Calm Our Minds and Body in the Grizzly Den

Funded Dec 20, 2024

Thank you so much for your amazing generous donations. The students at Gaffney Lane were so excited to see all the new tools for the Grizzly Den.

The new lights have created a much calmer atmosphere for students and staff to take a few minutes and relax. Several teachers have commented on how calm the Den feels and they would like to stay all day. A couple students recently have curled up in the bean bag seat and fallen a sleep.

The regulation tools are a huge hit.

The kids love the calm ball. They ask it, "how can I calm down" and then do what it says. They also like the emotion blocks. The breathing mountain is very useful with our young students.

The books have been a great help. The flip book has help kids identify how they are feeling and strategies to use to feel better. The older kids like the Its Ok Not To Be Ok book.

Thank you so much. Your donations has made learning about emotions and strategies to help feel better a lot easier.”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Yaden