
Marieke van Woerkom
Senior trainer, coach, and curriculum writer forMorningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility
Marieke van Woerkomis a senior trainer, coach, and curriculum writer for.She spearheads Morningside Center’s restorative practices work, and has introduced restorative circles and discipline into dozens of New York City schools, as well asschools inOhio, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Washington, DC.She coauthored Morningside Center’s restorative circles curriculum,Building Belonging, and has written scores of classroom lessons for the organization’swebsite.Marieke is the author two blogs about restorative circles for Morningside Center as well: “In the Circle” and “Ask the Keeper.”
Marieke has worked in the fields of education, restorative practices, cultural exchange, interfaith dialogue, conflict transformation, violence prevention, and human rightsfor over 20years.She holds a double master’s in cultural anthropology and international relations from the University of Amsterdam, with a specialization in group identity and intergroup relations.