Our successful Summer Institute is in its 6th year. We welcome all those who work with youth to virtually join us this August 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, and 22 from
9-11:45 a.m. United States Eastern Standard Time.
Email nonviolentschools@gmail.com for more information
To register: https://forms.gle/t3bKstUi8FrVqqr59
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You will learn how to strengthen the community within your school, encourage a search for truth in an opponent’s position, pursue respectful dialogue, develop problem solving skills in order to effectively manage conflict situations, use the Nonviolent Steps to resolve conflicts and restore relationships, learn how to increase teaching time due to the decrease in disruptions from discipline problems, and so much more!
"The Kingian Nonviolence training has not only changed my way of teaching but has truly changed my way of life! I used to be a conflict avoider, but now I have tools to help me feel confident in reconciling conflict big and small. Having a core set of principles, concrete steps to solving conflicts, and a whole community working together makes for a school where everyone is valued, listened to, and all have the same goal...a PEACEFUL community. In our current society, it gives me hope knowing that I am teaching myself, my students, and my own children at home skills that can be carried through life."
August 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22
9 a.m.-11:45 a.m. United States Eastern Standard Time
"When I Get Grown," a film based on Dr. Clayborne Carson's interviews with American civil rights activist Bernard LaFayette, explores LaFayette's experiences as a Freedom Rider and his role in the Civil Rights Movement. The film highlights the Freedom Riders’ commitment to end segregation and underscores the importance of black resistance in the struggle for equal rights and justice.
This Fall Nonviolent Schools RI will offer an online evening experience known as Level 1 training. Participants who complete all requirements will be certified to conduct Kingian workshops in their own communities.
Participants will learn the following:
Kingian content (no prior knowledge is required to attend)
How to conduct workshops
How to apply Kingian Nonviolence in your own life
How to address conflict using 6 Steps
And more!
For more information email us at nonviolentschools@gmail.com
LEVEL 1 is coming this Fall!
Working with Dr. Melissa Marcotte, professor from Rhode Island College, we now have research that proves the effectiveness of our training. Check out the full report here:
Click this link to listen to the songs:
Here is the link that brings you to the lyrics AND "Think and Share" discussion questions:
Check out this great video
VISION: All Rhode Island students and school personnel are educated in Kingian Nonviolence, giving them the skills to reconcile conflicts, thereby positively impacting all communities in Rhode Island.
MISSION: Our commitment is to ensure that all educators, staff, administrators, and pre-service teachers in Rhode Island have the knowledge and skills to practice, model, and teach Nonviolence conflict reconciliation, thereby improving the climate and culture of our schools. Subsequently, school personnel will educate all students in grades K-12 in the principles and practice of Nonviolence, based on the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (known as Kingian Nonviolence).
Your generous donation will fund our mission to improve conditions in schools so that all children are safe and free from violence of the mind, body, and spirit. We believe that all children deserve to experience the joy of learning in this type of environment.
No PayPal account? No Problem! You can mail donation checks made out to NSRI at P.O. Box 496, West Kingston, RI 02892
(NSRI is a 501c3 nonprofit organization) or send via Venmo: @NonviolentRI
We believe that every child deserves to experience the joy of learning in a Nonviolent school environment. We must take steps towards reducing violence by bringing Nonviolence education into classrooms. School staff that is dedicated to practicing Nonviolence can transform the climate (social-emotional) and culture (procedures and policies) of their school, so that it continues to be a place where everyone feels respected, safe, and loved.
There are many ways for you to be involved in our organization. Please join Nonviolent Schools RI as it brings its mission forward to create the Beloved Community in our schools. Spread the word in your school district and wider community!
Have you been searching for ways to transform your classroom to a more inclusive, productive learning environment? If so, then the Nonviolent Schools Summer Institute is what you have been looking for! This is a unique opportunity for public, private, and charter school educators, school staff, and administrators , as well as those who work with youth in other capacities, to learn how to improve the climate and culture in their classrooms and schools, through the use of conflict reconciliation skills, Nonviolence principles, community building strategies, and more!
Nonviolent Schools RI offers training, mentoring, and other programming to transform a school's climate and culture towards an equitable, nonviolent one that centers the school as a Beloved Community.
Contact us for more information nonviolentschools@gmail.com