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RP World Conference: A great
introduction to its graduate school
A t the International
Institute for Re- learn more or register. IIRP student and Bethlehem Courtesy of IIRP SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION OF THE MORNING CALL
storative Practices With the IIRP Graduate Area School District teacher
(IIRP) 17th World Mary Velez, adding, “The Administrators from Allentown and Bethlehem high schools share how restorative practices have improved
Conference, people from School’s unique hybrid online portion really en- their schools’ culture and discipline, at a panel at the 2013 IIRP World Conference.
Allentown to Australia are learning model, you can hanced my experience,
coming together with the earn graduate school credit enabling me to reflect on
shared understanding that for coming to the confer- and discuss what I’d
restorative practices — ence by adding online cour- learned.”
giving people a voice and a sework. You can also attend
choice — is the way to more professional devel- IIRP students earn a
produce better results. opment events before and Master of Science or Grad-
after the conference, and all uate Certificate in Restor-
The IIRP World Confer- of them can be applied to ative Practices, creating a
ence, Oct. 27-29, at the IIRP Graduate School cred- personalized program fo-
Hotel Bethlehem, will fea- it, with the addition of on- cused on education, crimi-
ture engaging sessions on line coursework. See nal justice, leadership, so-
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education, justice, social conference.php. or another field, enabling
services, workplace and them to become more effec-
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world-conference.php to connect with people from www.iirp.edu or call (610)
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