CircleCraft™ Relationship Circles Design Guide Companion Course
A practical online course that helps participants use the CircleCraft™ Design Guide to create meaningful relationship circles through a simple 10-step process.
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Key benefits
✔ Learn how to use the CircleCraft™ Design Guide with confidence
✔ Design four types of relationship circles through guided examples
✔ Build practical restorative practices knowledge at your own pace
Quick Facts About CircleCraft™ Relationship Circles Course Companion
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This course is available in:
Self-Paced Format - Interactive online companion course participants can complete in approximately 30–45 minutes or revisit as needed.
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30-45 Minutes to complete the course in full
Or skip around to access the sections you need!
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Program Leaders
Teachers
Principals
Staff
Supervisors
Managers
Leadership
Any person on your team who works with others or people in the community.
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Take the course on your own, or invite your friends and colleagues. The course is FREE to our community.
What CircleCraft™ Relationship Circles Course Companion Teaches
The CircleCraft™ Relationship Circles Course Companion is a flexible self-paced course that helps participants confidently use the CircleCraft™ Relationship Circles Design Guide. It introduces the foundations of restorative justice, relationship circles, and the 10-step process for designing cohesive and purposeful circle experiences.
Participants follow instructor-led examples for designing community agreement, values exploration, team-building, and discussion circles. Each example walks through the design process while participants create their own circles using the guide.
The course also introduces essential circle tools, the role of the circle guide, and important facilitation practices. It can be completed in approximately 30–45 minutes or revisited as an ongoing planning and onboarding resource.
Pillar 1: Restorative Foundations
Build a practical understanding of restorative justice and relationship circles.
Pillar 2: Guided Circle Design
Follow a 10-step process to create cohesive, purposeful circles.
Pillar 3: Facilitation Essentials
Learn the tools, roles, and practices that support effective circles.
Learning Outcomes
Describe the foundations and purpose of restorative justice and relationship circles.
Identify the frameworks for community agreement, values exploration, team-building, and discussion circles.
Use the CircleCraft™ Design Guide and 10-step process to create a complete circle plan.
Select circle tools and facilitation practices that support the purpose of a circle.
Apply instructor examples to design circles for teams, classrooms, or community groups.
Tools Participants Learn
Participants leave with practical tools including:
The CircleCraft™ Relationship Circles Design Guide
The 10-step circle design process
Community agreement circle planning
Values exploration and team-building circle planning
Circle tools, facilitator roles, and essential do’s and don’ts
Who is CircleCraft™ Relationship Circles Training For?
This training is Ideal For
School staff and leaders
Social workers, counselors and therapists
Public employees and social workers
Employees and frontline staff
Supervisors and managers
HR and training leaders
Cross-functional teams
Available Training Formats
Live Online Training
Facilitated workshop delivered via Zoom.
Live Onsite Training
Facilitated workshop delivered in person at your site.
Each option can be customized for your team.
Testimonials
“This was a very accessible introduction to restorative practices. I appreciated being able to move through the course in any order and return to specific sections whenever I needed a reminder.”
Teacher“The guided examples helped me understand how each design decision connects to the purpose of a circle. It gave our new facilitators a practical starting point without overwhelming them.”
Restorative Practices Coordinator“The course made the design guide feel incredibly easy to use. I followed the examples while creating my own team-building circle and finished with a complete plan I could facilitate with staff the following week.”
Program Manager
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Hours
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Phone
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