had a total of 36 partici-

pants. Daniel Ang kick

started the series of

w o r k s h o p s w i t h

“Embedding Restorative

Practice Framework for

Building Effective Rela-

tionships for Teaching

and Learning” on 22nd

January, laying down the

foundations with an

introduction of the

essential principles of

Restorative Practice, and

why it works.

Bruce Schenk carried on

with a second workshop

“Facilitating Circles in

the Classroom” on 25th

January. Through the

usage of videos, group

The end of January was a

busy but rewarding week

for all of us here at

LCCS. We were honored

and excited to have with

us a special friend all the

way from Canada, Bruce

Schenk, to conduct a

series of Restorative

Practice Workshops for

schools alongside our

Execut ive Di rector

Daniel Ang.

More about Bruce – for

more than a decade now,

Bruce has been exten-

sively involved in the de-

velopment of restorative

justice across Canada. He

has served as a full-time

chaplain for over twenty

years at Brookside

You th C en t re i n

Cobourg, Ontario, a

secure custody facility

for young offenders, and

is currently the Director

of The International

Institute for Restorative

Practices – Canada.

Indeed, with Bruce’s

extensive experience, we

were deeply honored to

learn from him, and truly

gained much exciting

i n s i g h t s a b o u t

Restorative Practice.

Held on 22, 25-27 Janu-

ary 2010 at Ping Yi

Secondary School, the

Restorative Practice

Workshops for Schools

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Restorative

Practice

Workshop For

Schools

1

A Visit from the

Hong Kong

Delegates

2

January -

February 2010

3

Our New Centre

@ Bukit Timah

4

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Editor:

Daniel Ang

Kok Ser

Editorial Team:

Chong Kai Wei

Jonathan Tan

Contact Details:

SWS@Bedok

485, Bedok South

Avenue 2, Singapore

469315

SWS@Bukit Timah

272 Upper Bukit

Timah Road,

#03-13/14, Singapore

588212

Website:

www.lccs.org.sg

Email:

admin@lccs.org.sg

Restorative Practice Workshop for Schools

Students Work Services

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The workshops have truly

provided us with much insight

and equipped all with confi-

dence on the usage of

Restorative Practice in our

work in schools.

work, and hands on

activities, the participants left

with big smiles on their

faces, inspired to bring

Circles back to their schools.

Finally, Bruce ended off with

“Facilitating Restorative

Conferences” on 26-27th

January. The usage of many

different role plays not only

engaged all participants, but

also deeply benefitted us in

the usage of the Restorative

Conference Script in

managing conflicts and

repairing harm.

We were deeply honoured to receive a

visit from a group of Hong Kong

delegates on 7 January 2010. Led by

Associate Professors Dennis Wong and

Stanilaus Lai, LCCS was one of their

stops for an educational trip for 39

criminologist students from the City

University of Hong Kong to Singapore.

During their visit to the Bedok office,

our Executive Director Daniel Ang

shared with the group on the applications

of Restorative Practice in the Singapore

context, in line with the Restorative

Justice school of thought that the

delegates were advocating. Following

which, the LCCS staff mingled around

with the students, and shared more about

what we do in our line of work.

It is of course exciting to see how this

school of thought has been growing in

many countries, and we definitely are

waiting with anticipation to see how the

next few years will unfold for all of us.

A Visit from the Hong Kong Delegates

A big thanks to

everyone who

attended, to

Bruce and his

patient sharing

of knowledge

and experi-

ences, and to

the hospitality

of Ping Yi

Secondary School – the

workshop could not have

been such a success with-

out all of your help and

support!

Our work in the schools have gone in full

force since mid-January this year, and the

many activities have definitely been tiring –

but deeply rewarding and engaging for all the

staff.

In a nutshell, we have been busying

ourselves with Social Emotional Learning

(SEL) programmes in various schools like

Temasek Secondary School, Jurong

Secondary School, and Hillgrove Secondary

School; as well as the Enhanced STEP-UP

programmes in Jurong Secondary School,

Hillgrove Secondary School, Pasir Ris Crest

Secondary School and Ngee Ann Primary School. In fact, the staff at LCCS (as well as the schools we

have been working with) are all greatly excited about the new Enhanced STEP-UP programme this year,

especially with added component of individual one-to-one counsellings. With that additional room to

step into the lives of these youths more personally, our work with these children would undoubtedly be

brought a step further.

Looking forward, we are hopeful and keen to be working with more youths as we work hand in hand

with more schools – like Yusof Ishak Secondary School, East View Primary School, Greendale

Secondary School, Swiss Cottage Secondary School, and others.

Of course, on top of all the work with the schools, our engagement with the youths from the Singapore

Boys’ and Girls’ Homes are not neglected. Our PODZ Mentoring Programme is still very much on the

go, as we seek to build resilience and equip the youths in their reintegration into society.

Hence, carrying our Restorative Practice and Solution Focused approach strongly, LCCS is definitely

looking to succeed in empowering these teens, and to nurture them to their greatest, brightest potentials.

January - February 2010

P A G E 3 M I C A ( P ) P A G E 3

M I C A ( P ) P A G E 4

We are proud to announce that 3 April 2010 (Saturday) would be

the official launch of our new centre at Bukit Timah! Themed “The

Greenhouse”, this opening launch is a milestone event for LCCS, and we

are looking to have an exciting morning of performances by students from

some of our partnering schools, lion dance and other performances, as

well as a tour of the new office.

Our New Centre @ Bukit Timah

Of course, LCCS would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to those who

have contributed in one way or another to make this opening even possible.

We are glad to say that a few of the staff have already nicely settled in the

new office, and the location definitely does a lot for those who work with

the schools in the West. Although the office isn’t huge and we are still in

the midst of furnishing the place, this new home is undoubtedly cozy and

homely!

For those who would like to come down for our official opening to take a

look at the place, feel free to contact Ben at admin@lccs.org.sg. Please

kindly do so by 19 March 2010 so that we can make the suitable

preparations for refreshments. Thank you!

Donations:

For those who

wish to support

LCCS work,

please send your

cheque to

Lutheran

Community

Care Services Ltd.

485 Bedok

South Road,

Singapore

469315.

Alternatively,

you can

download the

GIRO form

from

our website

www.lccs.org.sg.