Tips & Ideas

These practices can help both young people and adults stay grounded when anxiety arises. 

It's helpful to create community guidelines for our online gatherings of staff - during the coronavirus pandemic, or at any time. Here are some sample guidelines from a recent online gathering of Morningside staff.

Senior trainer Marieke van Woerkom offers a collection of strategies, from bringing plants into the classroom to mindful breathing, to help us and our students cope with the pressures of testing season.  

This is Tip 1 of our 3-part end-of-year care package. See Tip 2 and Tip 3. 

Three simple steps to help us calm our brains — and our classrooms.

The holidays can be a stressful time. Here are some simple steps to help us and our students handle heightened emotions - now or any time. 

In this video staff and students at a West Philadelphia High School talk about the transformation the school has undergone as a result of participation in restorative circles.  

In this video school staff, resources officers, county probation department staff and students talk about their experience with restorative practices.

Four tips from Morningside Center Staff Developer Amy Fabrikant on how to create a safe and supportive environment for LGBTQ+ students, and all students, going forward.

In this video staff and students talk about the impact of class meetings on them and on the school community.  They talk about what happens in class meetings. 

In this video staff and students talk about, and then show, how the school Justice Committee, practices mediation as part of an alternative approach to school discipline to resolve conflict and address issues.