The Garden of Joy: Empowering Students Through Culinary Skills and Restorative Practices
Food has the power to nourish more than our bodies; it can also strengthen relationships, build community, and create opportunities for healing. In this episode of Restorative Works, host Claire de Mezerville López speaks with Ali Rizvi, LSW, volunteer executive director of Garden of Joy Culinary Academy and school social worker with Cincinnati Public Schools, about how restorative practices, shared meals, and life skills education are transforming the lives of young people in Cincinnati.
Ali shares how his introduction to restorative practices through IIRP shaped both his work in schools and…
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