Seth Woodard Elementary Welcomes the BUDDY BENCH!!

Today Seth Woodard students celebrated the addition of a "Buddy Bench". The goal of a Buddy Bench is to promote inclusion and connection on the playground. Recess and lunch hour can be lonely or anxious times for some kids. Teachers instruct their students to sit on a Buddy Bench when they don’t have someone to play with at recess or if they need a friend to talk to. Children are also taught that when their classmates are on the Buddy Bench, that’s a signal to go and ask if they’d like to play, eat together, or talk. Buddy Benches encourage friends to sit together, and inspire students to seek out other classmates who might be alone. Thank you Mary Helen, Publisher of Kids Newspaper and Kaiser Permanente for presenting and donating our new BUDDY BENCH!

Published November 21, 2018 Print