Newroot Learning Institute

Newroot provides professional development training sessions for participants throughout chicagoland and beyond. As a premier social emotional learning and restorative justice provider in chicago and one of the only organizations with a significant breadth and depth of knowledge and experience in these areas, from student programming to adult training to data analysis to system design, the demand for newroot's curricula and training is growing. Our highly skilled staff provide customized training, curricula, and coaching for educators, schools, and districts to effectively implement newroot's social emotional learning and restorative justice programming within their schools.

Newroot's restorative justice model creates the conditions for both students and adults to successfully reach their academic goals by reducing violence, restoring conflicts and reducing suspensions and disciplinary infractions. Through rj programming, students learn critical social, emotional, and behavioral skills and teachers are better positioned to deliver high quality instruction. Newroot utilizes a whole school restorative justice model which includes: 1) a peace room which serves as a hub for restorative practices and interventions including: peace circles, mediations, restorative chats and re-entry circles; 2) discipline and behavior systems and data support; 3) professional development for teachers and staff; and 4) a disciplinary intervention and support curriculum which teaches critical social-emotional and leadership.