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• Students must examine their behavior in relation to the Brewster Principle.• Brewster mentors work with students to identify the impact their behavior has on self,family, and community, and then assist them in changing behavior.• The program is grounded in Lawrence Kohlberg’s stages of moral development as aphilosophical framework in the Academy’s approach to discipline.As Fernald notes, “Time and time again, parents and students tell me that working throughthe Engaged Discipline System was one of the strongest growth experiences they’ve had. Ihave, literally, had parents say to me that their son or daughter, ‘getting in trouble turned outto be such a positive experience’.” The focus on turning a poor choice into an opportunity forgrowth is yet another piece of what sets a Brewster education apart from other schools, and inthe long run it does Brewster students a great service.By refocusing the disciplinary process on engaging students and helping them employemotional literacy skills to recognize, understand, and alter how emotions impact theirchoices and actions, sets Brewster students up for success in the future. After graduation, theymay not have the same systems in place to hold them accountable for choices and the impactsthey have on others, but the goal is for them to leave campus with the tools to realize andunderstand their emotions and actions better in the future so that they can be their best selves.Brewster’s EngagedDiscipline SystemBrewster’s Engaged Discipline System is coordinated by the Office of the Deanof Students and moves students through a series of six steps – drawing onemotional literacy skills – where they are required to:1. Keep a journal dealing with their own morality, decision making, and values2. Respond, in writing, to four moral dilemma questions assigned to them by theschool counselor3. Work with the school counselor on learning to take a meta-moment before makingdecisions4. Interview a member of the Brewster community who has been impacted by thestudent’s poor decision making. Complete the “blue printing” (one of the fouranchors of the RULER Approach) with that student in conjunction with the facultymember who oversees the step.5. Make a presentation to a group of students focusing on the offense that put thestudent on probation and outline how the student has grown from the experience.6. Write a reflection piece to be shared with the Academy’s student-faculty JudicialBoard as part of petitioning to come off disciplinary probation status.By completing the various stages of the Engaged Discipline process, students may earnback privileges that were lost as a result of their misconduct.Cheer on the nationaldefending championBrewster Bobcats at theHoophall ClassicBrewster Academyvs. South Kent SchoolSpringfield College - Blake ArenaSunday, January 20 at 12 p.m.Pre-game reception at 10:30 a.m.Springfield College Wellness CenterRefreshments, fan shirt,and ticket all for $25For more information, pleasecontact Sally Smith, SpecialEvents and Programs atsally_smith@brewsteracademy.orgor 603-569-7470www.brewsteracademy.org17