Restorative Practices in schools is about building relationships for learning and for life. It is about getting to know each other better, it is about listening and sharing. It is about teaching the children questioning techniques so that they can learn to solve their own problems. What happened? Who was hurt? How can we fix it?

Restorative Practices Circle Time

At St Monica’s we use Circle Time for a variety of purposes in developing emotional literacy and relationships for learning. Some of the circles we are using across the school include:

Morning Prayer Circle - to gather, pray and set the tone for the day.

Learning Circle - an opportunity for children to share their work and understandings.

Restorative Circle - may be a whole class circle focussing on a particular concern or a circle to repair harm following an incident.

Formal Restorative Circle - requires a formal script and are to be used only when appropriate, when all who have been affected agree to the process and have been prepared.

Read more at https://www.restorativepractices.org.au