ABOUT

Jorge Santos was born and raised in Queens, NY. He is a restorative justice coordinator and teacher leader. Jorge has been a grade team leader, contributed to the instructional leadership team, and part of his school’s equity team. His educational approach focuses on creating anti-racist and equitable learning environments through restorative practices.
Jorge advocates for restorative programs that focus on building community and empowering student voices. He encourages social-emotional growth for students experiencing trauma instead of the traditional school disciplinary system. His work consists of using restorative practices to promote equity in schools and pedagogical practices in the classroom. He connects this equity work to promote curriculum that centers around social justice issues, encouraging students to become active citizens who can impact their communities.
Jorge Santos has presented at various conferences and panel discussions around restorative justice, racial equity, diversifying curriculum and developing structures to promote anti-racist school culture. He has done restorative development and curriculum work with Rutgers University, City Year, and Valley Stream School District. Jorge has presented at Stamford University, Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network, St. John’s University Sociology Department, the NYC Men Teach program, the 15th annual CUNY BMI Conference, and the EL Education National Conference.
Jorge has been published by Parents, Teach for America, and Edpost. He’s been featured in Time, Mic, and BronxnetTV. Jorge has recently published his first children’s book called “Soy Bella”, which celebrates the diversity and heritage of the Latino culture.
Jorge holds Masters Degrees in Criminology and Special Education from St. John’s University, which influences his work around understanding social and economic inequities.

"Students who build this sense of community and empathy will lead the change in our society in the face of injustice."
- Jorge Santos
MEDIA
The Bronx Social Justice
and Anti-Violence Forums
Educators For Racial Equity
Educators for Justice's Talking to Students about the Election
Etsy's Latinx: The Non-Monolith Panel
Decolonizing The Curriculum Panel Discussion
Healing School Communities in the Context of Racial Violence: Where do we go from here? - Session 1
Healing School Communities in the Context of Racial Violence: Where do we go from here? - Session 2
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Metco Directors Association.
12/2022
Strengthening the social-emotional and academic health
of students of color, through self-care and trauma-informed practices The first MDA Conference was organized in 1984 in an effort to provide staff development and information for educators and community members who worked with African-American children in suburban school settings.


HISPANIC/LATINO CULTURAL CENTER OF NY
10/08/2022
The purpose or purposes for which Hispanic/ Latino Cultural Center of New York is formed are as follows: To create, form and establish a cultural organization to promote the Hispanic/ Latino culture; to introduce Hispanic and Latino culture to the general public through poetry readings, presentation, storytelling, art exhibitions and creative workshops

Dominican Writers
9/19/22
The Dominican Writers, Lower Manhattan Council of the Arts, UpLiftNYC, Catholic Charities and Council woman Carmen De La Rosa are thrilled to announce a two-day, kids-focused literary event on September 17th and 18th at Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center. The Book Fair is a FREE event for all, bring your child for reading activities, arts and crafts, and much more

SJU Sociology Dept.
11/2/2021
A conversation with the graduate students in the Criminology department at St. John's.

MHTTC
02/25 & 03/04
This learning session is one of two in the series Healing School Communities in the Context of Racial Violence: Where do we go from here?, intended for students, families, educators and school mental health professionals who are navigating the ongoing impact of racial violence in all forms on student mental health.

Educators 4 Justice
04/17/2021
This virtual educational summit will provide foundational tools and tangible resources in order to equip and support educators in being effective in their approach to impact students in and out of the classroom. Our goal is to explore various topics that will improve the quality of education for students and provide support to the very educators who are committed to teaching the whole student. Join us for a powerful day of learning, growing, and empowerment.

Etsy
10/15
Etsy celebrates Latino Heritage Month with their panel discussion: "Latino: The Non Monolith".