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Post by librarylady on Apr 10, 2016 19:24:12 GMT
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Post by gypsymama on Apr 10, 2016 19:28:36 GMT
yep we sure do!
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Post by refugeepea on Apr 10, 2016 21:04:27 GMT
I don't know.
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 10, 2016 21:05:17 GMT
Yes, it was used a lot at the beginning of the year. It is a great idea if all of the kids know how to use it.
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Post by ModChick on Apr 10, 2016 21:14:46 GMT
We do! I believe it just started this year as a student initiative. Love it and all it stands for.
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Post by TankTop on Apr 10, 2016 21:22:48 GMT
We do not. I have never heard of it before. Thank you for sharing. I am thinking this could work as a service learning project for my class.
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Post by Cupcake on Apr 10, 2016 22:19:59 GMT
We do! My kids are no longer in elementary, but it was installed about 3 years ago when my DD was still there. I live down the street from the school so just walked by it today. Very cute!
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Post by peabay on Apr 10, 2016 22:21:25 GMT
Yes. It was an older child's service project.
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Post by Chips on Apr 10, 2016 22:24:03 GMT
Our elementary school does and it is cute.
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Post by danalz on Apr 10, 2016 22:35:20 GMT
My elderly dad hands out with a bunch of his friends at their woodworking shop and they make these for local schools. They are awesome!
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Post by cakediva on Apr 10, 2016 22:37:00 GMT
Parent council was working on it just at the end of last year. DS was in grade 8, so we've moved on to high school and I've said good-bye to my years of council!
As far as I know they were moving forward with it - possibly 2 of them.
The one gal who was pricing it all out and organizing it passed away over the summer - so I believe they are dedicating the bench and the butterfly garden she had spearheaded in her name.
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Post by peanutterbutter on Apr 10, 2016 22:38:16 GMT
I love this idea!
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Post by epeanymous on Apr 10, 2016 22:43:53 GMT
We do, but I have never once seen a kid use it. I'm not there all the time, though, obviously.
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Post by baslp on Apr 10, 2016 22:48:18 GMT
This is a great idea.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 10, 2016 23:16:43 GMT
There are benches outside near the playground but I don't think they are designated as Buddy Benches. At least if they are my kid doesn't know about it or how it works. Sometimes she has come home from school really sad because she didn't have anyone to play with that day if the one or two kids she normally hangs with are out sick. She would just wait around somewhere alone until it was time to go back in. I think it's something I'm going to mention to my neighbor who is the PTA secretary. I think it's a great idea. I hate the thought of kids being sad and lonely at school.
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Post by librarylady on Apr 10, 2016 23:22:23 GMT
Yes, it was used a lot at the beginning of the year. It is a great idea if all of the kids know how to use it. I think introducing it as a way for new kids to meet friends would get the acceptance of the idea going..........and then the established kids could go with the idea. |
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Post by NicL on Apr 10, 2016 23:27:43 GMT
My dd's school has had one for at least 9 years. They call theirs the Friendship Bus Stop. The title isn't as catchy as the Buddy Bench but the concept is the same. When I first saw it my heart melted. Such a great idea.
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Post by shescrafty on Apr 10, 2016 23:52:17 GMT
My kids' elementary does not have one yet, but they are putting one on the playground in Phoebe's honor. It will be called something like "Phoebe's Friends Bench."
I know it is in the works but don't know when it will be completed. Phoebe would have loved it!
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 11, 2016 0:16:46 GMT
Yes, it was used a lot at the beginning of the year. It is a great idea if all of the kids know how to use it. I think introducing it as a way for new kids to meet friends would get the acceptance of the idea going..........and then the established kids could go with the idea. Our counselors came through each classroom before the bench arrived and talked to the kids about being new to the school, changing friends, etc. They did it at the beginning of the year and we had kids who just hung around it waiting for someone to sit on it. It was cute. |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Apr 11, 2016 1:14:52 GMT
Our elementary school is getting one. I think it is a good idea at that age but my kids in middle school think it would not go over well.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 1:25:16 GMT
What a great idea!
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Post by anniefb on Apr 11, 2016 1:51:45 GMT
I don't have kids and hadn't heard of it before, but according to Google a number of schools here do seem to have them.
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Post by scrappinmom3 on Apr 11, 2016 1:54:15 GMT
Yes we do.
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Apr 11, 2016 1:55:35 GMT
We've purchased one to honor two students who we have lost. The intent was to use it as a buddy bench, but I'm not sure it will end up on the playground for that. I think younger kids would probably use it more than older kids.
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Post by seaexplore on Apr 11, 2016 3:27:22 GMT
I'm at a k-8 school. The TPC is doing one for the k-2 playground and one for the 3-5 playground. I don't think they're doing one for the 6-8 playground. I can see it becoming a bully tool at the upper grades.  |
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Apr 11, 2016 3:32:45 GMT
What a wonderful idea! None of the schools my sons have gone to have a buddy bench.
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