4 I’s of Oppression and how power impacts different groups. The workshop asks participants to apply their power analysis to the institutions they connect with and their own roles, identifying opportunities to work for Equity. This workshop acts a foundational workshop for equity work. It can be completed in two 3-hour sessions or one full day.

Participants are not required to complete all workshops in the series. However, CRP 101 must be completed before attending any other CRP workshop. These workshops are intended for educators and school or district administrators.

CRP 101

A 1 to 2-hour introductory workshop that helps educators understand both cultural relevance and cultural responsiveness, explore their own identities, and learn about basic CR practices.

Creating a Culturally Relevant Classroom Community

This 2 to 3-hour workshop will provide the opportunity for guided reflection about existing classroom cultures, and introduce actionable ways that educators can honor and include students’ varied identities.

How to Incorporate CRP into Your Curriculum

This 2 to 3-hour workshop will build off of elements of earlier CRP learning opportunities, allowing more time for guided application of CRP principles in the creation or modification of an academic unit of study.

Schoolwide Implementation of Culturally Responsive Practices

In 2 to 3 hours, participants will learn the importance of systemic change, and the various forms it can take. The workshop will culminate in the sharing of actionable ways that administrators and school leaders can facilitate cultural change.

Educators who engage with this 2-hour workshop will build their competency and confidence in leading proactive, content-based circles in their classroom. Participants should have attended prior training in restorative practices and antiracism.

This 6.5-hour workshop connects the field of education specifically to the concepts and practices of Equity as defined by Equity Literacy Institute. It will use an intersectional lens to help participants learn how to identify and define power, oppression, and the roles of institutions in this system. Participants will learn about the 4 I’s of Oppression, how they appear in our institutions and ideologies, and how they are perpetuated in the field of education. It can be completed in two 3-hour sessions, or one full day.

A teacher tool that helps incorporate restorative practices, anti-bias education, social and emotional learning, as well as meaningful content on pressing world issues.

School year field trips are group sessions that focus on teambuilding and leadership that are outdoors, interactive, creative and provide experiential learning opportunities for full and half days at Peace Learning Center’s Eagle Creek Park location.

Each module of this 24-hour course must be completed in sequential order. A variety of course structures are available, and the time between modules can be modified to fit the needs of the participating organization.

Please note that 16-course-hours will be spent in a synchronous class setting and 8-course-hours will be dedicated to outside application and reflection.

Module 1: Building Strong Foundations

• Participants will be introduced to the research used to build the Peace Learning Circles framework.
• Participants will be guided through several inquiry activities to help assess their own understanding of SEL and any assumptions they may be bringing into the course.
• Participants will be introduced to foundational elements like the Peace Learning Circles agreements, the stages of group development, and how the process aligns with major SEL competencies.
• Facilitators will lead participants through various scenarios to practice identifying the stages of group development, and the practices that support that stage of development.
• Participants will explore the concept of Multiple Intelligences and complete a self-inventory of their own learning preferences.

Module 2: Promoting Inclusion

• Participants will debrief on any application of concepts or reflections that they completed since the last course meeting.
• Participants will explore the role that personal and community identity plays in creating an inclusive learning environment.
• Participants will do a deep dive into the stage of inclusion, and explore specific strategies and practices that support community-building.
• Participants will explore how culturally responsive practices can help build stronger relationships with youth.
• Participants will be given explicit instruction on how to create Circles (small group communities within the larger learning community).

Module 3: Strengthening Influence

• Participants will again debrief on their experiences with applying what they have learned in their own context.
• Participants will explore the stage of influence, and how it can play a role in empowering youth voice and resolving conflict in the learning community.
• Participants will have the opportunity to practice conflict resolution strategies in small groups.
• Participants will gain an understanding of how the principles of influence can align with academic and afterschool standards.
• Participants will be coached on how to navigate critical conversations around inequity, racism, and bias that may arise as youth move into the group stage of influence.

Module 4: Sustaining Community

• Participants will debrief their experiences applying influence strategies in their context, and reflect on their current comfort level with implementing Peace Learning Circles without the direct support of facilitators.
• Participants will synthesize learning from earlier modules to understand how the community can be sustained long-term.
• Participants will learn how sustaining community and meaningful relationships will facilitate deeper learning.
• Participants will be given structured time to build their own learning experiences and seek feedback from peers and facilitators.
• Participants will be equipped with the tools and knowledge necessary to bring about more widespread change in their organization to sustain Peace Learning Circles long-term.

All Modules

• Participants will be given opportunities for small group discussion and to apply what they have learned.
• Course activities will model and/or incorporate various practices and strategies from the framework, like energizers and inclusion-building activities.
• Each module will address how to implement Peace Learning Circles in an equitable and developmentally appropriate manner.
• Courses will also focus on how to directly align Peace Learning Circles with academic, afterschool, and/or state SEL competencies.*
• All participants will receive a digital course workbook, a physical implementation book, and online access to supplemental materials.

*Open or community courses will base this portion of the course on CASEL competencies, while academic standards will be spoken about more generally.

A 1 hour workshop that answers the questions “what are Restorative Practices?” and “why do people choose to use them?”

Level 1 Restorative Practices

This full-day workshop, which can be offered in two parts, focuses on the social-emotional basics and mindset needed to engage in restorative work. It will also inform participants on proactive strategies, relationship building, and community building. Participants will learn how to hold restorative chats, an informal way to problem solve.

Level 2 Restorative Practices

This full-day workshop, which can be offered in two parts, builds upon learning from Level 1 to inform participants about the use of Responsive Circles and Formal Restorative Conferencing.

Restorative Practices Implementation

This 3-hour workshop focuses on implementing restorative practices in a school context for practitioners who want to spend time tackling the work it takes to institutionalize these practices.

Self-Paced Individual or Group Learning

Restorative Module 1 & Restorative Module 2 are each 2-hour videos that cover restorative practice basics. Each module has an accompanying reflection journal.

Refresher Workshop

A 2-hour training for groups who have been fully trained, but need some review and practice in knowing which restorative strategy to choose for various situations.

Educators will gain knowledge about the importance of infusing academic units of study with opportunities to practice SEL competencies. A structured time to begin modifying an existing unit of study or to create a new unit of study can be offered if time allows.

This 7-part workshop series offers a customizable learning experience for educators and school staff. Each of the workshops will explore one to two dimensions of a person’s well-being. The workshop series may be completed sequentially and in its entirety, or participants may elect to attend workshops that feature topics most relevant to their personal goals. Each workshop will offer opportunities for Investigation, Reflection, Identification, Application.

This 4.5 day workshop series guides participants through sessions dedicated to the basics of Restorative Justice, implementation, and Restorative Conferencing. Time will also be spent learning about implicit bias and its role in Restorative Practices. Finally, participants will be given specific guidance on implementing Restorative Practices in their context and provided with the resources necessary to train others.