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Home » TRAINING » 2026 BEST Summer Institute » 2026 Anticipated Workshops

2026 Anticipated Workshops

These workshops will be held Wednesday morning only.

  • Leading Restorative Circles in Elementary School – Lainie Oshlag
  • From Framework to Practice: Building and Refining Your Inventory of Targeted Supports – Sara Bailey and Caitlin Toleno
  • Emotions and Social Communication: How Emotions offer Perspective Within the Dance of Communication – Laura Bonazinga Bouyea
  • Connection, Belonging, and Practice: Centering LGBTQ+ Youth in Our Schools & Communities – Eliza Davison
  • Beyond the Classroom: Community Schools as Engines of Connection and Care – Peter Knox and Jess DeCarolis
  • Flourishing in an Ever-Changing Health Environment: Well-Being for the Busy and Burned-Out – Gillian Pieper
  • The Wise View: Practical Strategies for Compassion and Connection – Maureen Burford
  • The Restorative Leader: Role-Modeling for Your School Community – Jessica Villeneuve
  • Running School Teams and Meetings Restoratively – Camille Koosmann
  • How Can School Teams Collect & Use Classroom Data to Shape Effective Practice? – Katie Meyer
  • Utilizing PBIS to Integrate Trauma-Responsive Practices – Kym Asam
2026 BEST Summer Institute. Cultivating Connection and Compassion: Building on 30 Years of Learning and Growing Together. June 22-25, 2026. Killington, VT

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