Winter Institute 2025 – Facilitating Restorative Circles: Day 1

In need of better ways to handle conflict? Looking to improve classroom management? Interested in bringing restorative approaches to your school or youth focued organization?

Restorative Approaches are tools and practices to help build community, enhance empathy, and to resolve conflicts. The Center for Restorative Approaches has been applying these practices in the Greater New Orleans area since 2008, and has trained over 7,000 people at schools, organizations, and community centers.

Start applying these valuable skills in your community by registering for CRA’s Training Institute today!

• Early Bird Registration: A discount of $25/training is available for purchases made by December 20. Enter the promotional code “earlybird” at checkout.
• Group Discounts: A discount of $25/training will be offered for group purchases of five participants or more. Enter the promotional code “group” at checkout.
• Cancellation policy: Refunds, minus a $25 administration fee, are available if a cancellation is received 7 days prior to the training. No refunds will be possible outside of this time frame.

Introduction to Restorative Approaches: January 9 + 10, 9am – 5pm

Instead of focusing on blame and doing things “to” people, restorative approaches work “with” people to build problem-solving skills that result in better connections and a healthier community. This 16-hour training is designed to introduce the restorative approach and offer practical skills to build community, foster inclusion, and promote collaborative decision-making.

In this training, you will:

1. Learn the guiding principles for restorative approaches.
2. Learn how to design and facilitate a community building circle.
3. Practice using relationship-driven communication processes.
4. Learn processes for restorative accountability- specifically how to facilitate restorative conversations.

Certificate of completion will be provided.

Facilitating Restorative Circles: January 16 + 17, 9am – 5pm

This 16-hour training teaches participants to resolve more serious conflicts using restorative circles. A Restorative Circle is a conflict-resolution discussion where those affected develop their own solutions on how to make the situation right. In this process, a CRA trained facilitator brings together those responsible, those impacted, and others affected to create an action plan to repair harm and prevent it from happening again. Note: Completion of the Introduction to Restorative Approaches course is a prerequisite for this training.

In this training, you will:

1. Gain an overview of Restorative Circles.
2. Learn and practice the six steps of Restorative Circles.
3. Engage in role-play scenarios to practice facilitation of Restorative Circles.

Certificate of completion will be provided.