Patagonia Elementary District

At Patagonia Elementary School all students from K-5 are provided mindfulness instruction every other day through the service of a social worker. The mindfulness instruction is supported by the rest of the faculty through the utilization of various character programs such as the Character Counts Program and Kelso's Choice. The school has also adopted a program called PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports) where the teachers support the social worker's mindful instruction by reinforcing positive behaviors that help students see how their emotions affect their decision making and their relationships with others. PBIS also helps to provide adequate interventions to meet the needs of the students.

For the upper elementary grades of 6th-8th, the students will be utilizing a program called Thrive that dives deeper into how their emotions affect their decision-making and their surroundings. The upper elementary will also utilize Kelso's Choice and the PBIS program to help steer students into mindful decision-making and/or provide interventions unique to the student's needs.

Thrive and Mindfulness Instruction will occur in small group settings of about 10 students to 1 teacher.