PAX is a set of easy-to-use strategies implemented in the classroom that teaches students self-regulation, self-control, and self-management in the context of collaborating with others for peace, productivity, health, and happiness.

1. PAX helps students and adults develop a common language and understanding of behavior expectations across all school settings. The teacher and students create a visual map of what they would see, hear, do and feel more and less of in a wonderful classroom.

2.  Adults learn to teach students self-regulation, self-control, and self-management through evidence-based strategies. Teachers use trauma-informed cues to promote pro-social behavior and prevent maladaptive behavior.

3. With PAX, students learn how to stop and think before transitioning to different environments and develop a growth mindset in regard to improving behavior. Teachers help children view themselves and their peers as “PAX Leaders” who are capable, kind, and successful students.

4. Teachers create cooperative student groups that play the Good Behavior Game during the school day to increase classroom peace, productivity health, and happiness.

5. Through PAX, children learn to turn their attention voluntarily, manage excitement; handle distractions and disappointments and cooperate for common goals with other people of differing abilities and skills.

Hellgate Elementary will be implementing a new program called PAX for the 2023-2024 school year. PAX is a set of strategies to help students learn important self-management, self-regulation, and self-control skills while collaborating to make their classroom a peaceful and productive learning environment.