{"id":1920,"date":"2013-03-20T13:16:35","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T17:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/?p=1920"},"modified":"2025-02-21T14:07:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T19:07:45","slug":"ruthhenry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2013\/03\/20\/ruthhenry\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruth Henry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Location: <\/strong>Massachusetts, USA<\/p>\n

Level of Training: <\/strong>(Level I – 2010) & (Level II – 2011) & (Level III – 2018)<\/p>\n

About: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ruth has promoted nonviolence through her spoken word music for many years, reaching many young people in the language they know best. Ruth, a teacher at Watertown Middle School and World in Watertown member is one of the people who first thought to bring Dr. Lafayette to Watertown. Trained in the Kingian Principles of Nonviolent Conflict Reconciliation in college at the University of Rhode Island, Henry said she\u2019s thankful the school administration made the decision to implement the program in Watertown. \u201cThe core curriculum is about 16 hours,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s different from a normal curriculum in that you can\u2019t just download a syllabus and memorize it. It\u2019s interactive and engaging and involves a lot of deep thinking, and application to each individual personally.\u201d She believes what makes the training powerful is the process of going through an intensive and self-reflective path to understanding the curriculum. In the days following the training, the administration and newly trained teachers of the Kingian method will gather to discuss how to best roll out the lessons to students and teachers in the system. \u201cWe\u2019ll be checking in through the year, this isn\u2019t just a one shot,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s really just the start of things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ruth said she\u2019s immensely proud that the local police department is also participating with the schools in the program. \u201cI think it\u2019s a great example and an incredible model,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m hoping this can ripple out to Boston and Cambridge. I think the administration, especially Dr. Fitzgerald deserve credit for taking on this project and making it happen.\u201d (based on an article, Watertown Schools Adopt Kingian Nonviolence Training District Wide<\/a>)<\/h1>\n
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\n(Level II – 2011)
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