Restorative Practices Singapore

10/10/2026

Hands up for safer, kinder online choices! 🙌

We’ve just wrapped up our Cyber Wellness assembly talks for primary school students. It was lovely to see them participating so enthusiastically as they learnt practical skills for staying safe online, being responsible and responding to hurtful behaviour.

Planning Cyber Wellness or anti-bullying programmes for your school? Get in touch—we can put together a package suited to your students’ needs.

04/10/2026

Interested in bringing restorative conversations into everyday practice in your school? We’re happy to talk about how we can support your team.

Message us or call us at 91264281.

02/10/2026

Prepare for 2027: Build Strong Teacher–Student Relationships through Relational Circles

Strong teacher–student relationships grow through everyday opportunities to listen, share and connect.

Relational Circles are a proactive part of Restorative Practices. They create space for teachers and students to understand one another, strengthen trust and build a classroom community where every student has a voice.

As you plan for 2027, consider how circles can become part of your classroom routines—building relationships before difficulties arise.

🌿 Relational Circle Workshop
📅 13 November 2026

This is a very practical, experiential workshop. You will participate in circles, practise facilitation and explore activities you can adapt for your students.

Learn how to:
• Build stronger teacher–student and peer relationships
• Encourage student voice, listening and participation
• Strengthen belonging and a sense of fairness
• Plan and facilitate purposeful circles
• Bring connection into everyday classroom life

For almost 18 years, Restorative Practices Singapore has supported schools in building restorative communities. We can also support your school in rolling out Relational Circles, helping teachers put their learning into practice.

Register through the Restorative Practices Singapore website.

📩Registration details: https://forms.gle/phne3KH6EES6k3CB7

📞 Call us at 9126 4281 to discuss support for your school.


Gomathi Karu
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18/09/2026

It may look like a table full of resources. But there is a structure and a restorative process running through all of it.

One aspect we explore during our Restorative Practices training is how visual and experiential resources can support a restorative conversation.

A restorative conversation already gives us an important framework:

• What happened?
• What were you thinking and feeling?
• Who has been affected?
• How can we make things right?
• What can we do differently next time?

But not every student can easily answer these questions verbally.

Some students need something they can see, touch, choose or respond to before they can find the words.

That is where resources can become very useful.

We may use an RP Visual Script to provide predictability and structure. Feeling cards such as Every Day I’m a Rainbow can help students identify and express emotions. Bear cards, image cards and contemplation cards can help a student narrate an experience or explore what was going through their mind.

As the conversation progresses, visual prompts can help them consider who has been affected and what the impact has been.

From there, we move towards responsibility and repair: What needs to happen now? What can you do to fix things? What might you do differently next time? Who else could support you?

There is another layer that I feel is equally important — strengths.

A restorative conversation should not leave a young person defined by the mistake they have made.

We can notice the courage it took to participate in the conversation. Their honesty. Their ability to listen. Their persistence. Their empathy. Their capacity to make a better choice.

Then we can ask:

“Which of your strengths can help you move forward from here?”

This changes the conversation.

Accountability is still there. Consequences may still be there. The harm still needs to be repaired.

But we are working with the student rather than simply doing something to the student.

And that is why knowing the young person in front of us matters. Different images, cards and resources will connect with different students. The skill is not in using every resource on the table. It is knowing when to use what, and why.

The resources support the conversation.

The relationship carries it.

And at the centre of the whole process is still a human being who needs to be heard, guided, held accountable and supported to restore what has been affected.

That, for me, is what makes Restorative Practices deeply human.



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04/09/2026

01/09/2026

Over eight sessions, our students explored bullying and how each of us can help build a kinder and safer school.

As part of the programme, they completed a project to raise awareness among their peers. The response was wonderful—students participated actively and learnt how to recognise bullying, become upstanders, and support those who may need help.

It was inspiring to see our students take the lead in creating awareness with such care and enthusiasm. There is so much kindness and potential within them. When we give them the opportunity, they truly shine.

We are very proud of them! 💚

14/08/2026

Join us for this important Body & Mind Connection Workshop and discover practical approaches to support children, youth and adults to strengthen the connection between their body and mind.

Learn how body–mind approaches can support confidence, emotional regulation, resilience and wellbeing, including working with children and young people who experience bullying.

Facilitated by renowned trainer Dr Patricia Sherwood from Sophia College, Australia.

📅 20 & 21 August 2026

BODY & MIND CONNECTION — Supporting Children & youth Who Experience Bullying

Bullying is not only about what is said or done. It can also affect how a young person feels in their body, carries themselves, responds to others and experiences their own sense of confidence and safety.

Dr Patricia Sherwood highlights how children who experience bullying may show uncertainty, fear or vulnerability through their posture, movement, voice and responses. While the responsibility for bullying always lies with the person choosing to bully, we can also equip vulnerable children with resources that help them feel stronger, more grounded and more confident in themselves.

The Body & Mind Connection Workshop explores practical, experiential exercises that strengthen:

• Body awareness and presence
• Confidence and self-expression
• Grounding and emotional regulation
• Awareness of personal boundaries
• The ability to recognise and respond to uncomfortable situations
• A stronger connection between what we feel, think and communicate through our body

For children who have experienced bullying, these approaches can help them reconnect with a sense of agency, strength and confidence — supporting them to respond rather than becoming overwhelmed or shutting down.

And the work does not stop with those experiencing bullying.

As Dr Sherwood emphasises, children who bully also need support to develop empathy. The workshop includes experiential exercises designed to build empathy, perspective-taking and greater awareness of how our actions affect others.

Bullying needs to be addressed from multiple directions:
building empathy in those who cause harm, while strengthening confidence, agency and body–mind awareness in those who experience it.

This is one of the areas we will explore in our upcoming Body & Mind Connection Workshop with Dr Patricia Sherwood.

Join us at the workshop on 20 and 21 August 2026. We have limited seats available.

Register at : https://tinyurl.com/mwte5yfu
View brochure at: https://tinyurl.com/yc2mx8mj

06/08/2026

Our whole-school RP training. ❤️🫂🤗

Love this work. There’s something special about seeing strong human connections grow. Honoured to continue bringing Restorative Practices to our schools, families and community as Singapore turns 61. 🇸🇬❤️


Gomathi Karu

28/06/2026

Back with our educator community. ❤️

A room filled with educators, meaningful conversations, shared laughter, and genuine connection.

A wonderful way to begin the new school term through Relational Circle training—experiencing the power of listening, connection, and belonging while strengthening relationships within our school communities.

Here’s to another season of learning, growing, and making a positive difference, one conversation and one relationship at a time.


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