When students are equipped with the skills to resolve conflict peacefully, to listen with empathy, and to lead their communities—they don’t just feel safer at school. They learn more. They show up more. They become more. Our framework builds belonging, raises grades, and reduces absenteeism.

This 3-day PUSD specialized training will focus on building restorative ecosystems in our schools. Participants will develop their skills in community building and Conflict Resolution in schools through Community Circles, Restorative Communication, Circles responding to harm and conflict, and utilizing student leadership in these processes.

ABCs of Conflict is a 3-day training where educators will:

• Understand Conflict Resolution Education and Restorative Justice philosophy and practices. 
• Run and create restorative community-building and harm-healing circles
• Be prepared to create Restorative Classrooms and school-based environments.

ABC’s of Conflict PUSD is designed for K-12 teachers, counselors, administrators, school board members, after-school providers, parent-teacher organization leaders, youth development professionals, and others interested in bringing conflict resolution education to their school communities. 

Reasons to Attend:

• Learn to increase the ability to positively impact your students and their social-emotional learning environment.
• Equip your school community with these practices so individuals can engage in new forms of dialogue and feel empowered when conflict arises. 
• Establish more infrastructure for building community on campus.

We are building capacity at each school site, so this training is for first-time participants. If you attended ABCs last year and are a key person in school-wide implementation [Principal, AP, Coach, etc.], you are encouraged to join on June 18th for our closing planning day to work with your school’s team. Please confirm with Randel Johnson regarding your attendance.

This year, we will be focusing on building restorative ecosystems within our roles and classrooms. This means we will split into three simultaneous groups- Elementary, Middle, and High School levels to support in developing the most relevant and focused learning for each participant [including circles for community building, responsive circles, and conflict resolution tools within the classroom environment].

We will be spending time focusing on “Co-Leadership” with students as a restorative approach and will be joined on the last day by PUSD students who have been trained as Peer Mediators or gained other Conflict Resolution Education to work alongside participants to plan for the coming year.