Creating a Calming or Peace Corner

Classroom calming centers are created for students to briefly get away from the frustrating task or over-stimulating activity to de-escalate. When students are in the calming center space, the goal is to give the student “time away” (not time out) so that the behavior does not escalate any further. The overall classroom space is designed for learning and can be a stable environment to help students regulate their emotions and problem solve in proactive ways whenever they feel their behavior could escalate.