The Buddy Bench
Our thoughts of the buddy bench.
The buddy bench. A buddy bench is more than just a playground decoration. And aside from being attractive they re highly durable. Roundtown elementary helped make this possible and we thank them for being receptive to christian s idea. Let s spread the message of inclusion and kindness.
Designating such a bench is a helpful way for schools to facilitate peer support among students wrote university of sulley professor helen cowie for a chapter in promoting emotional education a collection of essays designed to encourage unique approaches to teaching. Like a men s shed it is a safe space where you can speak about difficulties vulnerabilities and problems in. The buddy bench is a simple idea to eliminate loneliness and foster friendship on the playground. When timothy s social worker mrs.
Christian made a video with mr. This is a delightful book to highlight how some children can feel left out unconfident to ask to join in and overwhelmed by other children. The bench factory wants to help spread the buddy bench movement across america. In a school setting a friendship bench may also be known as a buddy bench and is a special place in a school playground where a child can go when they want someone to talk to.
The buddy bench is a simple idea to eliminate loneliness and foster friendship on the playground. The buddy bench would have been a nice idea for a quiet boy like him he reckons. They look like gorgeous wood products. Let s spread the message of inclusion and kindness.
If your are interested in a buddy bench for your playground check out the engraved recycled plastic benches or the laser cut plastic coated steel bench. Treetop products offers multiple benches made partially or completely out of barcoboard plastic. Friendship benches may be distinctively different from other seating in the school and may be specially designed by an artist or with the help of the children themselves. The buddy bench is available to buy from amazon in hardback and kindle edition.
A worldwide project the buddy bench was the brainchild of a first grade student in 2013 who wanted to eliminate loneliness and foster friendship on the playground. But here s the thing they don t look like plastic.