Care Corners are dedicated spaces for students to practice emotional and nervous system regulation. They are filled with objects and information that promote feelings of safety, connectedness, and calm.

Care Corners empower students to tap into their social and emotional needs and access tools to promote nervous system regulation. Research has shown that dedicated classroom spaces for students to practice managing stress and emotions, coupled with corresponding lessons, can help improve students’ focus, reduce stress and behavioral outbursts, and support students in building self-awareness and conflict resolution skills.

Our Care Corner kits will also include an Educator Wellbeing “First-Aid” Kit because we recognize that educator wellbeing is vital for student success.

Finally, teachers will receive a digital implementation guide to ensure they are set up for success and their students receive the full benefits of the Care Corner.

We are collecting the following new or lightly used items:

• Small low-light plants

• Fidgets or sensory tools

• Picture books with social emotional themes

• Sand timers

• Coloring tools - crayons or colored pencils (in package)

• Throw Pillows

• Wiggle Cushion

• Clipboards

• Expanding file folders

• Small bins for organizing fidgets

• Large bins or boxes for storage

We are collecting the following new lightly used items:

• Bottles/Jars

• Vegetable Oil

• Glitter

• Food Coloring

• Toys or objects that fit in water bottle

• Hot glue gun

• Fabric

• Batting

• Dried beans or rice

• Thread

In addition to receiving all of the materials needed to set up a Care Corner in their classrooms, teachers will receive a digital implementation guide to ensure they are set up for success and students receive the full benefits.

Care Corner kits will be delivered to classrooms the week of November 13th.

Please contact Lisa Pintado-Vertner at lisa@careeducationpartners.org