I student taught in Kindergarten at the Early Learning Community at Pacific University. Check out the school website and our Kindergarten Class Blog below. The ELC is a place of experiential learning with a focus on emergent curriculum and I was absolutely thrilled to be a part of this community during the 2019-2020 school year!
Students visit the peace table to talk to friends or re-center themselves.
Students are prompted to take a deep breath, listen to each other, ring the peace bell and then take an action of peace.
The peace table was introduced after Ms. Ellie and I demonstrated via a short skit a conflict over legos. We then moved to the peace table to demonstrate to our students how we can practice breathing, listening to each other, and finding a way forward.
I am thrilled to have a calming space for our kinders to go to seek peace and solve problems.