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Park Hill teachers, students describe restorative circles as daily community-building practice
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Teachers and students at Park Hill described restorative-practices circle time as a daily routine used to build relationships, give students language for emotions, and reduce behavior problems; remarks were descriptive and no formal board action was recorded.
Teachers and students at Park Hill described restorative-practices circle time as a daily classroom routine that they say builds community, helps students name emotions and reduces behavior problems.
"Restorative practices is really about, at its core, building a strong community where all members of the community have a sense of belonging," Teacher (unnamed 1), a teacher at Park Hill, said. Teacher (unnamed 2), also a Park Hill teacher, described the practice as a daily start-of-class routine: "we start together in a circle, and the students get an opportunity to…
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