International Institute for Restorative Practices - A Graduate School - Restoring Community in a Disconnected World

"I am a member of a court (BC Provincial Court) where we have been “feeling around the edges” of RJ for some time. I hope that this will give me some force to push us in the right direction. Most useful and positive information."
— EVAN BLAKE, Judge, Provincial Court of British Columbia Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada

"Everything I have learned is very relevant to my work in school. I look forward to using many of the ideas with my staff and students."
Overall, it’s been an excellent conference, and while we rain praises on the speakers, I’d also like to thank everyone who worked so hard behind the scenes to make the event run so smoothly and to make this such a wonderful experience!
— YVONNE CHAN, Elementary School Vice Principal, York Region District School Board, Coledale Public School, Markham, Ontario, Canada

"The experience was immensely useful for me, on a professional and research level. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet other practitioners and establish relationships and connections, and learn about the variety of ideas and methods of practice in the field."
— STEPHANIE CHIU, Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

"What a great conference, which has left me enthused to carry out RP back in the workplace and community."
— DAVID WILLIAMS, Constable, Youth Offending Team, Childrens Centre, Swansea, Wales, UK

"A great strength of the conference was the immediacy of application. While the conference referred to sound theory and objective research measures, the learning experiences shared provided a wealth of ideas on how such information could be translated into practice."
— JOYCE MARTIN, Lecturer, Australian Catholic University, MSM Campus, Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia

"I received much inspiration. I think that not only the organization I work in, but the whole of Slovakia needs to implement restorative practice!"
— SLAVKA MICHANCOVA, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Presov — Greek-Catholic Theological Faculty, Presov, Slovakia

"I leave excited, energized and armed with new ideas and planning tools. Thank you!"
— NANCY SCHERTZING, Restorative Justice Coordinator, Lansing Public School District, Dispute Resolution Center of Central Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, USA

"It’s very inspiring to feel the shared passion among the people attending the conference. It’s very useful to get into contact with other people working in education."
— MARJA VERHAAGEN, Teacher, Piter Jelles Impulse, Leeuwarden, Netherlands