by Tim Nation, Executive Director
While the school year is over, it is not time for a break at Peace Learning Center. Our team facilitates training and workshops for youth and adults throughout the summer.
We are getting many requests for help with equity education including implicit bias and responsive circles. Based in restorative practices, responsive circles are an open forum for sharing, reflecting, and moving to action in response to a problem, opportunity, and/or event. Many groups need time and attention to process how they will move toward racial inclusion, and how life is changing because of Covid-19.
Our Family Learning workshops attract youth and adults together who want to build peace in their homes. Also, schools are working with us to train their administrators and staff on restorative practices to replace their exclusionary systems of suspensions and expulsions.
We continue to provide social and emotional learning to youth through summer camps by providing virtual learning to build conflict resolution skills throughout Indianapolis, as well as hosting Social Justice Camp for teens and Climate Camp through a partnership with Indiana Earth Charter and HEART. ACT Out Theatre Ensemble performs live at Indy Parks summer camps and other sites around town.
Our new Tribes Learning Communities is also keeping us busy as we schedule trainings and sell materials through our online store at http://tribes.com.
You can participate in our virtual workshops that include implicit bias, family learning, understanding and interrupting microaggressions, and other topics. Check out the list of options at https://plcshop1.wpenginepowered.com/events/.
We at Peace Learning Center hope you have a safe and healthy summer. Keep working for peace.
