Our students are effecting real change.
Our students are part of a global community of committed restorative practitioners. They are learning how to actively be the change they seek in the world. Our program provides our students with the skills and resources to strengthen relationships and improve social connections so they can drive impactful resolutions and positive outcomes throughout classrooms, communities, and organizations. Meet a few of the visionariescreating more reliable and impactful outcomes in their classrooms and communities.
Leading and Mentoring Youth in Kenya
James Mureithi is a 2023 Impact Scholarship recipient and current IIRP Graduate Student. He began his work as a minister and social entrepreneur in Kenya mentoring...
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Removing Barriers in Bogotá, Colombia
Matt Crowe is a 2023 Impact Scholarship recipient and IIRP Graduate School student. He is the founder and director of
i58 Movement in Bogotá, Colombia, an...
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Jamee Cox
Jamee Cox is a current IIRP Graduate School student and restorative practices specialist for Fort Worth Independent School District in Fort Worth, Texas. She works in a network of 10...
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Elana Strout
Elana Strout is a current IIRP Graduate Student and social studies teacher at Mount Desert Island High School in Bar Harbor, Maine. She has been teaching since 2012 in the areas of...
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Alistair Goold
Building Global Restorative Curricula
Alistair Goold is a high school social science teacher and Grade 11 (G11) Leader at the International School of Kenya. He teaches the...
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Joseph Iacona
Creating Community with Public Art
Current IIRP graduate student, Joseph Iacona, is Senior Manager of the Mural Arts Institute at
Mural Arts Philadelphia. In this role, he works with...
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Living Restorative Practices and Supporting CommunitiesCurrent student Jonathan Shenk is serving his community as a small business owner and a Presbyterian minister. His education at the IIRP is...
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Roshelle Sparman-Small, current IIRP student and Impact Scholar recipient, has seen first-hand the inequities that exist in many poorer areas of the world when it comes to understanding and...
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