Building a New Reality

More Voice. More Choice. More Responsibility.

International Institute for Restorative Practices

The End is the Beginning

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Among the many things I learned and people I met during the week, one thought remained: The most restorative relationship you can have in life is the one with yourself.

Storming the Circle 

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“Storming” — the second stage of Bruce Tuckman’s Five Stages of Team Development” — happens when the initial excitement has worn off, and the reality and weight of completing the task at hand sets in.

Building a New Reality…in Detroit?

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While having favorably impacted many thousands of lives, Detroit’s restorative practices initiative is not “another costly bureaucratic government program,” as conservatives might fear.

IIRP Graduate School

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Using a “restorative practices” modality, students are empowered to share their own wealth of experience with the professor and with each other, and that enriches everyone’s learning, especially when students participate from around the world.