Building PAX
An Introduction for Parents and Caregivers
PAX Good Behavior Game: Building Peace, Productivity, Health and Happiness in Southern Oregon Schools
PAX Good Behavior Game is one way we are doing better now that we know better. This evidence-based approach creates Nurturing Environments and improves attendance, engagement, and achievement. It has also been proven to have lasting impacts on social, emotional, and physical health. The framework is now in all eleven Southern Oregon school districts, as well as several private and preschool settings. We are seeing significant gains in the amount of time students spend learning and in the connections they make with each other.
PAX VISION: Students as Heroes of Change
PAX begins with a Vision. This is a living document that teachers and students revisit several times throughout each day to help them focus on what they want to See, Hear, Feel and Do more of during their time at school. The Vision also includes actions that students want to avoid because they take away from Peace, Productivity, Health and Happiness--we call these "Spleems." Below are several examples of Visions created by students in our local schools.
VISIONS HELP...
STUDENT CLARIFY
AND FOCUS ON WHAT
THEY WANT TO SEE,
HEAR, FEEL AND DO
MORE OF.
Mrs. Anderson
Orchard Hill Elementary
1st Grade
VISIONS HELP...
STUDENTS FOCUS
ON HOW TO DO WELL
IN EACH CONTEXT
THEY WORK IN
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
Mrs. Bosworth
Rogue River Elementary
4th Grade
VISIONS HELP...
IN CLASSROOMS,
LUNCHROOMS, LIBRARIES,
AND FOR SPECIAL EVENTS--
LIKE ASSEMBLIES
OR SAFETY DRILLS.
Principal McCollumn
Bellview Elementary
Whole School - Lunchroom