ICEARY 2025

Chronic truancy has numerous causes, but for many students, making connections at school can help break that cycle. This session will explore a program model that capitalizes on students’ interests and passions by offering classes that are cross-curricular, community-connected, and centered on student voice and choice. Further strengthening students’ opportunities for connections is the fact that restorative practices, such as circles and reflections, are embedded into the instructional approach in this model. Participants in this session will have the opportunity to brainstorm with presenters on ways in which they might incorporate a similar approach in their program or school in the hopes of improving attendance, increasing student engagement, and strengthening students’ social-emotional skills.

This session will help you design a safe classroom for all learners. Participants will discover what a trauma informed environment needs to be and reflect on ways to implement strategies in current practice. 

Struggling with how to hold students accountable while providing opportunities for students to restore broken relationships and poor decisions? Join us as we discuss how we are approaching this at ROYALS. We will discuss the systems we use and the outcomes we have seen. We are still in the growing process. If you attend, please come with questions and know we are still growing too!