SEL and RP

SEL and RP

Classroom activities that encourage students' social and emotional learning and promote restorative practices

This simple process gives young people—and adults—a chance to express their feelings about events of the day.

This video encourages us to rethink discipline policies in school to break the school to prison pipeline and be more equitable in our response to student (mis)behavior. 

Gratitude can reduce stress and reshape the brain. Here are two steps for practicing it.

This video outlines three tiers of Restorative Practices: 1. Community and relationship building, 2. Community and relationship repair and conflict resolution, 3. Reintegration after a removal or other kind of absence.  

Administrations and school staff talk about their experience rolling out Restorative Circles in their school over the course of the year.

Three simple steps to help us calm our brains — and our classrooms.

The holidays can be a stressful time. Here are some simple steps to help us and our students handle heightened emotions - now or any time. 

In this video staff and students at a West Philadelphia High School talk about the transformation the school has undergone as a result of participation in restorative circles.  

In this video school staff, resources officers, county probation department staff and students talk about their experience with restorative practices.

In this video staff and students talk about the impact of class meetings on them and on the school community.  They talk about what happens in class meetings.