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Monarch Global Academy is working to become a Restorative Practices school. School communities embracing restorative philosophy utilize proactive routines that intentionally elevate the voice – and value – of each community member. Restorative philosophy views behavioral infractions as \u201charms\u201d against the school community and addresses those harms using tools designed to teach students how to accept accountability for their actions, understand how the actions harmed the community, and create a way to repair that harm.<\/p>\n
Restorative Practices are specific techniques that schools use to increase student connectedness (proactive, i.e., Community-Building Circles) and respond to behavior that harms the school community (Responsive Circles). When used to respond to harmful behavior, these practices are designed to hold students accountable while helping them learn from their mistakes. Restorative Practices may be used to complement, reduce, or replace, traditional consequences, as permitted in the AACPS Code of Conduct.<\/p>\n
At MGA, we are using the following Restorative Practices:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Community-Building Circles \u2013<\/strong> Staff and students meet in structured Circles daily to build relationships. These Circles improve school climate by increasing connectedness and decreasing \u201cotherness.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00b7 Five Restorative Questions \u2013 <\/strong>Some members of our staff are trained to use the Five Restorative Questions to help students reflect on and learn from their actions while taking responsibility for repairing any harm they cause to the class or school community.<\/p>\n \u00b7 Responsive Circles \u2013<\/strong> Responsive Circles are problem-solving circles, and can be either student-to-student, or student-to-staff. These circles use the Five Restorative Questions in a structured circle process to help students and staff address conflict and work together to repair harm. When needed, participants in Responsive Circles work together to create an honorable pathway for students to re-enter the class or school community. Participation is always voluntary.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Monarch Global Academy is working to become a Restorative Practices school. School communities embracing restorative philosophy utilize proactive routines that intentionally elevate the voice – and value – of each […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2167","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n