The IIRP's 13th World Conference, "Restorative Practices Across Disciplines," will be held October 13–15, 2010, in Hull, England, UK, in collaboration with Hull City Council. The conference will feature several plenary speakers, including Hull's Director of Children and Young People's Services Nigel Richardson, whose vision of a family-friendly city has led to training in restorative practices for 23,000 professionals and volunteers throughout the city.

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The Fall Intensive is a rare opportunity to explore the full potential of restorative practices: a powerful four-day experience that will immerse you in the restorative culture of CSF Buxmont schools for delinquent and at-risk youth (IIRP demonstration programs), followed by two days of core restorative practices training. After two days of firsthand involvement in the restorative environment of a CSF Buxmont school, you can immediately deepen your understanding by learning about what you’ve just experienced.

IIRP One-Day Conference: SaferSanerSchools — Whole-School Change Through Restorative Practices
The IIRP's SaferSanerSchools Program is a cost effective way to achieve lasting whole-school change that builds relationships between students, staff and parents, improves student behavior, reduces violence and bullying and creates a sense of community. The SaferSanerSchools Program (unlike piecemeal efforts lacking an explicit focus), provides a clear, comprehensive two-year implementation strategy that involves 100% staff participation from day one. Since 1999, IIRP's SaferSanerSchools program has helped even some of the most challenging schools transform their school climate and culture, reduce behavior problems and improve the instructional environment.

IIRP One-Day Conference: SaferSanerSchools — Whole-School Change Through Restorative Practices
The IIRP's SaferSanerSchools Program is a cost effective way to achieve lasting whole-school change that builds relationships between students, staff and parents, improves student behavior, reduces violence and bullying and creates a sense of community. The SaferSanerSchools Program (unlike piecemeal efforts lacking an explicit focus), provides a clear, comprehensive two-year implementation strategy that involves 100% staff participation from day one. Since 1999, IIRP's SaferSanerSchools program has helped even some of the most challenging schools transform their school climate and culture, reduce behavior problems and improve the instructional environment.

The November/December issue of Scholastic Administrator, a major national U.S. education magazine, features an in-depth article on restorative practices in schools. The article quotes IIRP president Ted Wachtel and IIRP director and assistant director of training and consulting, Bob Costello and John Bailie, as well as Richard Hollahan, principal of Newtown (Pennsylvania) Middle School and Russell Gallagher, assistant principal of West Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) High School. It also discusses restorative practices implementation, philosophy and effectiveness. Read the article here.

WTFX Fox 29 Philadelphia News's Steve Keeley reports on the reduction in school violence at West Philadelphia High School (formerly one of the city's most dangerous schools), due to restorative practices, live from an IIRP One-Day Conference in Philadelphia.

In this 36-page PDF document, IIRP Director of Research Sharon Lewis presents disciplinary and other data from U.S., Canadian and British schools that have implemented restorative practices. From the preface: "Taken together and 'in their own words,' it is clear that restorative practices is having a positive effect on the lives of many students and is changing the climate of many schools."

Greetings, eForum members, from day one of "Restoring Community in a Disconnected World, Part 2" in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. Hundreds of restorative practitioners, researchers, policy-makers and advocates from around the world have come together for three days to share their knowledge and achievements and to find support and advice from others doing similar work.

Greetings, eForum members, from day two of "Restoring Community in a Disconnected World, Part 2" in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. Hundreds of restorative practitioners, researchers, policy-makers and advocates from around the world have come together for three days to share their knowledge and achievements and to find support and advice from others doing similar work.