Name: Workshop 1C: Teaching Quaker Discernment and Decision Making Through Discipline Council
Start: 2026-07-08T16:00:00-0400
End: 2026-07-08T17:00:00-0400

Workshop 1C: Teaching Quaker Discernment and Decision Making Through Discipline Council

Wednesday July 8, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

M11/13 (Middle School Hallway)

At Westtown School many major discipline cases are heard by our student leader and adult Discipline Council. Outcomes and supports for the students who appear before DC are recommended to the Upper School Principal. We use Friends Decision Making practices for this work. We will share strategies we use to train students and adults to live into this important work. We welcome voices from other schools who use similar structures as well. Let's think together about the joys and challenges of this model.

Speakers

Susan Waterhouse

Upper School Math Teacher and Math Department Chair, Westtown School

Susan Waterhouse She/Her
Susan is a longtime Quaker educator at Westtown School. She has deep experience in clerking in Friends’ school and Quaker contexts. While her primary work at Westtown School is in the Math department (Upper School Math Teacher and Math Department Chair), she has served as a faculty... Read More →

Liz Penland

Dean of Students, Westtown School

Liz Penland She/her
Liz is the Dean of Students at Westtown School. She works closely with the adults and students on the Disciplinary Council in on student disciplinary proceedings. This is her seventh year in school administration after decades of teaching and research in higher education and independent... Read More →

Wednesday July 8, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
M11/13 (Middle School Hallway)

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Susan Waterhouse

Liz Penland

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Liz Penland

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