Urbanite Features City Springs and Collington Square

An article about empathy in the February 2012 edition of Urbanite Magazine features two of BCP's four neighborhood charter schools: City Springs School and Collington Square School. The article covers Koli Tengella's Theater Arts Program at Collington Square School and the implementation of Restorative Practices at City Springs School.

In 2007 BCP implemented Restorative Practices at City Springs, Collington Square, Hampstead Hill Academy and Wolfe Street Academy, with the generous support of grants from Open Society Institute-Baltimore and the Goldsmith Family Foundation.

Both Koli Tengella and Tonya Featherston, BCP's former Director of Restorative Practices, received OSI fellowships to work with BCP schools.

Read the article at:
http://www.urbanitebaltimore.com/baltimore/walking-in-someone-elses-shoes/Content?oid=1468385

BCP/Hampstead Hill Academy to Host Restorative Practices Event

The Baltimore Curriculum Project and its four neighborhood charter schools value Restorative Practices and the power of positive relationships to improve student achievement.

Over the last four years, the staff at Hampstead Hill Academy (HHA) has conducted thousands of restorative circles designed to build community and minimize bullying and negative behaviors.

In February, the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) and HHA will host Baltimore City Public Schools CAO Dr. Sonja Brookins-Santelises, Network Officer Jonathan Brice and dozens of principals as they visit classrooms, observe students participating in circles and learn about Restorative Practices.

Restorative Practices at City Springs School

Photographer Matt Roth's Photoblog features some beautiful photos of Restorative Practices in action at City Springs School.

BCP implemented Restorative Practices (RP) at City Springs School, Collington Square School of the Arts, and Hampstead Hill Academy in 2006 with the generous support of grants from the Open Society Institute-Baltimore and the Goldsmith Family Foundation.

The project was led by BCP's former Director of RP, OSI Fellow Tonya Featherston. In 2007 BCP implemented RP at Wolfe Street Academy. The International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP) has provided training for all of our schools.

Read more about the success of RP on the Matt Roth Photography website: http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/2012/01/baltimore-dc-photographer/education-week-safety-restorative-practices/

City Springs Featured in Article about Restorative Practices

City Springs School was featured in an article about how Restorative Practices has been found to improve school safety. BCP brought Restorative Practices to its schools in 2007 with the support of grants from the Goldsmith Family Foundation and OSI-Baltimore.

In the fall of 2010, City Springs Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore, Maryland began concentrating wholeheartedly on affective statements and the 10 other elements of whole-school change. The number of suspensions at City Springs declined from 86 in 2008-2009 to nine in 2010-2011.

Read the full article at:
http://www.newswise.com/articles/restorative-practices-found-to-improve-school-safety

BCP Featured at Restorative Practices Conference

BCP President Dr. Muriel Berkeley and City Springs School Principal Rhonda will be featured speakers at the 2011 IIRP Summer Symposium, Tuesday–Thursday, August 2–4, 2011 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

TURNING THE TIDE: a participatory symposium on bringing restorative practices to schools, organizations, workplaces and communities will include three days of speakers, panels, videos, and restorative circles.

Dr. Berkeley will talk about the restorative practices implementations at BCP neighborhood charter schools. Principal Richetta will talk about the Whole School Restorative Practices implementation at City Springs School.

For more information visit: http://www.iirp.org/event_detail.php?event_id=NTY=