Education News – Grace Smith
“A sixth-grader at Grant Elementary School in Utah had a great idea to help kids who are feeling lonely or have no one to play with – the “buddy bench.” Jaxton Winrow wanted to create a club for kids who were lonely, but then he saw the “buddy bench” idea online, and since he was concerned about some of his classmates, he suggested this idea to his principal, writes Tori Jorgenson of Deseret News. “I don’t want everyone to be alone,” he said, “because I don’t want them to feel bored and not do anything at recess all the time and have no friends. Now, if people get kicked out of a group or club, they can sit on the bench and the other people who get kicked out of a group can sit there, too, so they can become new friends.””(more)