Colorado High School Replaces Punishment with "Talking Circles"

January 15, 2016 Western Justice Center

This video shows how one high school is using restorative practices to change the culture on campus.

School Crime and Too Much Punishment

January 14, 2016 Western Justice Center

This Nick News segment looks at the failure of current punitive discipline policies and the promise of restorative discipline and practices in schools.

Every Kid Needs a Champion

January 14, 2016 Western Justice Center

This video discusses the importance of relationship building with students and provides strategies for doing so.

Student-Led Conferences: Empowerment and Ownership

January 11, 2016 Western Justice Center

This video gives an example of how to provide students with more leadership around their education.

Morning Meetings: Creating a Safe Space for Learning

January 11, 2016 Western Justice Center

This video describes how morning meetings help build community in classrooms and schools.

What's Behind a Door

January 8, 2016 Western Justice Center

This visual poem was created by WJC artists to give viewers a sense of how it feels to be targeted at school.

Don't Give In to the Drama

January 6, 2016 Western Justice Center

This series of videos illustrates a high school mediation and shows ways to proceed with and without an agreement.

On-the-Spot Mediation: how to use your skills in everyday life

January 6, 2016 Western Justice Center

This video provides an example of how mediation skills can be used informally in students' lives to resolve the issues they have with one another.

Bad Mediator Training

January 6, 2016 Western Justice Center

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Bad Mediator Mediates

January 6, 2016 Western Justice Center

This video, created by Western Justice Center, looks at a mediation performed by people who don't know what they are doing. It provides a humorous way for students to learn about peer mediation from the perspective of how not to do it.

Peer Mediation Introduction

January 6, 2016 Western Justice Center

This introduction to Peer Mediation, created by Western Justice Center, discusses the most important points to consider when performing peer mediations.

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