Building a Caring Classroom Community

Using restorative practice models to more effectively manage behaviour in classrooms

Modern classrooms need new approaches when dealing with the challenges facing students today. Disruptions, bullying and a general lack of civility plague many schools today.  "Traditional" models of rules and punishments has acheived little in the past. In fact the punishment model of discipline may well be a contributing factor to today's behaviour issues.  Creating a Caring Classroom Community looks at a different way to build community within classrooms using a restorative model for addressing harm. Shame and blame are replacesd by collaboration and reconciliation. This book concisely details how teachers, adminstrators and parents can work together to build community in classrooms using simple and effective techniques that have been around for centuries.  With its workshop approach and step by step method , Creating a Caring Classroom Community guides schools in a better way to create peace harmony and healing within their walls.