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Circle Time: Teaching Restorative Behaviour

Hansberry Educational Consulting

Circle Time is not just a program; it is a democratic and respectful pedagogy to develop social/emotional skills and a positive class ethos.

  • SA

Pricing: Paid

Origin: Developed in Australia for Australian schooling contexts

Product type: Program; Activity sheets; Student activities; Professional learning; Presentation by an expert or speaker ; Whole school approach or initiative; Class lesson plans

Contact details

Hansberry Educational Consulting
ABN: 76 129 628 278

https://www.hansberryec.com.au/copy-of-workshop-11

bill@hansberryec.com.au

Focus areas

  • Positive relationships

  • Belonging and inclusion

  • Bullying and cyber-bullying

  • Mental health literacy and life skills

  • Self-regulation and engagement

  • Resilience and optimism

Curriculum alignment

  • Health and PE

  • Language

Prospective users

Audience: Whole school universal (Tier 1), Whole class universal (Tier 1), Targeted small group early intervention (Tier 2)

Communities: Diverse cultures or language groups

Context: School or centre-based

Main beneficiaries: Early learning, Foundation/Prep, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8

Delivery style: Classroom teacher is trained

Aims & approach

Schools using restorative practices need to teach students a range of concepts for them to be able to think and operate in ways that promote peace, dialogue and when appropriate, restoration / restitution.

Educators are trained in a full-day workshop (9.30 am - 3.30 pm) to equip them with all they need to begin and sustain Circles successfully with a class.

The program is detailed in The Grab and Go Circle Time Kit: For Teaching Restorative Behaviour which covers a range of concepts that assists students to operate successfully in a school that adheres to values of peace, reconcilitation, restitution and responsibility to others.

Implementation support

  • Access to professional facilitator, instructor or mentor
  • Ongoing helpdesk, email or phone support

Evidence

Program is based on Positive Psychology, Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness, and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.