Category: PAXISInTheNews

Yana Kunichoff Arizona Republic Until the COVID-19 pandemic hit, high school student Gema Sanchez Gamez was always on the move. She was often up at 5:30 a.m. to catch a ride to school, had a full schedule of classes during the day, and then after school would help her Spanish-speaking parents with paperwork or translating… Continued ‘How are you taking care of you?’ What kids say COVID-19 taught them about their mental health

Reports and ProceedingsESTONIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL This doctoral thesis looked at ways of preventing mental health issues in elementary school children and studied the effects of one preventative intervention used in Estonian schools (PAX Good Behaviour Game) on the mental health of first grade students and the self-efficacy of teachers. Because children might display different mental… Continued Children’s mental health influenced by the context and ratings affected by subjectivity of the assessor

By HILARY MATHESONDaily Inter Lake | December 1, 2021 12:00 AM Down a hallway to Cayuse Prairie School teacher Charles Wiest’s classroom, a series of handwritten notes called “Tootles” hang from the walls. Jotted down on two of the notes are specific times a student showed persistence, or great participation in class. “Tootles rather than tattles,” Cayuse Prairie… Continued Cayuse Prairie program aims to create peaceful classrooms

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Education has announced a two-year partnership to provide social-emotional professional development training to Arizona teachers. The PAX Good Behavior Game (PAX GBG) is a powerful, evidence-based practice consisting of proven instructional and behavioral health strategies teachers can use with their students in the classroom. CONTINUED>

NSW Department of Education has introduced the internationally-recognised PAX Good Behaviour Game (PAX GBG) to our students, families and school communities. CONTINUED

“We’re kind of moving from that prevention piece into the intervention piece, but being able to serve those families because we see a need for it,” she said. “Governor DeWine is really good about giving us funding. He knows that it’s an important program, that it’s something that all of these families are benefiting from.… Continued New Help Me Grow new program

 Penny Dehner worked in IT when she first started at the Paint Valley Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health (ADAMH) Board, but a heart pull and a desire to have an impact led her to eventually take on the role of executive director. CONTINUED

New Upshur Stars were introduced to county school system’s galaxy last week during the Upshur County Board of Education’s meeting Tuesday. CONTINUED

When the vibrating sound from a harmonica is heard in the classrooms occupied by kindergartners through second-graders at Holmes Elementary, the children know they should be showing their teachers “PAX quiet”. CONTINUED

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services will provide training to help communities better the education of behaviorally challenged students. CONTINUED