This year, if a SCSD student – of any age – acts withdrawn, shows anxiety, is tense or agitated, or just needs a few minutes to themselves, they are invited to visit a Time Away Space… right in their own classroom.
Each SCSD classroom teacher was provided with $500 to facilitate the creation of their own unique classroom Time Away Space, intended to be a place for students to reset and manage their emotions so they are prepared to return to the learning environment.
“If I feel angry or anxious or hyped, I can use the peace corner,” Porter Elementary School 4th grade student Qoy’Dronicus Glover-Moore explained. “There’s stuff there to help us calm down. It has a wiggly chair for if we need to move, or there are little toys we can use. When I was little, I’d get angry and make fists with my hands. Now, I can go to the peace corner and squeeze one of the squeeze toys instead.”
Learn more about these Time Away Spaces and how they’re supporting students’ mental health – and a positive school culture: https://www.syracusecityschools.com/districtpage.cfm… #SCSDSuccess
